Food in the time of a pandemic

[JoNorvelleWalker]

Just now, Kim Shook said:

They sound like what we get as "spring onions" which are extremely mild.  I do not care for raw onions at all and I can eat these in a salad.  Are they mild?

 

 

I wouldn't know.  If the link works here is what they are:

https://primenow.amazon.com/dp/B07FZKJ8QN?m=A1PJS817Y6LH7H&ref_=pn_spp_sp_149_img_A1PJS817Y6LH7H

 

[Anna N]

1 minute ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

 

I wouldn't know.  If the link works here is what they are:

https://primenow.amazon.com/dp/B07FZKJ8QN?m=A1PJS817Y6LH7H&ref_=pn_spp_sp_149_img_A1PJS817Y6LH7H

 

Did not work for me. It requested a ZIP Code which I don’t have. No onions seen..

[Martin Fisher]

2 minutes ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

 

I wouldn't know.  If the link works here is what they are:

https://primenow.amazon.com/dp/B07FZKJ8QN?m=A1PJS817Y6LH7H&ref_=pn_spp_sp_149_img_A1PJS817Y6LH7H

 

 

They look like red Welsh onions.

[Martin Fisher]

1 minute ago, Anna N said:

Did not work for me. It requested a ZIP Code which I don’t have. No onions seen..

 

Under location, click on "Central New Jersey."

[Martin Fisher]

Source: Whole Foods Market

[Anna N]

1 minute ago, DiggingDogFarm said:

 

Under location, click on "Central New Jersey."

Well thank you. Now I see the onions we are discussing. 

[Kim Shook]

Just now, DiggingDogFarm said:

Source: Whole Foods Market

They look very much like what I've seen labeled as "spring onions".  Nice and mild.  If they are similar, I wouldn't cook with them. 

[JoNorvelleWalker]

Thanks everyone!

 

[weinoo]

This was the 4th (and final) iteration for the corned beef I made last weekend. It was dinner a few nights ago...

 

 

Reheated with its vegetables from the initial cooking. In the steam girl, of course. Was great. Actually it was better for the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th meals than it was for the 1st!

 

Lunch one day was was sorta tuna nicoise...

 

 

Freshly made potato salad with that Ortiz tuna, aka decomposed Russian salad, over escarole hearts, celery, tomatoes, avocado, red onion, capers, and a few piparras.

 

This was dinner a couple of nights ago...

 

 

Shrimp in spicy bean sauce a la Henry Chung, the chef/owner of Hunan Restaurant, the first Hunanese restaurant I ever visited, in San Francisco maybe around 1980? Over really much better than expected Japanese short-grain brown rice.

 

That led into a dinner last night...

 

 

A very nice pork chop (from fucking Fresh Direct!), pan roasted, with a mustard pan sauce. Rancho Gordo pintos, which were muy excellente. And some sautéed escarole with garlic and red pepper.

 

Breakfast has to be something healthy after all that...

 

 

Cara caras.  Avocado tomato smush. Smoked king salmon. Two homemade breads toasted.

 

After which...

 

 

That's a book I bought or was gifted on...

 

 

Keeping busy.

 

 

 

Edited April 4, 2020 by weinoo (log)

[JoNorvelleWalker]

My Amazon Prime Now/Whole Foods order arrived.  My largest order to date.  Pretty much everything I wanted except a leek.  I even scored some red snapper on sale.

 

However  I may have over done it.  Big bottles of cream were substituted for little bottles of cream.  No room in the refrigerator.  Once I gather my strength I will try to rearrange the contents.  Hopefully without a shelf falling out this time.  Meanwhile a bottle of milk and three bottles of heavy cream are residing in the blast freezer.  Huge homeless cabbage sitting on the counter.

 

 

[heidih]

45 minutes ago, weinoo said:

Lunch one day was was sorta tuna nicoise...

 

 

Freshly made potato salad with that Ortiz tuna, aka decomposed Russian salad, over escarole hearts, celery, tomatoes, avocado, red onion, capers, and a few piparras.

Shrimp in spicy bean sauce a la Henry Chung, the chef/owner of Hunan Restaurant, the first Hunanese restaurant I ever visited, in San Francisco maybe around 1980? Over really much better than expected Japanese short-grain brown rice.

 

 

All I remember bout "food" SF in 1980 is Buena Vista. I have been admiring your tuna salads. Inspiring. The Japanese brown rice in the cooker was also a revelation to me. You hear "nutty and complex" and think blogger double speak. It can be really nice. 

[Martin Fisher]

On 4/1/2020 at 11:32 PM, DiggingDogFarm said:

It's the first week of the month, that means that most SSI, SSDI, SNAP, etc. payments become available.

Friends working at Walmart said it was like Black Friday there! 

So much for social-distancing!!! 

Scary!!! 

