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Enormous blueberries, penny for size ref and I may have eaten the largest ones when I got home from the market on Saturday

Definition of adulting, picking your candy based on what won’t cause damage. As a lover of gummy candies, it kills me, but having replaced a crown repeatedly, I think I learned my lesson.

I broke into one of the lychees at the office and it was delicious. Hard to describe it to co-workers who were unfamiliar, the closest I could think of was mild honeydew to give them a frame of reference. They had cases of mangoes and I was sorely tempted. I may be going back next week.

My mistake, they were jackfruit. I had that thought (how to contain the stink)...I can't wait to go back when I have a cooler and get some frozen dumplings.

I stopped in a fairly new Asian food market that is near my office - just happened to see it on Google maps. It is called Hung Vuong Food Market, although the register receipt at the top says Heng Fa Supermarket. No, I did not brave the durian (which they had fresh and frozen, and I think I saw some cut up and wrapped as well). There was an amazing assortment of fresh produce, I did buy some fresh lychees ($2.99/lb) and a Gaia melon which I had misread the price for at $1.99, that was the per pound price, so this $6 melon better be really good. Lots of good stuff, including some individual serving packets of some banchan type items, I did grab one shredded kelp.

First meal eaten in a restaurant in over a year, small casual viet that always did a lot of takeout business, so they seemed to be holding up well. I had bun with lemongrass chicken.

Grilled swordfish, yam, basic green salad. Simple is good.

Very sweet...used to have a coworker who loved getting chicken strips and we always had extra sauce packs in the office kitchen!

The situation has changed due to Covid, since it (wrapping items) was perceived as a safety measure, even Whole Foods has all of their rolls, bagels, and other self-serve pastries in individual plastic bags, which drives me crazy. Aside from the environmental issue, the texture is compromised...no such thing as a roll with crunchy exterior. At least the produce remains out in bins for selection.

My Mom ordered from Misfits or Imperfect (sorry, forgot which one) and she was generally happy with what she got. The oddballs were baseball bat sized zucchinis, couple of lemons a bit on the small side, one orange that looked pretty bad. So really only one item that wasn't useable. She gave me a container of baby arugula which had a best by date of 5/9 (she had received it earlier in the week) which is on its last legs, it probably wasn't stored properly. She felt it was a bit too much produce for just the 2 of them, so she might just use the service once a month.

Chicken salad (leftover from Mother's day lunch) over arugula with a few pieces of walnut for crunch.

As it turned out, I made the chicken salad with about 3/4 small dice and 1/4 shredded, I like this hybrid’s texture for either plating or putting on bread. Little bit of minced celery. Mayo and a spoonful of plain Greek yogurt.

I saw a recipe in passing for peanut butter-miso cookies which sounded like a great variation to get them heading in the saltier direction.

Oh, goody, gripes about the spouse and housekeeping issues. I've been waiting for this... Husband will only put items on the very front edge of the refrigerator shelf (for quick access, of course). Sometimes not entirely on that shelf. He assumes the French doors close themselves all the time (ie, he gives it a half hearted push and walks away) - I've found the refrig doors or freezer drawer ajar more than a few times. I have cooking utensils (spatulas, etc) in a drawer closest to the oven/range. Preparation tools (wisk, peeler, etc) are in a drawer off to the side. He will invariably put the peeler in the spatula drawer (even after I explained the system). Biggest gripe...not thoroughly rinsing the Dobie sponge after washing dishes, particularly egregious after he cleans peanut butter or some other spread off a knife. Gross.

I call him the outlier because in our family, even my BIL, who eats like a 6 year old, likes lox. My husband does not like smoked or preserved fish. Raw, however is fine.

I will be making chicken salad for Mother’s day brunch/lunch since my husband is the outlier who won’t eat lox. I plan to cube poached chicken, fine dice celery, use a mixture of mayo and Greek yogurt, and a bit of grainy mustard.

Mostly assembly for dinner...made salad, charred some shishitos and tossed with salt and a little vinegar, baked frozen falafels (heated pitas, too), tehina sauce, olives.

I bought a portable utensil kit for use in the office, I was aggravated with all the plastic ware being used. Full size stainless steel fork, knife, spoon, chopsticks, and straws. Came with a soft pouch and straw cleaning brush, plus a plastic outer case. Very satisfied with the quality.

@blue_dolphin, that salad is right in my wheelhouse!

It's time consuming, but I approach it as my zen moment...I treat them as I would a mango. Slice 2 "cheeks" off using a small paring knife, then the 2 narrow strips. The bits of flesh left on the pit are cook's treat.

That's some restraint shown on that slice. I think I'd eat a quarter of that!

My cousin was a chef at the Met (private dining) when this was going on, I think he said he appeared briefly in the background of one of the shots, I need to check it out.

Lets not forget the multitude of plastic take out containers. The vast majority of restaurants in my area don't use eco-disposables and I cringe at the styro and plastic which isn't recyclable. At least some of the online ordering platforms give you the ability to specify no plastic forks, etc. be included with your order.

A classic in the Philadelphia area...

“Granola” made with matzo farfel. It is a bit dark because it was whole wheat farfel. Actually addictive. I am using it to sprinkle on green salad with strawberries as our starter.