Sweet Blog o' Minetag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-72222021-03-01T17:35:02-05:00A chronicle of life and times in sunny NYC. Alive and (sorta) kicking since July 29, 2002. So far, so good.TypePadCOVID-19: A Food Diary - In the Thick of Ittag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ce95e53ef02788018da5e200d2021-03-01T17:35:02-05:002021-03-01T17:34:14-05:00I'm currently on day 22 of the Whole 30 and it has truly been an interesting and somewhat all-encompassing experience so far. I know I mentioned this in my last update, but I think about food and meal planning a...LarenCOVID-19: A Food Diary - Shifting Gearstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ce95e53ef026bdebddfef200c2021-02-16T12:56:55-05:002021-02-16T12:55:57-05:00Well, it's been a minute since I last posted. I figured you had your fill of my cooking adventures, but for the past week, I've been doing a round of the Whole 30, which has both challenged me in the...LarenCOVID-19: A Food Diary - Day ???tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ce95e53ef026bde8e3d17200c2020-08-31T11:52:20-04:002020-08-31T11:52:20-04:00Honestly, I've stopped counting. The summer is winding down, which is astonishing. This has somehow been the longest shortest year ever. Since August 1st, I've been up in Maine, spending time both at a cabin on a lake in Casco,...LarenCOVID-19: A Food Diary Days 94-108 - Nothing to See Heretag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ce95e53ef0264e2e65638200d2020-07-02T10:54:18-04:002020-07-02T10:54:01-04:00Yes, I've been cooking. A lot. Still. Have I been cooking anything particularly exciting? Interesting? Photo-worthy? Not really. Some stir fries, a really tasty smashburger (served with to-go fries and a piƱa colada from The Happiest Hour), chicken saltimbocca with...LarenCOVID-19 A Food Diary Days 81-93 - Getting into a Groove?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ce95e53ef0264e2e341fd200d2020-06-17T16:52:06-04:002020-06-17T16:54:34-04:00Not really. Still generally getting too much food at once and jamming it into my overstuffed fridge and freezer, but I'm plugging along, and find that I do like the challenge of looking at everything, figuring out what needs to...LarenCOVID-19: A Food Diary Days 76-80 - Comfort Foodtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ce95e53ef0264e2e005f4200d2020-06-04T11:30:35-04:002020-06-04T11:30:35-04:00It seems ridiculous to post about food at the moment given everything going on in our country right now, so before I get into it, I'm just going to acknowledge the collective pain we are going through, and recommend some...LarenCOVID-19: A Food Diary Day 73-75 - Plugging Awaytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ce95e53ef0263ec1e6d7e200c2020-05-30T11:57:25-04:002020-05-30T11:57:25-04:00Just plugging away at using the food I have. My last Dinnerly box dish was beef shawarma, so I've pretty much been eating that and leftovers from the earlier Dinnerly meals, and adding on slightly with what is in my...LarenCOVID-19: A Food Diary Day 70-72 - What's My Problem?!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ce95e53ef0263e94c018b200b2020-05-27T14:38:17-04:002020-05-27T14:38:17-04:00This is a rhetorical question - please do not leave your guesses in the comments. In the before times, I really didn't have much difficulty regulating my food shopping/consuming in the same way I am now. I'm thinking that it's...LarenCOVID-19: A Food Diary Day 66-69 - Cooking for Onetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ce95e53ef0264e2dd4e43200d2020-05-24T17:59:54-04:002020-05-24T17:59:54-04:00Here's the thing about cooking for one -- there's a fine line between having/wanting leftovers and making sure you don't make so much of something that you get sick of eating it. I was a little off-base in my calculations...LarenCOVID-19: A Food Diary Day 64 & 65 - Iron Chef Freezer/Pantry Editiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ce95e53ef0263ec1bb120200c2020-05-20T16:59:04-04:002020-05-20T16:59:04-04:00As I mentioned in my last post, I need to start making a dent in my freezer/pantry before doing too much restocking, so I made a concerted effort to start digging in. I think I mentioned a while back that...Laren