everyday eating during "unprecedented" times
I had my retina appointment in the morning so I was pretty out of it all day. We did run in Trader Joe’s and picked some some odds and ends and some frozen pizza for lunch.
The ribs reheated well for dinner. We also had corn muffins and spinach and mushrooms.
Matt went into work and I had Chinese food leftovers.
For dinner I made coho salmon, roasted cauliflower and baby potatoes,
The pink daffodils are blooming!
It was unexpectedly nice weather today! Matt went to Lidl and got some groceries and we tried one of their take and bake pizzas for lunch. It wasn’t bad but I think I like Aldi’s better.
Then he smoked some baby back ribs most of the afternoon. We had that, baked potatoes and a salad from Lidl that was “street corn” flavored.
Back home from the staycation! Honestly it was kind of a bust. I did hear a lot of birds and used the Merlin app. I’ve always wondered about some of the birds down there. My grandpop knew some but I think some are newer. I haven’t heard a bobwhite yet but we only were there in the summers so maybe it isn’t time yet.
When we got back, I unpacked and Matt ran to the Italian store and got sandwich stuff for lunch for today and Friday.
For dinner we had crabcakes again because we made so many yesterday! We even had one and a half each and we still have some for tomorrow. We had the leftover mashed potatoes and then made yellow squash.
We also tried some Zitner’s Butter Krak eggs that we finally found at Weis. I heard about them last year and couldn’t find them. They were good! I wasn’t sure if it was going to be something people rave about but you had to grow up eating or if they’d be legit good but they were tasty.
Still on staycation! Today is our anniversary!
For lunch I tried a Greek place that’s closer to here than home and it was solid! The eggplant was really good. Matt stuck to a safer sandwich.
For dinner we made crab cakes (but doubled), chive mashed potatoes and asparagus.
We have so many leftovers! I think we will have crab cakes for dinner the next two nights.
Our plans for our staycation were dashed so we stayed in. For lunch we had sandwiches.
For dinner we got take out from this seafood place that’s famous for their crab cakes.
We are making crab cakes soon so I got some fried shrimp and oysters and crab dip with pretzel bites. It was all pretty good but they always mess the order up some way—this time there were no condiments which was unfortunate because we are at the other house and I don’t stock things like cocktail sauce there because we rarely use it. And they gave us an extra coleslaw but gave us macaroni and cheese instead of potatoes. It’s hard to tell what’s in the containers in the dark.
Matt’s stomach was still a little funky so while I was at Costco getting crab meat I got a chicken. So he had a chicken sandwich for lunch and I had the shrimp salad from the meal prep place. It was pretty good with some extra Old Bay.
For dinner I had the meatloaf, mash and green beans from the meal prep (skimpy on the gravy this time!) and Matt had the salmon from the meal from last night over rice.
Lulu was super cute and sleepy with her duck.
Why don’t people get that Severance is a show about slavery?? The think pieces about work place politics are cringey. The amount of people who take the Lumon view of the innies is so gross.
I was going to work on my button class I had missed but I had a migraine hangover and didn’t feel up to it. I hate being behind!
Long day! I went to Aldi before going to the other house to take my button class.
I had some 7-up in the fridge that had been opened back in January but was mostly full. I figured it must be flat so I went to pour it out and it exploded all over the kitchen. I have never seen so many bubbles or had so many sticky surfaces before. Luckily I had made good time and could clean it up before class.
We both had some leftover turkey in instant noodles for lunch at our respective locations.
I saw the first daffodil of the season!
Matt took Lulu to the vet for her hacking and now she is on two medicines. Oy. At least they are liquid.
I did my button class and somehow we didn’t finish any buttons. I’m behind since I missed a class when they changed the time. I’m a little exhausted by it. The whole class has been so disorganized and slapdash. I feel like I’m learning but it’s always some last minute thing I need or we don’t get to something and we have to figure it out on our own. The class needed to be a full year then.
Matt got some meals from the meal prep place for the next few dinners. Tonight we had pork with mashed potatoes and green beans and a $1 slice of cake. It really is cheaper than takeout and depending on what we get, pretty close to the price of making it ourselves.
I don’t really want to talk about the Covid-aversary but I do find it interesting now the press is talking about long Covid, how it’s still around and Covid cautious people etc now that Biden has left office. Even before this week, suddenly there was a return to an interest in the mechanics and reality. I guess when Biden pretended it was over he got a pass because he is the one that is supposedly on the side of science. Not that Trump is better, of course.
I had popcorn and tomato soup for lunch. Matt was at work and got poke! Lucky him.
For dinner we used up some things we had and made kimchi fried rice with spam.
I was supposed to be away at a workshop this week (it was canceled) and next week is a long weekend/staycation so we didn’t plan much for this week.
It’s good to use up some food! I’ve had to throw out some eggs lately which feels bad since the prices have gone up and places have shortages but we have been going back and forth between houses and not always cooking or baking much. Or cooking there and not using up what we have here. It’s a lot of keep straight especially if it something we don’t always have like kimchi and smoked salmon.
Ended up getting some Thai for lunch. They pack a tiny thing of fresh pickled cucumber with the curry puff.
For dinner I made a boneless turkey breast, broccoli and baby potatoes.
Boring but did the job.
Rachel Eats Dinner 