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I really enjoy going shopping with Damien, in part because I end of buying things I would never get otherwise. Like the rhubarb, because I've only ever had it once, although I do know how to cook it. It's also nice because I only get paid once a month, and so the shopping can be a bit epic. I'm so glad I've got today at home, because there's food to process.
There's a whole chicken that needs cooking, and in excess of a pound of mushrooms that we're cooking down for insta-flavor (and it takes FOREVER). There's bread to bake, and some artichokes that need to get cooked up.
Part of this is due to the green's grocer we favor having recoculous sale items, like all those mushrooms for .99 cents, and four artichokes for another buck.
But the reward of a house full of food, some of it ready-to-eat... That chicken is dinner tonight and three other nights as well. We have a freezer full of food that's quick dinners, like gnocci, dumplings, and cabbage rolls... and that feels good. Maybe it isn't important for everyone, but for me, seeing a basket full of fruit and knowing there's lots of food in the house that isn't spoiling is a great comfort.
And because I know that a lot of people are having a hard time right now, a few tips. Buy from a greens grocer or farmer's market, and buy in season. Look for a "reduced" area, buy cook what you buy there asap. Cooking resets the spoilage clock giving you a week in the fridge, at least. If you're living alone, freeze single servings in ice cube trays (like the mushrooms we chopped and cooked. Add a "mushroom cube" for instant flavor). Finally, any rice dish can have lentils added. Mmm, filling.
There's a whole chicken that needs cooking, and in excess of a pound of mushrooms that we're cooking down for insta-flavor (and it takes FOREVER). There's bread to bake, and some artichokes that need to get cooked up.
Part of this is due to the green's grocer we favor having recoculous sale items, like all those mushrooms for .99 cents, and four artichokes for another buck.
But the reward of a house full of food, some of it ready-to-eat... That chicken is dinner tonight and three other nights as well. We have a freezer full of food that's quick dinners, like gnocci, dumplings, and cabbage rolls... and that feels good. Maybe it isn't important for everyone, but for me, seeing a basket full of fruit and knowing there's lots of food in the house that isn't spoiling is a great comfort.
And because I know that a lot of people are having a hard time right now, a few tips. Buy from a greens grocer or farmer's market, and buy in season. Look for a "reduced" area, buy cook what you buy there asap. Cooking resets the spoilage clock giving you a week in the fridge, at least. If you're living alone, freeze single servings in ice cube trays (like the mushrooms we chopped and cooked. Add a "mushroom cube" for instant flavor). Finally, any rice dish can have lentils added. Mmm, filling.