Quarantine supper tonite... Live from NYC...
Sun peeking through... warming the office while work absorbs the hours... coffee and what the hubs calls... weird oatmeal... waiting to be consumed. The weird oatmeal... oats soaked overnight in beef gravy from last nights stew... heated in the microwave... rested... then warmed through... savory oats... love it. He wrinkles his nose at it while he eats his oats with milk, cranberries and cinnamon... also delicious.
Hours later... the office chair glued to pants... creaking upwards to stretch between the dreaded “to do” list... time to defrost something for supper. Chicken... not feeling inspired today... boneless breasts... least favorite cut... maybe an idea will arrive? Perusing recipes... there are thousands from which to chose ~yawn~ none jump out shrieking... COOK ME! Gah... we do need to eat. Maybe later.
Later arrives... still uninspired... peek in the fridge for ideas... sprouts look ready for use... so far... chicken and sprouts... potatoes... BOOM... hash! Finally inspiration arrives at the last moment... time to cook.
Cube the chicken... season... salt... pepper... garlic... onion... turmeric... paprika... Cajun spice mix... brown in olive oil... set aside. Sprouts halved... face down... more olive oil... salt... pepper... crank up the heat... cover almost all the way... lightly brown... add to chicken in a pan warming in the oven. Finally potatoes... diced... more olive oil and seasonings... salt... pepper... garlic... onion... paprika... medium high heat... cover on most of the way... sizzling... finished... chicken... sprouts back in the pan... toss to mix and serve... a no recipe recipe for chicken sprout potato hash for an uninspired supper quandary. It was good... and we had to eat, so... it worked.
Covid stole 4000 souls from us today in America... last night the hubs, Mom and I signed up for vaccines at our local hospital. We are on the waiting list... those with two risk factors are at the front of the line after health care workers... Mom needs the protection... 90 years old... stroke and cancer survivor... the hubs too... diabetic... high blood pressure... I qualify now as a health care provider but won’t take my vaccine before Mom and the hubs... they need it more. Please sign up at your local hospital... get vaccinated... protect yourself and the folks you love from unintended consequences. In the interim... you know what to do... mask up... give air kisses from the sidewalk... and wash those germy hands😷💕
How was your day? What’s on your plate? Thoughts?
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