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Prune hamentashen...store bought, but from a local supplier and not bad. If only they had a little more flavor (vanilla) in the dough part...lost one corner in transit

I appreciate when a blogger (usually the more professional ones vs the hobbiests) have the “jump to recipe” link to avoid the backstory and excessive explanation.

A cookathon day, doing some meal prep...roasted a couple of split chicken breasts (simple salt/pepper/onion powder/paprika rub), baked tofu squares brushed with “vegetarian oyster sauce” from Wegmans (just a mushroomy umami flavor). For dinner we had turkey meatballs that bake in a vinegary sauce (threw some carrots in at the halfway point) and kale salad.

Made the veg for dinner this afternoon so it can mellow...Turkish style braised green beans.

Similarly...I occasionally eat canned sardines (which my Grandfather did) but it horrifies my husband, so only when he's not home. There's plenty of traditional Jewish cuisine (see: Gefilte fish as mentioned above) that I won't eat, but I am not an outcast for turning it down, just guilted so much for "not even taking a taste" that it feels like being cast out😆

Using up more leftovers...green lentils, some grape tomatoes that were going soft, oil packed tuna. Black pepper, sherry vinegar, dash of TJ’s umami seasoning.

Truly a clean out dinner. Had a couple of eggplants from last week that needed to be used (one turned out to be bad, as it happened). Made a vegetarian sort of moussaka casserole with one eggplant and lentils, but instead of bechemel (lazy) I drizzled some heavy cream (fridge leftover) over the eggplant layers and scattered crumbled feta over. Worked fine (tastewise), if a bit looser than it should have been. From the freezer, a pack of vegan fish cakes (Thai flavor) which were pan fried. They did get fish flake texture, it was interesting but I probably won’t buy them again.

If you simmer the soup with a cut up potato, the potato will absorb some of the spice (you remove the potato once jts done).

The Easter candy was on the shelves right next to the Valentines candy this past weekend...sheesh. Let us breathe between marketing opportunities/holidays.

Its not isolated to these market delivery services. I ordered some cookies from someone on Etsy, who was based in NY, specifically because I figured with the cold temps it was no issue. She put a freezer pack in the box. Her shipping info said nothing about freezer packs or I would have told her to skip it. The box sat on my driveway for a bit (because our worthless mail carrier couldn’t be bothered to walk 3 more feet to put it on the front porch where I would have seen it). Frozen cookies. On the plus side, another freezer pack that can be re-used.

Regarding Grape Nuts, they were fully stocked at Wegmans last night, both Post brand and the “house” brand.

Mushroom barley soup

Wasa crackers, avocado, terrible winter tomato.

Had some black beans leftover from last nights nachos, so Brazilian black bean stew. It included yams and was supposed to get diced mango stirred in before serving. Didn’t have any, so sub’d chopped orange, which worked. Plenty leftover for lunch tomorrow.

Dinner was take out because the tuna I took out for dinner didn’t defrost. Pizza (pretty good) and a pasta (not good). However they also gave us 2 slices as a bonus (veggie) because they had extras, so DH has lunch for tomorrow (as the pasta leftovers were binned). I guess the net result was positive.

DH has informed me that he would like loaded nachos for dinner (as we have done before...the ultimate sheet pan meal). I'll put some shredded chicken on top to make it seem like actual food. Guacamole, of course.

I am truly sorry to hear that.

Just rinsed and drained well. It gets mixed in raw and as the granola cooks, the bitter taste dissipates.

Granola with quinoa for more protein. Pumpkin seeds, mixed nuts, added diced dried apple when finished.

Butternut squash/apple soup, swirl of cream.

Banana muffins, whole wheat+almond flour, aquafaba instead of egg. Really nice texture. Not as dark as the photo.

I was surprised to see that as well, the "best by" date was 2/1 (purchased 1/22) and the container said "use within 4 days of opening". At day number 4 there was a little whey separated out, but otherwise no discernable change to flavor. With the poor shelf life of a lot of perishables from TJ's I was reluctant to risk it. Whenever I get back to Whole Foods I'll see what they have.

Rice cake (Lundberg's, the only kind that actually have some flavor other than styrofoam) spread with thin layer of raspberry preserves and topped with labneh - very enjoyable (to me) mix of sweet and tangy. Probably would be good on a graham cracker for a cheesecake vibe. I really enjoyed the container of labneh I purchased at TJ's, but with it having a short shelf life (4 days after opening) and the fact that I'm the only one eating it...not sure if I will buy it often. I don't like feeling obligated to eat something 4 days in a row.

Small butternut squash, apple on its last legs, a giant shallot, red lentils, curry powder, chicken stock. Sauteed the shallot to soften, simmered everything until soft and pureed. The lentils add nice body. No photo, its orange🙂

I made some "dip" with labneh and furikake, a drop of toasted sesame oil would have been good. Ate with rice cracker and carrots/celery.