 

 

Walmart will limit customers and create one-way traffic inside its stores

Edited April 4, 2020 by DiggingDogFarm (log)

[JoNorvelleWalker]

45 minutes ago, DiggingDogFarm said:

 

Walmart will limit customers and create one-way traffic inside its stores

 

 

Piggly Wiggly invented one-way traffic inside its store in 1916.

 

[liuzhou]

5 hours ago, DiggingDogFarm said:

Source: Whole Foods Market

 

That's the only kind of scallions I see here. Yes, quite mild. I use them raw or add as a garnish to stir fried dishes immediately before serving. They wilt slightly in the residual heat, but I wouldn't say they are cooked.

Edited April 4, 2020 by liuzhou (log)

[JoNorvelleWalker]

Dinner proceeds apace.  I removed everything from the top shelf of the refrigerator.  Everything.  Found stuff.  Few bottles of open wine.  Chateau Margaux '66, not the best year perhaps but OK in a pandemic.  Eventually I got almost everything back inside, including the Whole Foods milk and cream.  That freed up space in the blast freezer for the coleslaw.

 

Couple weeks ago as availabilities of food related goods were becoming dicey, I ordered a four pack of stretch-tite plastic wrap.  "Currently unavailable."  Sure glad I had it in the bedroom when the stretch-tite roll ran out tonight.

 

[Kim Shook]

The perfect formula for anxiety for me is two respectable sources saying the exact opposite thing:

 

CNN

 

BBC

 

 

 

[JoNorvelleWalker]

I proportioned tonight's sale priced Whole Foods red snapper fillet.  One part I reserved for dinner and two pieces I vacuum sealed and blast froze.

[MetsFan5]

Just scored a Wegmans Instacart delivery for the 9th!! 

[weinoo]

10 hours ago, heidih said:

 

All I remember bout "food" SF in 1980 is Buena Vista. I have been admiring your tuna salads. Inspiring. The Japanese brown rice in the cooker was also a revelation to me. You hear "nutty and complex" and think blogger double speak. It can be really nice. 

 

Right - that wasn't food at the BV! But it sure made you feel good.

 

18 minutes ago, MetsFan5 said:

Just scored a Wegmans Instacart delivery for the 9th!! 

 

I got an Instacart delivery yesterday - zero meat (no pork, no beef, no poultry) and lots of substitutions, some of which I guess I approved. 

[lindag]

I got my grocery order Wednesday...only two items were no-shows, the elusive lamb shanks and living thyme.

Same day pickup, no delays.  I didn't order anything that was virus related, i.e., handwipes, Purell, TP or alcohol.  This time Lucy got her chicken livers; which  made her quite happy.

There was a major uptick in the amount of curbside orders...this was the first time I had to wait in line to get mine

due to the spreading of the word that for now there is no courtesy fee, anything free brings people out of the woodwork; people who would never order online if it meant there was an extra charge.

I have been ordering about once a week and it works well for me.  No more schlepping up and down the aisles or avoiding people who stand too close. 

 

[BeeZee]

You know how there is an expression “eternity is two people and a ham”? I have the new version, two people and a 5 lb crate of clementines.

[heidih]

4 minutes ago, BeeZee said:

You know how there is an expression “eternity is two people and a ham”? I have the new version, two people and a 5 lb crate of clementines.

 

A useful fix is squeeze and do the ice cube route. Dry some of the peel to use in stews. They are not long lifers so better to deal with sooner than later while still juicy.

[liamsaunt]

I have not been able to get an order to go through from Wegmans or Whole Foods for a couple of weeks.  Luckily there is another grocery that I have been able to get deliveries from.  I had one scheduled for next Tuesday, but it showed up yesterday!  I got everything on my list except for white miso.  The only problem with this store is that I do not like their meat or fish options.  Their produce and dairy is OK though. Most of what I ordered is going to my parents' house.   They have finally stopped shopping in the stores after weeks of nagging.  

 

 

[Martin Fisher]

[Amazon Pantry] "Deliveries may take up to 21 days"

Here's a bargain: One can of 14.5 oz. Hunt's Petite Diced Tomatoes, $8.62

In Stock. Ships from and sold by Amazon Pantry.

Edited April 4, 2020 by DiggingDogFarm (log)

[Smithy]

1 hour ago, BeeZee said:

You know how there is an expression “eternity is two people and a ham”? I have the new version, two people and a 5 lb crate of clementines.

 

1 hour ago, heidih said:

 

A useful fix is squeeze and do the ice cube route. Dry some of the peel to use in stews. They are not long lifers so better to deal with sooner than later while still juicy.

 

That's good advice. Another possibility is to use that juice for citrus-marinated roast chicken. It's a forgiving recipe, and I think you'd use up most of the clementines getting enough juice unless you can supplement it with other citrus varieties. And yes, by all means dry the peel, or freeze the zest! That dried peel is not only good in stews, it's also a nice addition to oatmeal.