How to Eat Alone Daniel Halpern

While it's still light out set the table for one: a red linen tablecloth, one white plate, a bowl for the salad and the proper silverware. Take out a three-pound leg of lamb, rub it with salt, pepper and cumin, then push in two cloves of garlic splinters. lace it in a !"#-degree oven and set the timer for an hour. ut freshl$ cut vegetables into a pot with some herbs and the crudest olive oil $ou can fine. Heat on a low flame. %lean the salad. &e sure the dressing is made with fresh dill, mustard and the 'uice of hard lemons. (pen a bottle of good late harvest )infandel and let it breathe on the table. our $ourself a glass of cold %alifornia chardonna$ and go to $our stud$ and read. *s the stor$ unfolds $ou will smell the lamb and the vegetables. This is the best part of the evening: the food cooking, the armchair, the book and bright flavor

of the chilled wine. When the timer goes off toss the salad and prepare the vegetables and the lamb. &ring them out to the table. +ight the candles and pour the red wine into $our glass. &efore $ou begin to eat, raise $our glass in honor of $ourself. The compan$ is the best $ou'll ever have.