Picked up my library reserve this morning and hit up two grocery stores before the rain hit.
I didn’t have high hopes since it was Monday but Aldi had a lot of meat with good expiration dates. They were out of a lot of staples (sour cream, butter) but I didn’t need much of that. I got a ham for Easter and I might not need to do another big shop before then. Maybe just a stop for produce next week.
For lunch I got a take and bake pizza at Aldi. They aren’t bad and a good cheap (about $6) lunch option. We just didn’t really have anything here to eat that wouldn’t involve me actually having to make something. I think I’m good with pizza for a while!
For dinner I made battered oysters (recipe for the new book) and had more of the potato salad. They weren’t bad but not my favorite way to make oysters. I’m modernizing old recipes and most were just dip them in flour or breadcrumbs and this was something different. But I’m not writing the book for me! I think other people will like this method more. I like more crunch.
My orchid is really blooming!
I started reading The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell. It’s basically a murder mystery knock off of the Great British Bake off set in New England and I thought it sounded cute and light. There is a red flag—one of the bakers refers to the perfect chewy pie crust. Who wants a chewy pie crust? It makes me wonder if the author doesn’t know about food and is just trying to capitalize off a popular show. So far the descriptions are identical to GBBO which also seems a little lazy. I guess I’ll see if it gets better. Before this book I had a string of about four I didn’t like so I want to read something!
Rachel Eats Dinner 