“Remoted” Day 356 (Sunday)

Curry and stuff!

A Whole Foods delivery happened today as the result of a quest to see what could be procured for approximately the cost of the produce box scheduled to deliver this week. The produce box selection wasn’t very exciting and a lot of choices were settling for things I didn’t really want. Like potatoes. So many potato options. There are still potatoes from the last box.

In the end, Whole Foods delivery won over produce delivery and the produce box was delayed by another week. The order was placed shortly before 11:00, and seven bags of groceries arrived at 1:15. That sounds like a lot of bags, but each bag held only two or three items. The bags were unpacked and cooking began. Chicken was sauteed with broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, and mushroom, and added to leftover rice and the jar of Madras Curry that had just arrived. By 2:00, fine dining was underway, and shortly afterward, the leftovers were packed for a future lunch. 

Apple pie!

A couple hours later, in another inspired moment, an apple pie was baked with the newly arrived MacIntosh apples and some Granny Smiths from the last produce box. The boxed pie crust was creeping towards the “best by” date, and had been bought due to what I can only guess was a brilliant psychological trick at Hannaford in January. There was a sign at the pie crust display declaring a limit on pie crust purchases per customer. The limit made me suddenly want pie crust, which had not even been a thought before that. By the time I got home that day and put away the groceries, there was no interest in using the pie crust. Today showed that when provisions arrive at the push of a button, there is plenty of energy left for turning them into food. 

After the pie baking, it was approaching suppertime. The plan with the late lunch was to skip supper, but suddenly I was hungry and imagining what could be done with mushrooms and a jar of pesto. Supper became onion, mushroom, and Gardein meat substitute Italian Sausage with a pesto cream sauce over spaghetti. It was really good. There are leftovers for lunch.

Multiple ingredient food was cooked three times in one day. The dishes involved were washed and put away. It was like magic. Oh, wait, that was me. It was like there was a day-long possession by the spirit of Betty Crocker. I hope the spirit of Mr. Clean shows up next, it's nearly spring cleaning time.