I went to the Korean market yesterday and bought a major haul of foods, including a huge jar of homemade kimchi. I have been rationing since distancing began, but needed to replenish that and several other items (they have great fresh veggies and fruits, and wonderful frozen selections for moments when cooking is less…

So next to toilet paper shortages in our local stores... no flour. Everyone suddenly decided to bake. There are lots of baked goods in the store but no flour and almost no sugar.

Would you like a great recipe for kimchi? Lemme know, and I’ll hook you up! It’s amazing! You’ll never want to buy it again once you make your own.

Since I’ve decided that I will be living in leggings now, I also made some pistascio pudding, froze it in cupcake liners, and then topped it with fudge Magic Shell

Yeah I think something that’s been missing from the discourse about grocery delivery is that most of the services around here are booked out a week+. Not super helpful if you need groceries now...

Tonight I made a roast chicken rubbed with lemongrass and chili butter, cooked over coconut rice. And pears caramelized in cream! Also started a biga for focaccia tomorrow. I’ve been out for a week with presumed covid and am finally feeling better, so I’m cooking up a storm. 

Yum! We have been baking every Monday as a way to kick off the week with fresh baked goods. This upcoming week: blueberry muffins. Also, I am always looking for new healthy-ish muffin recipes. So far we have done: banana, strawberry, raspberry lemon, and carrot!

I had a breakdown this morning. I have some grocery store related anxiety on a good day. One of the ways I resolve that is by rarely going alone and that’s kind of not an option now. Last week I went to the grocery store but had a panic attack afterwards. Even though it wasn’t that busy, the amount of people in masks…

Same. I’m claustrophobic and lonely. Everyone I call seems to be “making the best of this”, “keeping myself busy” or “spending time with family” and either they’re lying or I’m weird because the isolation is incredibly difficult for me.

Do princess dawgs count? I am so fucking over cooking for these kids at this point. I need a trophy for my dishwasher. Love your food ideas, just so TIRED of cooking every day when I used to love it.

My anxiety is spiking. And when my anxiety spikes, my chest hurts. And makes me think I have the ‘Rona.

Postcards After Hospice: She exhales, and we begin to learn how to live with the void of her absence

Agreed! Super adorable on all counts how she finally wore my brother down after trying for nearly a decade.

putting more effort and thought into it then having kids lol. When all this started i was like this is a perfect time so...

who’s had a solid pandemic-related meltdown recently!? wanna have a meltdown thread or share handy tips and tricks for waking up tomorrow and gritting our teeth through 1-3 more months of this?

What are you cooking lately? I wanted to make chocolate chocolate chip cookies, but I thought we probably already had enough cookies in the house. But to carry on the conversation from earlier this week about food that tastes good, but isn’t much to look at, I made Peruvian pork stew. It’s really tasty, like pork and…

My top lip is currently outraged at being shaved twice, in a week, to ensure a good protective mask fit for working on the wards. I’ve avoided cabin fever by being lucky enough to continue working, but I think the pressure is going to increase as the patients become more numerous and more unwell, and staff become…

While we haven’t done a pandemic foster yet, we did adopt this little lady at the beginning of February, so this time for all of us at home is allowing us to get used to each other.

Happy for the good boys & girls!

last week I shared about my friends father being very ill with Covid-19. I’m sorry to say he has since died of the illness. Many other friends have loved ones who are ill at this time as well. Meanwhile, except for phone calls(and staying inside), I am powerless to help in any way. I’m sad, and angry and lonely.…