An observation and a meal

Hello again! I don't know what it is about preppy fashion this season, but I've noticed several Native American motifs popping up in their ads. Just this morning I saw both these ads in the New York Times...

J. Crew: Indians are like pirates

Tommy Hilfiger: Indians as mascots

This is in addition to the Minnetonka Moccasins I've seen at some fancy shoe shops in New Haven.

I don't really have an analysis (seriously, that is Boyd's job) but it is curious!

On another note: I decided I'm going to do more cooking this year. Usually, I am extremely blessed to have a husband that likes cooking and who is a good cook. This year, though, I want to work on my cooking skills and give Boyd a break, since he is so busy.

Tonight was my first cooking night and I got really inspired to make vegetable shepherd's pie! I used this epicurious recipe (I left my Joy of Cooking in Santa Cruz) so of course there were way more steps than necessary. Shepherd's pie is fun because you can basically use up all leftover veggies and then add mashed potatoes on top. This recipe had a great broth, which was a mix of reduced red wine and veggie stock. This was a perfect blend of sweet fruity depth from the wine and spicy salt flavor from the stock. I don't think I had enough veggies because it turned out rather soupy, so that, with the potatoes on top it became a really warming stew. Very yummy, though very un-pie-like.