everyday eating during "unprecedented" times
We did what has become a tradition—lobster bake! Matt took off so we could have a long weekend and picked it up at noon so we could make it for lunch.
It was really good! I think they gave us extra shrimp because we had some leftover.
So good! Also had some little cakes from the old school bakery and our traditional candy.
For dinner Matt made us crab risotto. It was almost too crabby!
I had soup for lunch and Matt went into work and got food from the cart. It’s too cold to go any further!
We got some pasta and chopped salads from the fancy pasta place for dinner. I got a dish with a creamy spinach sauce and it was good but I think their tomato dishes are better. Salad was A+ as always.
I think I had some soup for lunch? I still feel kind of tired and achey. Maybe because I keep waking up at 3 am? I really can never fall back asleep.
For dinner we had chicken thighs baked with olives, feta, potato and artichoke hearts. Not bad!
For lunch I had a tangelo and my leftover katsu. I really haven’t been hungry! It’s almost like I’m coming down with something but I don’t have a fever or any other real symptoms.
For dinner we had mushroom ravioli topped with spinach, mushrooms and parm.
How has it been 1801 days since things shut down? And we are no better off.
I had a guild meeting at 10 am. It ended up running long and I picked up some shrimp salad at a new place that’s supposed to be a gourmet out post of a tiny supermarket chain here. The main place is known for its bakery and deli so I expected some of that but everything looked kind of old. There were customers but the baked goods look dried out. There were Super Bowl desserts that weren’t marked down. It was weird. The other stuff was a little strange too like they had flavored Maldon salt but not plain. It’s scary to get in and out of since it’s on a major street with no place to turn around or median turning lane so I don’t think I will make going there a priority.
Then dinner was homemade spaghetti and meatballs.
We had Baltimore classic sausage and hominy for lunch. Mannings apparently has switched to small cans which I don’t love but it’s all I can find.
Matt went Costco while I chilled with the dogs and made a couple buttons so I don’t get behind.
For dinner we had Costco tacos.
Matt made meatballs for tomorrow when he has to go into work and has a piano lesson.
We tried a bakery that’s nearby. We always forget about it because it has sort of old school bakery hours and isn’t open every day.
The croissant was amazing!
After dinner we tried some cake slices and it was the worse cake we’ve ever had. Both flavors—one was “golden milk” like the spiced turmeric trend and the other was red velvet but they were both super dry with weird thick, greasy icing and the red velvet was burnt! I think pastry is what they are good at. Maybe they feel like they should make cake but don’t know how?
I honestly don’t know cake could be that bad. I’m glad we tried them out and didn’t wait for a holiday or special occasion and end up with cake like that.
For lunch we had the leftover parm and then for dinner we had cod (a new way with some Ritz crumbs), mushroom pilaf and cole slaw.
Matt picked up our usual Valentine’s Day candy and while he was across town he got us Hawaiian food. I had the katsu and he got a combo plate.
For dinner we made a pork loin that unexpectedly had bacon on it, salad and baked potatoes.
Matt was working from home and got us sandwiches for lunch and picked up some potato salad there.
Then for dinner he made salmon, broccoli and we had the potato salad.
I had my class today so more soup for lunch. There was a chance the weather was going to be bad so I did it at home so I wouldn’t get stuck coming home. Luckily Matt went into work so I could set up in the living room. It’s so awkward here.
For dinner we got chicken parm and chopped salads from the fancier Italian place.
Rachel Eats Dinner 