Some good, sharp cheddar and a sliced apple have been my dinner pretty often. I keep broccoli in the fridge at all times because it's easy to steam or even dip in salad dressing or hummus and eat raw. When I was going into the office, I cooked batches of things to take for lunch. Since COVID, I've been doing takeout from local restaurants a few time a week (supporting local small business—yay!), and I can often make one of those last for two meals, especially from my favorite Chinese and Indian restaurants. And a PB&J is a classic for a reason.
Nothin'. I just wanted you to face me so she could get behind ya.
Mal ,'The Train Job'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Calli - Sep 01, 2020 2:05:28 am PDT #25527 of 30019
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Laura - Sep 01, 2020 2:43:29 am PDT #25528 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
So I caught up, and now I am hungry! I've always enjoyed cooking so I make a great variety of things. The Instant Pot, Air Fryer, and Microwave have all improved my life. I love all the options.
I have house guests. My SIL and her SIL. With my son's GF, the 4 of us watched a chick flick to keep awake until my son got home from work for he could see his aunt. Son doesn't get home until midnight so I am generally asleep. DH arrives today sometime. So many people!
Since I was going to have a bunch I made a big pot of beef stew yesterday. It was very well received. Yay Instant Pot!
Fred Pete - Sep 01, 2020 2:50:43 am PDT #25529 of 30019
Ann, that's a ferret.
I think this day might be defective.
Of course it is. It's a day in 2020. The entire year is defective.
Tom Scola - Sep 01, 2020 3:12:04 am PDT #25530 of 30019
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I had popcorn for dinner.
Gudanov - Sep 01, 2020 4:11:54 am PDT #25531 of 30019
Coding and Sleeping
When I cook for myself, my most common item are bean and cheese soft tacos.
Won't be doing a lot of cooking this week as our oven shorted out. Arranged a to get a new one, but it will be a week. A lot of the ovens we looked at were backordered.
Dana - Sep 01, 2020 4:35:31 am PDT #25532 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Apple and peanut butter makes a good snack.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 01, 2020 4:36:52 am PDT #25533 of 30019
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
My go-to easy meal at home is cheese, crackers, an avocado, and one of those individual servings Well Yes! soups.
Though with a pizza parlor and bar & grill on either side of me and a dim sum place just down the street, I don't go to my go-to meal as often as I should.
sj - Sep 01, 2020 5:10:49 am PDT #25534 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I am home from dropping of ltc from school and eating oatmeal and tea for a late breakfast. TCG and ltc make a batch in the instant pot on the weekend, and we eat it all week. ltc has declared that all her shoes are icky and uncomfortable which added twenty minutes to our morning routine today.
Jessica - Sep 01, 2020 6:09:16 am PDT #25535 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
It is only a slight exaggeration to say that making lunch every day has been maybe the hardest thing about transitioning to WFH full time. I'm saving buckets of money not eating out in the city every day, but I *hate* *making* *lunch*.
(Do not offer suggestions. I know *how* to make lunch, I just *hate* it. And now I have to figure out lunch for myself *and* at least one kid every goddamn day.)
Topic!Cindy - Sep 01, 2020 6:47:55 am PDT #25536 of 30019
What is even happening?
I remember my mother-in-law saying she was sick of food. DH and I now really understand what she meant.
About a month ago, I declared we were having hot fudge sundaes for supper. My (adult) kids were shocked and appalled, but also intrigued.
About 11:30 that night, my 21-year-old daughter came downstairs, into the living room, and asked me if I was dying.