Saturday’s Stage. The Canele: “Its simple, satisfyingly nursery flavor combined with the magician’s trick of that chewy shell revealing the tender sponge within is a quietly dazzling achievement.  I know that Socrates dismissed cooking as quackery, but what did that old dyspeptic know?” Leonia, NJ

Friday. For post-op breakfast, she chose easily chewed oatmeal and mushy melon, a plethora of painkillers and ice-water. He kept company on the light side of the table with a coffee and almond milk. Leonia, NJ

Tuesday. Storms abrewin’. Inwood, NY