Anna N

Honestly I’m not looking for sympathy I just wanted to report what was happening where I am.

My daughter just finished doing some grocery shopping for me. I asked for some frozen vegetables. Apparently I was just dreaming. There are none I mean none to be had. I asked for some Jamaican patties – – ditto. A particular instant noodle which is normally abundant — Nada. I still don’t think starvation is on my doorstep but I am astounded nevertheless. And for those who think that I should be using fresh vegetables please be aware that I have a lot of physical challenges. Having access to frozen vegetables is important to me.

The other lady who lunches enjoyed A leg and thigh from a Costco rotisserie chicken that my daughter just purchased washed down by a glass of white wine dropped off at my house by this very lady who is lunching at the Owl of Minerva. There’s a downside to your best friend being a doctor when you are one of the most vulnerable. I offered to get her a bell so she could wander around calling out, “Unclean. Unclean”. Sometimes gallows humour is vital to survival.

I hope he didn’t. That would hurt!

Store-bought flatbread, mozzarella, jarred artichoke hearts and delicious little tomatoes that I have been eating like candy.

Since that is the best I can ever hope to get it makes your dinner much more likely to be an inspiration. You must really miss your fresh seafood. Of course you can manage without but that’s not the point.

So very sorry this happened to you. I think the stress of the whole lock down etc., although we might like to think we are not stressed, is really affecting us in ways we had never imagined. I used to take my many medications automatically without a thought. But suddenly I can’t remember if I took them or if I didn’t. So now it’s become a whole ritual of setting aside time to fully concentrate on this one simple task until it is completed and then writing down that I did it. I’m just saying this because I don’t think our brains are operating at full capacity and you have been under stress for much much longer. Anyway I wish you quick healing of your leg and a decent meal very soon.

Not the prettiest egg muffin you’ve ever seen But I was trying to multitask. Never a good plan on single cup of coffee.

There’s a reason to sometimes not post photographs. I am prepared to take your word for it. Whether or not @Duvel will is another matter.

Hope you make them and let us know what you think.

I thought nobody would ever ask. These are amazing. You have to make sure they fully puff. Here.

Sabich or sabih (Hebrew: סביח‎ [saˈbix]) is an Israeli sandwich based on a traditional Iraqi Jewish dish prepared for Shabbat. It consists of pita or laffa stuffed with fried eggplant, hard boiled eggs, Israeli salad, parsley, amba and tahini sauce. https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Sab...

Done right they are neither chewy nor hard. Very much like chicharrón.

My new “crack”. Think of something that is half chicharrón and half frico. Baked parmesan rinds.

A simple lamb stew. Made stove top although I did consider the instant pot.

Schwäbische Rühreier — Swabian scrambled eggs. Eggs scrambled with croutons and onions.

Click. seems a pretty reliable source.

I have been thinking a lot about the situation and this is pure conjecture on my part so please take it with a grain of salt. Someone pointed out to me that 1 million people just returned to Canada from March break. Likely they returned to empty fridges so that would’ve added to the already overburdened system of food ordering and delivery. People who never grocery shop because they ate out just about all their meals are now faced with trying to stock food. At first my assumption was that The grocery delivery service that I use simply did not have enough trucks to service all the orders. But then of course I thought about their pickers. They have to have pickers. Then of course they have to something to pick from so they need supplies. But if they are going to arrange orders to be picked up they need storage space to hold those orders at the appropriate temperature given that there will be some frozen stuff in there etc. etc. etc. This is a system that has just been bowled over. I admit to being angry at first but the more I think about it the more I realize it’s beyond human planning to be able to respond to what is happening in terms of grocery delivery. It really wasn’t that popular a month ago as far as I can determine. Now suddenly everybody wants their groceries delivered or wants pick up. Simply can’t be done. I don’t think it’s cause for panic by any means but it certainly means for me at least that someone else is going to have to get my groceries. A month ago I could’ve simply put in an order and it would’ve been delivered the next day or the day after at the time of my choosing. But I’m sure there are people who don’t have anyone who will do the grocery shopping and they are the ones to be concerned about. How will they get their groceries?

Not often.

I thought I would try another tactic and see if my daughter would do a pick up. There are no pick up slots available until April 8.

Made more than one patty and so today another one got re-purposed, I broke it up, reheated it in the onion gravy, separately cooked some orzo and added frozen peas to the pot just before the pasta was cooked. easy and very satisfactory. Still two patties remain. I may eat them in the next day or two or I may decide to freeze them. Much depends on dinner.

Confession time: I have never had borscht. Strange because I’m a huge fan of beets. Was never changed to try it and I can’t explain that to anybody not even myself.

Same Pizza – – neutral background.

Just tried to place a grocery order. The earliest delivery is April 11.

Well that would be really mixing it up! I have never even imagined adding raisins to Japanese curry but what the hell — these are trying times so I might try it.