Grape focaccia in the works, Cowboy Jack

Y'all, this smells soooo good. I just pulled the dough together: you warm some olive oil and toss in some fresh rosemary. While that's cooling, you get the yeast going and then add flour, cornmeal, sugar, salt and the rosemary oil, then knead together and let rise. Olive oil, rosemary and salt go so well together and in dough? Fabulous! Jack is a very enthusiastic cowboy today- his hat arrived, so we're in full spirit over here. Do you love the leash lasso?

He said the funniest thing in the bath the other day: "Mom, wash my leg pits." I asked what those were. They're the creases made in the backs of your legs when you bend your knees. Hah.

A less than ideal ingredient

Frisee. For some reason, it makes me nuts. I want to like it, but it's unwieldy and just causes trouble in salads.

Hmph.

Ravenous, might make more bread

I am full-on starving right now, sitting in the parking lot of O's school and noodling on what to eat for lunch and make for dinner. I did just come across a fabulous-sounding recipe in today's NYT Dining section: Grape, Rosemary, and Pine Nut Focaccia! Awesome! And maybe the boys and I will make some fresh bread this afternoon- J loves my jams so why not! Blue skies are finally emerging- hallelujah. Perhaps we'll also take Percy for a walk or take a bike ride.