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Shrimp, corn/tomato/avocado salad, sweet potato waffle fries (from frozen).

Husband back on healthy eating track, made pasta salad using Barilla chickpea pasta (rotini), planned-over grilled zucchini and chicken breast, chopped. Green olives, cherry tomatoes, yellow bell pepper. A little olive oil on the pasta, tossed to make sure it didn’t stick, a bit of bottled caesar dressing. Just perfect after a hot day outdoors.

@JoNorvelleWalker, ShopRite had limes. The restaurant provisioner that I had previously gotten produce from has a ton of cheese this week in their specials. 5 lbs of paneer, anyone?

Gazpacho...I didn't peel the tomato before food processor chopping and didn't notice any difference.

@Tri2Cook, you use a bowl? Huh, I guess I could do that...😋

Grouper (IQF) seared both sides in pan then finished in oven (wish we could get fresh grouper). Steamed asparagus with miso-tahini sauce, mini eggplants from the farmstand split in half and cooked until brown in pan, drizzled with balsamic glaze. Couscous from a box mix.

The ultimate in "no contact" shopping...there's a little farm on the way to my dentist that has an honor box and puts out tomatoes and whatever else he harvests in season. Little structure at the end of his driveway, maybe a chicken coop in a past life. Folding table, metal box with a slot in top to insert bills. Nail in the side of the structure holding plastic bags. I grabbed a plastic bag from my car and for $5 got 2 large tomatoes, a generous pint of various types of cherry tomatoes, and 3 little eggplants (so cute, they were all sort of curved like question marks). He had several varieties of peppers (hot and mild) and a pint container of something that looked like it might have been Thai eggplants, but they weren't marked with a name so I took a pass. I am in full tomato gorging (not hoarding) mode right now.

@heidih, the recipe calls for Vietnamese cilantro, which I can't get, and don't know the flavor profile of. In your opinion, would an equal amount of regular cilantro be fine?

They are pretty dry and the cookie part wants to crumble, definitely better eaten with tea or coffee, I do like the date flavor but they definitely don’t have the same ratio of filling as Newtons.

I cooked and consumed a red onion last week (or the week before, time is just a concept now) that was purchased from ShopRite (prior to hearing of the recall) and no ill effects.

Panzanella, since I finally got garden grown tomatoes from co-worker. Pretty much followed the recipe from Serious Eats, but added some grilled fennel and tiny mozz balls. Also not totally authentic due to the multigrain bread, but that was what I had.

Went to the office today, got a bag of tomatoes from co-worker (large, grape, and tiny cherry types), he also gave me these cookies which his wife has been enjoying with tea.

First time dining at a restaurant since March...Blue Point Grill in Princeton has a good amount of outdoor seating, we sat on the roof which was really nice and shady, got a little breeze, plus watching the scenery below. Split a bowl of NE clam chowder (waitress put in to two bowls for us on her own), crab and guacamole dip, and my entree was sauteed bronzino filet (crispy skin) with miso butter. Hubs had pistachio crusted trout.

Of course!

Went to the Shop Rite supermarket across the street from my office (haven't been there probably since Feb/March)...my observation is that this store wasn't quite as well stocked as the one near my house. The chain has different owners for different locations, so they must manage stock differently. I was just buying some snacks and stuff for lunch, so I didn't hit all the aisles. Did get a loaf of nice artisan olive bread (day old) for $4. so that will be good for the freezer (less the slices I cut off for lunch). I'm waiting for my opportunity to make panzanella, only need tomatoes...

My coworker who is a skilled bow hunter always takes some venison to a local food bank. He also had a private farm who asked him to take care of some critters, and he got to harvest tons of asian pears they didn’t want. You know they sell them at the supermarket for like $1-2 each...

Because it looks far more attractive while still in the tin...sardines on rice cakes.

@JoNorvelleWalker, perhaps time to speak to the Produce Manager and find out what the issue is, since Shop Rites all over NJ seem to have them. When I was at Whole Foods yesterday, I noticed there were still empty spaces on dry goods shelves. Some of it could be that they buy from some of the smaller companies (ie, not Nabisco) who may be behind on shipments due to staffing issues. The produce, dairy, and meat were fully stocked.

Back when I still ate red meat (maybe 30 years ago?) pastrami was my deli meat of choice. That looks terrific. And I use that mustard pretty regularly, also.

Can you eat something like Indian dal, mushy lentils? Palak paneer?

I have waited all summer to make this, fresh corn/tomato/avocado salad. Finally found some decent corn today at Whole Foods, 50 cents each.

Baked Argentinian Red Shrimp with garlic butter and panko+parmesan crumbs on top. They were deveined but the shell was split open and butterflied, so it really reinforced the “lobster” leaning flavor. Sauteed a bag of some kind of shredded veg mix, bloomed a small amount of curry powder in oil first (didn’t want it to be a strong curry flavor, just wanted the warmth) then added a little vinegar I am infusing with orange peel and a drizzle of honey. Multigrain pilaf to absorb garlic/shrimp juice.

Cantaloupe "gazpacho" (plenty of recipes online)...I've made watermelon gazpacho, and it was tasty. I'm supposing if you make a batch to see if you like it, you can then make more and jar it for later consumption...

@blue_dolphin, that recipe looks very appealing. What do you think would work as an alternate green in the pesto, since I am not sure I have seen collards in my local market?

Red snapper fillets grilled on cedar plank, thick slices red potato cooked in foil, salad with cuke, orange, little sliced fennel.