Breaking in the New Kitchen
October 6, 2008
My husband and I finally moved into our new house! The first few days, it seemed like we lived in a box factory, but little by little, things got unpacked. I really wanted to invite our friends, Joe and Maggie, over for a meal. They had been so welcoming to us during the renovations. I told them not to expect much, but I felt they should have the place of honor as our first guests.
Then, on the morning of the Joe and Maggie event, our friend Phil was hinting around -- looking for an excuse to get out of his house that night, when his wife's book group would be taking over his house.
Sure, Phil could come. All of a sudden, we had a dinner party!
The carpenter who was still hard at work brought me some tomatoes from his garden. He said he had too many – a situation I find difficult to believe. I made a tomato pie, which involved trying out the new oven, which worked just fine.
So there we were. Home at last.
Mealtimes Matter Video
from Miriam Weinstein
About Miriam
Miriam Weinstein is an award-winning documentary filmmaker. As a journalist, she has won several awards from the New England Press Association. Her work has appeared in Boston Magazine, the Boston Globe magazine, Hope, and ParentSource. A former staff member for North Shore Weeklies and freelancer for Essex County Newspapers, she writes restaurant reviews and food columns as well as features on a wide variety of subjects. She lives in Gloucester, Massachusetts, with her husband and has two grown children.
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