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I bought a watermelon when I was visiting my sister out in Montauk last week but was so busy with new-baby activities (yes, everything turned out great and he’s absolutely gorgeous!) that we never got around to eating it.
Not wanting to waste what may be one of my last watermelons of the summer, I scoured some cookbooks looking for an alternative to watermelon lemonade or watermelon arugula salad and found a recipe for watermelon pudding that I adapted ever so slightly. I can’t believe I’ve gone 41 years without knowing the pleasure of this light and refreshing dessert!
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The ChowBaby and I were stuck on the train coming back from the American Museum of Natural History the other day. It was naptime and I was hell-bent on keeping him from falling asleep so that I could put him down when we got home—and actually get an hour or two of work in! So I regaled him with some of his favorite stories, including the one of my honeymoon in Tunisia.
Not only did I manage to keep him awake, I was also inspired to make something honeymoon-ish to surprise the ChowPapa when he got home from work. Without much time to spare, I whipped up one of my favorite North African street foods: the omelet sandwich. It reminded me that a simple change of spices can make something old Iike an egg sandwich new again.
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Perhaps you are expecting a recipe for cold turkey sandwiches with cranberry chutney. While that sounds comforting right now, it’s not what this blog post is about. In fact, by the time you read this I will gone. I won’t be posting tomorrow, either. I know you’ll understand. A family emergency is taking me out of town and I can only hope for the best.

But this “event” (What kind of word is that? I use it only because I just got the news and don’t know what else to call it yet)… this “event” reminds me of how important it is to give thanks for everything I have. Today. So happy thanksgiving to all you beautiful ChowMamas and ChowPapas, and, most especially, to your beautiful ChowBabies. Because that’s what all of this is about. Lift your glasses and be grateful.

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I know, it sounds strange. But think about it. You eat blueberry muffins, right? And blueberry pie? And blueberry pancakes? All a combo of blueberries and something bready or doughy or crusty. So why not a berry pizza? Besides, it gave me an excuse to use my dad’s pizza stone. You know I’m not one for extra kitchen gadgets, but I have to say that it did wonders for my crust. I am tempted.

And my sweet and savory pizza pie was tempting too. For all three generations that sat down to lunch. So much so that in minutes, it was gone. Leaving us with only good conversation to share.

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