I just discovered this, after identifying with your piece on addiction of rage. My father, also a WW II pilot, would have been 100 on Thanksgiving this year.
Not sure if this would interest you. I'm a Masters In Gastronomy student at Boston University. I heard the program is looking for a professor for a Masters level, online Food Memoir class in the Spring of 2025. Yes, 2025:) I can put you in touch with the head of the program if interested. Happy New Year.
@Elissa Altman, dearheart, YOU ARE GOLDEN. Your writing is haunting and deeply moving, matched by your joi de vivre in things like standing-roast recipes. Thank you for being you. Thank you for sharing you! <3
I love the story about your dad. Thank you for sharing it with us. It’s Christmas Day, and I’ve missed a few steps, but I’m going to follow your recipe from here. If Nigella Lawson approves, who am I to argue? Merry Christmas.
Wow this sounds so interesting I can’t wait to make this and thank you so much for the beautiful story of your dad. I am so sorry he won’t be with you this year
I’ve been using this recipe for years after finding it in NYTs. Only problem here is you don’t specify units of weight. You should note it is in pounds. Always works, except for the time my oven crapped out during the 500 deg part of the process. Had to guess on times and temp to complete in the convection setting on our microwave. Of course I overcooked it. Now back to normal and the last roast was perfect.
For every unit? So if I weighed a roast in grams, multiplying by 5 would still work? A 10 lb roast would weigh 4,536 g. Times 5 is 22,680 min or 1,890 hours. A tad overdone. When baking bread, I always weigh in grams. 5 times 10 lbs is 50 minutes, which sounds right.
I just discovered this, after identifying with your piece on addiction of rage. My father, also a WW II pilot, would have been 100 on Thanksgiving this year.
Not sure if this would interest you. I'm a Masters In Gastronomy student at Boston University. I heard the program is looking for a professor for a Masters level, online Food Memoir class in the Spring of 2025. Yes, 2025:) I can put you in touch with the head of the program if interested. Happy New Year.
Hi Tommy. Thanks so much for thinking of me. I’m actually a BU graduate —please tell me more (Elissa@ElissaAltman.com) thanks so much—
As we get older, I love how we see our parents as people with all their light and shadows.
Thank you for sharing this beautiful tribute and memory of your father.
Shall we do a prime rib for new year? I think yes.
@Elissa Altman, dearheart, YOU ARE GOLDEN. Your writing is haunting and deeply moving, matched by your joi de vivre in things like standing-roast recipes. Thank you for being you. Thank you for sharing you! <3
I love the story about your dad. Thank you for sharing it with us. It’s Christmas Day, and I’ve missed a few steps, but I’m going to follow your recipe from here. If Nigella Lawson approves, who am I to argue? Merry Christmas.
Such beautiful photos, he has such an amazing smile
Wow this sounds so interesting I can’t wait to make this and thank you so much for the beautiful story of your dad. I am so sorry he won’t be with you this year
A beautiful piece for me to wake up to on Christmas Day. Thank you for sharing your Dad with us.Happy holidays.
Very touching! Dad's there with you. Enjoy your life.
I miss my Dad too.
I believe in those sort of things too.
Happy happy happy days of light
Thank you for this. The happiest of holidays to you and your wife.
Beautiful. Loved this! Thank you for giving us a glimpse of your unique dad.
Beautiful. Here's to more light.
I’ve been using this recipe for years after finding it in NYTs. Only problem here is you don’t specify units of weight. You should note it is in pounds. Always works, except for the time my oven crapped out during the 500 deg part of the process. Had to guess on times and temp to complete in the convection setting on our microwave. Of course I overcooked it. Now back to normal and the last roast was perfect.
I should? LOL. It’s never been a problem. And it works in every unit of measure. (Nigella figured that out.)
For every unit? So if I weighed a roast in grams, multiplying by 5 would still work? A 10 lb roast would weigh 4,536 g. Times 5 is 22,680 min or 1,890 hours. A tad overdone. When baking bread, I always weigh in grams. 5 times 10 lbs is 50 minutes, which sounds right.
Are you taking me on, William?
PS: I’m a chemist so that’s why a am sensitive to units.😉