Thursday, January 01, 2009

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Sweet, lovely day, you New Year day, you. Unscathed, not marred by anything. Pure and simple. Requiring nothing from you. Not even quarters in the parking meter (I realized this after I dumped a bagful; ah well – happy New Year, city of Evanston!).

We tried to imagine a perfect meal for the morning after New Year’s Eve. [How was dinner last night? A blur of heaven. We rode in a cab at breakneck speed…


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.. and settled in for an evening of eating. As anticipated. Superb.]


So what do you want for breakfast after a big night out? Someone threw out the idea that we should do as Olivia Dukakis did in Moonstruck.


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eggs in bread baskets

There you have it. The morning after. And now the year begins.