keep on keeping on

We really haven't struggled to come up with good things to eat at home. We like to cook, and we like to eat. But, we have terrible memories, so it's a challenge to keep them all in our head. It's especially hard when you want to put an online order in that you might not get for several weeks.

Here's a few so that next time we have to put in a big order we will be better prepared.


Balsamic chicken, asparagus, and tomato

Sloppy Joes and roasted potatoes

Salmon and asparagus

Shrimp tacos and salsa

Steamed artichokes and crab cakes

Asian style pork and noodles

Thai noodle salad

Mediterranean pitas or any kind of pita really

Grain bowls

Shrimp scampi

Chickpea hot pot recipe

Tomato carbonaro

Avoado Caprese Chicken Salad

Smoked sausage and potatoes

Black bean, sweet potato enchiladas

Keep sweeping,
Martha

domestic drudge

The other day we were eating our dinner outside. It was unseasonably warm, and we decided to get out the porch furniture so that we could enjoy the nice weather. Our neighbors were on the porch as well. They asked what we were eating, and we told them chicken and artichoke stew. The mom replied, gesturing to her son and daughter,"Wow. I bet you wish you were eating that, kids."

Now, chicken and artichoke stew is nothing fancy. You cook the chicken in a skillet, add some carrots and onions, add some flour and chicken broth, and finish with the artichokes. We usually have it with rice. But her comment got me thinking about how unpleasant this whole social distancing thing must be for people who hate to cook. I feel like - COVID-19 or not - dinner is the bright part of our day. I look forward to making something - new or old - having a glass of wine and chatting over dinner. If you didn't like cooking, though, this whole corona thing, which is already pretty unpleasant, would be downright awful.

So, for anyone wishing for inspiration, I give you the link to Martha Stewart's Everyday Foods (the magazine from which we got the chicken and artichoke stew recipe) - https://www.marthastewart.com/274264/everyday-food-recipes. We've gotten a lot of good recipes from here, including this one which we have with margaritas - a necessity during a pandemic.

Keep sweeping,
Martha

coronavirus comfort

It's been forever and a day since I last wrote, but in light of the last few weeks, I've been feeling an itch to get back to writing. Like reading, writing has always kept me sane. I think the insanity of late might feel a tiny bit less insane if I check in here.

It also seems appropriate to resume writing on what would have been Ella's birthday. In my last post I talked about her death... and since then, I've felt pretty depleted, meeting daily parenting, marriage, and work challenges. Again, writing will help.

Plus, I made this Thai noodle salad last night. It was so good, but then today, I ate it cold, and man, oh, man, it was even better. Highly recommend.

Keep sweeping.
Martha

Finished reading The Hopefuls by Jennifer Close