The Miracle of Lists
Did I give up going to markets, pasta making, dreaming of Italy and trying new restaurants? Does food not inspire me anymore? Or, has a life-sucking force invaded my body – rendering me relatively listless, nauseous and scatterbrained? Let’s go with the latter – the miracle of birth is just 10 days away for this waylaid blogger.
My mind is a sieve. Thoughts flutter in and out on a whim.To ease this horrible forgetfulness, I make lists – lists of items to pack forthe hospital, freezable meals to make, thank-you’s to send, baby gadgets to investigate, questions for my dozen doctors.
So here, my friends, is another list…
Post-Pregnancy Foods I Can’t Wait to Stuff in my Gullet
Rare meat
The embarrassment of ordering a house-ground burger in a great restaurant cooked well-done is soon over! I will no longer cut into a steak and be saddened by its grayish tinge – soon I will be greated with a glistening flush of crimson. Oh joy of joys – meat cooked properly!
It has been far too long since the Champagne fairy has visited me. She’s usually that pesky imp that keeps filling up my wine glass at a party, making sure I am lubricated with just enough bubbly to keep my head in a perfect equilibrium of fizzy sparkling happy. We will meet again, and when we do, I will toast to my darling sweet baby.
The food gods must be laughing when the pasta-maker ends up having gestational diabetes and can no longer eat carbs. My seriously carb-restricted diet has no room for pasta, no matter if I hand craft it lovingly or it is made with whole grains. Tiny violins play softly for me as I read through my two new pasta-based cookbooks and weep.
Cured Meat
The threat of listeriosis and toxoplasmosis has taken my beloved prosciutto di parma, coppa and lardo away from my nitrate loving mouth. An entire 9 months without a prosciutto panini dripping in Ligurian olive oil makes me a sad gal.
Arugula
Pregnant ladies are allowed to eat arugula. Arugula is healthy, fresh, peppery and delicious, in theory. Since I have become pregnant,the idea of eating arugula, or any sort of soft mixed greens repulses me. The chewing and gnawing on a mouthful of greens makes me sick. Crunchy lettuces are acceptable. Soft lettuces are not. Hopefully this clears up; I love arugula with lemon, olive oil and parmigiano.
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Love it! Soon enough you'll be enjoying all theses things and more. Good luck and can't wait to hear all about it.
Wow! Congratulations Leslie-Anne!
Thanks Jenn and Jane 🙂 I'd sure like him to come out now….
Your posts make me so hungry! Love the photos too. I want to be in Italy having that wine toast with friends right now. xoxo
Holly, let's go! Now!Or…one day?
I am literally laughing out loud all by myself at home!! I can actually imagine you weeping at the cookbooks with pasta recipes, poor love… It'll be time for a proper foodie gorge soon. At least your amazing wit hasn't fallen by the wayside! xoxo