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This looks awesome - would you mind sharing the general process/technique? I have some shrimp out and will be making rice tonight - also just took fish stock out of the freezer.... Love a good ol' freezer organization/cleanout (though only got 66% done so far)

Madalda corta w garden tomato - fagioli and pesto - salad w old school tangy Italian herb dressing (not pictured)

Smokey beans finished with garden pesto - served with fresh spinach, crispy russet potatoes and Korean sweet potatoes

Re: Wings - salt and pepper - roasted in the oven, perhaps flipped once - convection if possible - till crispy. Then I make a mayo/dill/garlic dipping sauce which can be boosted with a little bit of Franks Hot Sauce. Dinner plan changed tonight - decided to pull out some baby lima beans, quick soak - into a pot with veggies and a smoked turkey leg - will finish it up with the pesto - most likely roasted potatoes and fresh sauteed spinach to join in.

Looks gooey and mighty fine, @Anna N! This morning, treated the kids to a bit of a change - Gluten Free pancakes (made with almond flour and only a bit of maple syrup as sweetener).

What's sad is that in a previous life (well before kids) I was quite fluent in technology...thanks all for the help, folks! The cauliflower looks spot on. Not burnt, caramelized all over - good stuff! Pulled out a garden pesto from the freezer, going to combine that with a tin of (excellent) organic Italian crushed tomatoes and some GF Pasta tonight - probably a salad as well...

Hope this works...trying to share more than just text!! thanks @KennethT!

@weinoo - Your shopping pic haul reminded me of... 'You know what should be flying off the shelves right now?! Matzah! The stuff takes years to expire, keeps you full and most important of all, lends itself to the kind of constipation that requires very little toilet paper!' 🤣

I am really enjoying this thread. It's in times like these you really rely on sources of comfort - and clearly for most of us - food is one of them. Being able to see and hear everyone's ideas and creations is inspiring and certainly helps to reduce the pangs of social distancing. 🤗

@kayb - I would not get your hopes up. I read an article out of the UK suggesting that social distancing measures should be in place for 4-6 additional months. I also heard (from a few good sources) that the school year is essentially toast.

Many people do not consider this, but I would - clean the cans/packaging of anything you order that others have (most likely touched) to be extra cautious, especially if you are in the higher risk categories.

Is that after the first couple 'o scotch's when you then find yourself on said floor - easy access, type of thing??

While I agree that prepared food delivery would be as safe as eating in an empty restaurant, the question is - why chance it, by allowing multiple variables (unknown to you) potentially contaminate your food (most likely, unknowingly). The scary thing about COVID-19 is one can be asymptomatic while still having the virus and being a transmittable source to others.

Curious, do you all feel it is safe/smart to be ordering food from a restaurant (pick-up, or even worse - IMO - delivery)? @Shelby - If the proverbial sh!t hits the fan (more than it already has) and you cannot source dog food, all that meat from your husband's famous hunts is the best food source for any dog - raw! I learned a lot about this over the last year as a client of mine (who has a couple Sheppards) is adamant about the practice and claims it is their genetically preferred/ideal food.

Be cautious with those 'pre-washed' salad bags. There is often pieces of rotten salad hidden within - my wife once got sick from a box of baby arugula - ever since we diligently wash and pick through them.

I know you are a fan of mushrooms, see my 'faux' pulled pork dinner up-thread, I bet you would enjoy (as I also know we share a love for caramelized onions!)

Absolutely. We get ours at T&T Supermarket.

@KennethT - least you killed two birds and got your daily work-out in as well! With my little guy's Celiac diagnosis over a year ago now, we have channeled our inner Asian roots and have started consuming rice multiple times a week. Trying to be health conscious as well, we tried brown rice - no thanks. Found a great middle ground with health benefits and great taste to boot - Haiga rice: Many do not know about it, but I would highly recommend sourcing some if you are able to.

Last year we kicked most processed/refined sugar out of our house, this year the goal is to drastically reduce meat (fish is fine!) and dairy - I found the idea online for 'faux' pulled pork sliders.... King Oyster (shredded with a fork) and Enoki Mushrooms / Spanish Onions - all sauteed till golden. Tossed in a home made BBQ Sauce - served on GF (Aiden's does a great GF bread) ciabatta rolls; along side Ramp soup and a salad - creamy ramp/Meyer lemon dressing. My 7 year old gave it a 4/5 stars (and he dislikes mushrooms at the best of times!). Will repeat.

@Dante - A valiant effort (and something I would never attempt, so I offer this feedback with full disclosure of such!) I have eaten many soup dumplings, even from the famous Ding Tai Fung - and I would suggest trying to get your crimp at the top of the dumpling to increase the odds of soup retention - Seen here: Not sure what (if any) accompaniment you serve it with, but I would recommend either Chinese black (or pink) vinegar with julienne of ginger.

This event is certainly a great spur to 'clean out my freezer' (hey, I can participate in that thread now too!) Pulled out a bag of 2-3 lbs of frozen ramps and just cooked up a batch of potato/ramp soup. It's on the menu for lunch, probably fry up some onions and drizzle with mortar ground ramp oil.

Local organic farmers market was busy at 8:20 this morning. My favourite local farmer (and the guy who takes up 1/2 the entire space) had a great big sign saying 'Help your local farmers and stockpile HERE' - so I did (well, sort of) - lots of great easily stored fruits/veg (carrots, beets, cabbage, onions, apples, broccoli, dried fruit, beans, nuts) and a lot of citrus and leafy veg. Did basically a double shop - between the new haul of fruit/veg and all stored/frozen provisions, we are set for at least the next 3 weeks. The market is based in a local private school and threatened to close; I asked him what would happen in the event that they did not allow the market to use the school - he said he would just setup shop in the parking lot - love that guy. For locals, Shoppers Drug mart is still getting shipments of toilet paper - there is no shortage (got 40 rolls yesterday - at the wifey's command) as is Food Basics and other local chains. Just have to get there early in the day.

Slightly ridiculous... Producers of Toilet Paper in Ontario have already stated there are no supply issues. Case in point, my wife was slightly concerned that we were down to 10 or so rolls (*gasp* the horror!) so I grabbed another 40 this morning from Shoppers Drug Mart. I had a good laugh with a lovely lady waiting outside with me, that luckily I back onto a forest/ravine, so worst case scenario I will teach the kids how we go to the 'loo when camping - no shortage of leaves!! Will stock up on veggies/fruits/dried legumes at the farmers market tomorrow that have longer shelf lives (Cabbage, potatoes, onions, carrots, beats, apples, etc). Just in case they shut down my beloved organic market.

Well - Ontario, Canada (and I believe most other provinces) just announced that they are closing all schools for 2 additional weeks after the March break - head government Dr's, while not quarantining people to their homes, are suggesting people do not attend large public spaces where people gather. Luckily, the madness that has ensued down south has not spread to such an extent here - I saw toilet paper at the Chinese supermarket today - 12 rolls for $8. Will trade for TJ's products

What is more concerning is that people do not have more than a couple weeks worth of TP at home!? 😄 But seriously, this whole stock up on hand sanitizer is ridiculous.... If there is an outbreak and say things get as bad as they are in Italy/China, people are going to be staying home - why on earth would they then need hand sanitizer!? If anything, get yourself some extra soap - certainly more effective and then you wont need to fight over moisturizer! On the food topic, I would like to say that I purposefully did not participate in the 'clean out your freezer' challenge for a situation like this, but that would not be entirely true. But it certainly does help to have a chest freezer loaded to the brim with frozen vac pack'd meats, soups and other odds 'n sods....just in case.