The theme today was green. Our kitchen is well-stocked with green. New today was baby bok choy, which I have never prepared before, though I think I have had it at an Asian restaurant. Also new is that I got shiitake mushrooms instead of portobello. And also, I have no idea how much money I spent today. I have the most horrible cold/flu/plague I believe I have ever had in my life. It's been raging since Wednesday. I have missed three (THREE!) days of school. It's really freaking me out and messing with my sense of efficacy and self-worth. How am I going to go back to work on Tuesday and function? I could have missed so many things while I was away. I am trying not to think about it this weekend and instead to rest and focus on good food. So anyway, because of the creeping death, I did not bother to keep a running list of items and prices as I usually do. Furthermore, I am not even going to estimate. Why? Because my brain is about 5 degrees warmer than it normally is and it doesn't like that very much. I am capable of constructing a rudimentary account of what I bought, however.Saturday Shopping List
1 lb. cranberry beans
a bunch of asparagus
1/2 lb of baby bok choy
3 heads of baby lettuce
one head of butter-crisp lettuce
a bunch of dark flat-leafed kale for juicing
6 large carrots with splits or nicks on them, for $2
1 quart basket of Kennebec potatoes (I know b/c the sign said so)
5 large tomatoes
a pint of shiitake mushrooms
a pint of strawberries
a pint of sugar snap peas
1 oz. fennel seeds
a loaf of multi-grain bread
Total: Yeah, no earthly clue. I imagine around $30 or so, just because it's usually about that and it wasn't all that different today.
There it is. I made juice this morning when I returned from the market: carrot and kale. I'm about to fix a sandwich of mushrooms, onion, tomato, lettuce, and possibly some fried tofu. For breakfast, I went to Satellite Cafe and had the vegan bike shop bagel which is vegan cream cheese, pesto, spinach, and roasted red pepper on a bagel. I thought the pesto was a little strong and also not how I remember pesto tasting. It was very vinegary. It was alright, but I would have preferred vegan cream cheese, tomato and spinach. I don't know if they make that.
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feel better heather!
ReplyDeletei was sad because we got to the market late today and there was no asparagus. it makes no sense, but there was none. i thought i'd get some at the grocery store, but it was $7 a pound. what the fuck? it's 2/$5 at the market. grrr.
but i got tons of other stuff. tonight is bbq tempeh with artichokes and baked sweet potato fries, and at some point i'm going to try again at gluten free vegan pizza (with daiya cheese, not cheeseless, though i like that, but the husband doesn't as much.)