Food Journal- What I cooked for home and work in January and February

 

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FEBRUARY

                                                                      

Finally, a somewhat warmer weather has arrived although it rains every day. Since I work until 5 or 6 p.m., I do not always have time or will to do grocery shopping after I leave my office. So today, I thought it was a perfect weather to go to the market and stock up on things I need. And, of course, I ended up with full cart of EVERYTHING. Yummy, yummy though- so that's my excuse. Fortunately, some items are dry or can be frozen, so do not have to worry about eating it all within a few days! 

                  My cart: I can never be trusted to go to the market for just ONE thing! 

In the cold and rainy weather, one needs a warming soup.

The soup after adding all ingredients. Looking colorful and interesting! 

I have always been drawn to dishes that are colorful and have multiple ingredients, so when you eat, it is like a little treasure hunt and each bite can have a different taste and texture. 

 And finally, I also made a apple-cherry pie. I do not use any sugar, it is sweet from fruit, and only with flour, eggs and butter. Delicious and natural ingredients do not make me sneeze! I have notice that when I eat outside of home at the restaurants or prepacked meals, I often start sneezing from allergy to chemicals that are added to mass-produced food! When to think about it, it is actually scary what may be in our food if you are not careful and do not read labels! 

I suppose that with all this cooking done already, I will have a day off tomorrow and just spend the whole day lazily. :) 

Winter continues...

 Winter and cold continue. Because of icy roads and being buried in snow, I was not able to go to work for two days. When I finally did go, I parked past the hills, about one mile (1.6 km) from home and walked the distance for two days. It was very cold. My hair froze and looked like a bad wig! 

Over several days, a desperate situation called for desperate measures: fur hats, double layered gloves, socks, and pants. I think that I looked more like a furry ball than a person, but situation was serious, and I was just grateful that my car started up and took me everywhere I needed to go without any issues. Some were not so lucky. 

It was only a short period when snow was nice and fluffy. Despite the cold it turned into a solid block of ice. I could not help it- I had to knock on it! Sounds like knocking on a piece of wood or something solid! No wonder my cats refused to go out- it was hurting their little paws!

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Spring, WHERE ARE YOU?????

2024 and Arctic Vortex

Happy New Year! 

2024 arrived so quickly and brought lots of snow and bitter cold. It is somewhat unusual in these parts, so getting out and around is difficult. Good, that I have plenty of food for everybody, including animals! 

The forecast for the rest of the week is pretty much the same- or worse even: tomorrow, the temps are going to drop to -4F/-20C!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope it is not true. Sitting in 3 sweaters already. :( 

 

It is a good day to have a warm lemon tea with ginger!