Food and Drink
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COVID-19: A Food Diary Days 30 – 50 -The Blur, Relocation, and Recalibration
Twenty days. Yeah, I got bored writing. Or I lacked motivation. Or I felt like our cooking was sort of uncreative. Delicious, for sure, but not super-interesting. Some highlights? Grouper with asparagus and fish generally — I have gained confidence in my ability to cook all kinds of fish (olive oil, S&P, any other seasonings,
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COVID-19: A Food Diary Days 28 & 29 – The Weekend!
Is it the weekend? Who knows, really. I came to the realization this weekend that I'm not really writing about pantry cooking. True, we are utilizing our pantry and freezer, but we have also been able to get ample groceries weekly including fresh fish, dairy, produce and goodies (dumplings! sushi! frozen pizza! artichoke dip!). What
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COVID-19: A Food Diary Days 20 – 27 – This Weeks’ Highlights
Um yeah. The daily thing didn't work for me this week. Oops. Instead, here's a highlight reel. On Saturday, R&N went out for groceries, both to Stew Leonard and to Halas Farm, so we were pretty flush this week. We dipped into the freezer and pantry for a few items, which I'll point out. Over
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COVID-19: A Food Diary Day 19 — Snacky Time
I know, I'm still a few days behind. Maybe I'll catch up later, maybe I won't. Like I said, trying to be very forgiving to myself around here — mental health is the #1 priority at the moment. Friday was a "typical" quarantine day. I started out with some mini croissants for breakfast, and then
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COVID-19: A Food Diary Day 18 – Variety
Generally when I cook at home, I sometimes fall into ruts — leaning on the same recipes over and over, buying the same staples, making a huge batch of something and eating it all week. Being in someone else's home provides a window into someone else's eating and cooking habits. We are definitely on the
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COVID-19: A Food Diary Day 14 – Sunday Dinner
Yesterday was definitely a Sunday. I woke up, let Mox out and fed her, then went back to sleep while attempting a meditation. Didn't roll out of bed until fairly late morning and the only "exercise" I did was a stretching routine that was entirely in bed. After a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich I
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COVID-19: A Food Diary Day 13 — Restocking and Resetting
I started off the day with a Zoom class run by Circuit of Change — a yoga/bootcampish studio that I used to attend in Chelsea. It closed within the past year and the owners moved out of NYC, but they are offering online classes during this time. I always liked their classes because they've got
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COVID-19: A Food Diary Day 12 — Friday Night Festivities
I'm sure that many people feel like the days are sort of blurring together — I know I do. I've been losing track of the days of the week, but we noted Thursday as we took stuff out to thaw for dinner that we should do something "special" for Friday and one of the other
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COVID-19: A Food Diary Day 11 – Advance Planning
Each day I've been doing a scan of our larder (pantry, fridge, freezer) to see what we've got and come up with cooking ideas. That said, all of our proteins (with the exception of some canned chickpeas and dried lentils) are frozen, so we need to determine at some point early enough in the day
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COVID-19: A Food Diary Day 10 – Simplicity
Yesterday was somewhat dreary, so I was feeling sort of dreary. Each morning I've been listening to Cuomo's update, which is somehow scary and calming at the same time. Breakfast was a slice of banana bread and coffee. R&N get up much earlier than I do, and R makes a pot of coffee every day.