random thoughts – Day 1,731 – (Thursday) – knish nosh

The past week has seen several random visits to grocery stores while en route to other destinations. Last Friday morning, a text message came in at 7:30 that my Christmas photo cards were ready at Walgreen’s. They had been ordered the previous night at 10:30 and it was surprising they were ready so quickly. The timing was perfect and there was time to collect them before work.

The traffic between my house and the shopping plaza on Bridge Street was nearly nonexistent on that particular morning at that particular hour and I was in front of Walgreen’s at 7:45. Too bad the store doesn’t open until 8:00. No big deal. I went next door to Market Basket because it was there and I had a few minutes.

Two loaves of bakery discount rack bread, a pack of cheese ends heavy on provolone, and a package of knishes from the deli later, and I was out the door. I didn’t even know MB sold knishes, so it was an exciting discovery. I haven’t had a knish in years. By 8:30, I was at my desk and logging onto the system, already feeling like I had conquered the day.

On Sunday, on the way home from the performance in Cambridge, the parking lot at Market Basket on Fletcher Street wasn’t packed and so, pursuant to my personal policy, I had to go inside. A container of salmon bits from the deli and a few other items were gathered. Unfortunately, I forgot the mustard I wanted to dress the knishes.

Olive oil a
smidge too tall.

Today, I had an appointment not far from a Hannaford location, where I had a coupon for $10 off a $25 order. My list was short – olive oil, mustard, and whatever helped meet the $25 target. 

On the way into the store, a baking supplies display inspired the grabbing of three bags of baking chips. Mustard was found and collected. The entire wall of olive oil was studied at length. After being low and rationing olive oil for a month, I went for the big one. In a panic, a large can of coffee was added. I don’t need it right now, but lately when I’ve been looking for it, the options have been limited.

Now the challenge is putting away the olive oil and coffee. The olive oil bottle is about one inch too tall to fit on the most easily accessible bottom shelf of the cabinet. The coffee cannister is too large to fit almost anywhere.

Knish and mustard.

Suppertime meant time for a couple knishes. There were two cooking options noted on the package. A 350-degree regular oven for about 15 minutes or microwave for two minutes. The toaster oven was called to service and two knishes were heated. They were delicious, but ten minutes later, I was still hungry. 

The remaining two knishes were heated in the microwave and were good, but soggy compared to the oven heated ones. That depleted the reserve of knishes and ended the evening’s science experiments. Now I want to go to a Jewish deli for knishes, latkes, and other delicious deli dishes. Maybe it's time for a trip to New York.