Salmon Loin… Roasted Asparagus and Broccoli… Crunchy Tots & Homemade Chocolate Chippers

 Vaccinated supper tonite… Live from NYC…

Bright sunshiney day…  temps inching up… thermometer shivering up to a couple of degrees above freezing… not enough to melt any of the snow piled high on lawns and curbs… hoping for a brief warm up later in the week

Breakfast on the go…  coffee🧋for two ☕️ and a mini wrap each…dermatology check up early on… bi-annual skin examination…  such a good idea for those of us of a certain age… takes about 40 years for the DNA in skin to being to show sun damage… clear report… again… pleased 😁

Off to the market… picking up groceries to deliver to Mom tomorrow… hit the discount 5 pound bag lottery… scored green leaf lettuce…  squash… peppers…  lemons and limes…  broccoli…  asparagus…  cucumber…  and organic mushrooms…  wheeee ☺️🙃

Tonites supper… roasted salmon loin with roasted asparagus and broccoli 🥦 crunchy tater tots… for dessert… homemade oatmeal chocolate chip cookies…  leftover oatmeal and butter from yesterdays bars made delicious cookies 🍪 hubs enjoying with a cup of decaf ☕️ tea 🫖 for yours truly 😋

Had a strange encounter at the market today… a woman… searching at the discount produce area…  I join… selecting two items for our home… she reacts… grabbing about 8 bags… sorts through them… puts half back… glares at me then leaves…  couldn’t really see her face… mask… hat… sunglasses… it was… to say the least… odd 🤷🏼‍♀️

Covid still as risk as the number of new infections continues to drop #GetYourJabOn  practice self care… mask up… limit interactions… sail through the market and wash those germy hands 😷💕

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Pasta & Meatballs with Crisp Green Salad and Chocolate, Coconut, Peanut Oat Bars

 Vaccinated supper tonite… Live from NYC…

Post bomb cyclone tonite…  over a foot of snow still on the ground… temps registering below freezing round the clock…  winds 💨 dying down…  bright ineffective sunshine today…  office feeling warm amongst five windows… Mr Sam snuggled up on his carpeted perch absorbing rays ☀️ watching a pair of blue jays in our tree… hopping down to the ground looking for food…  then back to the branch… even bird feet 👣 get cold in the snow ❄️ 

Breakfast… coffee ☕️ for two… the hubs taking his to go… along with a couple of mini wraps and snack of apple and cheese… helping out our son and DIL with a project…  iced java🧋and a few peanuts 🥜 at the office desk…  tying up loose ends from the sale of Mom’s home and contents… getting ready for tax season 😩

Finally past 5pm… off to the kitchen to let the creative juices flow…  pasta… meatballs and homemade sauce with shredded Parmesan & crisp green salad with hydroponic basil… for dessert… chocolate, coconut, peanut oat bars and decaf for the hubs 😋

Heartbreaking milestone today… covid has stolen 1,000,000 souls from America.  We grieve as a nation this immeasurable loss of life and the insurmountable toll it has taken on the families affected  #GetYourJabOn  one life lost is one too many… mask up… limit interactions… fly through the market and wash those germy hands 💕😷

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Winter White Bean & Sausage Soup

 Vaccinated supper tonite… Live from NYC…

Shopping at the market… done ✔️ 

Snow shovels brought in from the garage… done ✔️ 

Water greenhouse plants… rosemary and thyme… done ✔️ 

Situate deck furniture against strong winds… done ✔️ 

Fill up car tank with gas… done ✔️ 

Ready for our nor’easter bomb cyclone 🌀 

Our area in north queens near the Long Island Sound expecting roughly 12” snow accompanied by winds about 35 mph… possibly gusting to 50 mph

We will be dealing with the snow tonite through about 2pm Saturday…

Eastern Long Island up through Boston area expecting about 24” snow and winds at about 50 mph gusting even higher dealing with the storm until about 10 pm Saturday 

Breakfast… coffee for two… his hot ☕️ with eggs and toast… hers iced🧋with a turkey mini wrap… the hubs off to his workshop to clean & repair our leaky washing machine…  finally able to see clearly after dilation wore off… took care of remaining mail and calls that couldn’t be done yesterday…

What to do when a storm bears down on NYC?  Make Winter White Bean and Sausage soup… so warming and comforting on this blustery snowy night… served alongside toasted whole wheat pita and a frosty Modelo Negro 🍺 

Covid still a risk… new infections declining slowly across the US…  hospitalizations and deaths expected to follow in the next weeks… fingers crossed that this wave will end soon 🤞 #GetYourJabOn  mask up… limit interactions… buzz through the market and wash those germy hands 😷💕

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Pork Chops in Grape Tomato Gravy with Quinoa

 Vaccinated supper tonite…  Live from NYC…

Bright sunshine streaming through the windows… temps in the mid 30’s… light breeze… squirrel 🐿 family out and about fattening up before the big storm…  

Breakfast on the run…  the hubs downing yogurt and blueberries… a quick glass of water and off we go…  

First time for a complete eye exam… been experiencing large globular floating clouds in the field of view… making sure the eyeballs are okay…  spent about an hour looking away from the VERY bright light shining into dilated pupils…  finding out that… aside from frustration at the large floating clouds… all is normal and okay with the eyeballs 👀 

So very glad the hubs came along… just in case… stepped outside into the BRIGHT sunshine and 💥 pow 💥 sunglasses not nearly enough!!  Straight home to avoid searing the now totally dilated pupils…  ever take an overexposed photo in a sunlit room?  How the light seems to glow around objects and expand from the windows?  Yup… spending the remainder of the day out of the office…  too many windows!!  Didn’t matter...  can’t read…  life is blurry…  hubs looking in the eyeballs 👀 getting creeped out 🤣

Supper tonite…  carefully slicing grape tomatoes for the sauce after searing the pork chops…  still blurry…  farro was easy…  didn’t need to see much… putting it all on the plate… tried chopping the blurry parsley 🌿 Got it all on the plate and even took a photo!  Looking blurry tonite?  Sorry…  couldn’t really see much… but tasting pretty good 😋

Sarah Palin on the news tonite… positive for covid… dining in NYC in an outdoor enclosure on the upper west side…  please folks… if you KNOW you’re positive… please stay home… be selfish… don’t share your germs 🦠 

#GetYourJabOn  mask up… limit interactions… fly through the market and wash those germy hands 😷💕

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Mozzarella and Sun Dried Tomato Tortellini over Weeknight Turkey Bolognese

 Vaccinated supper tonite…. Live from NYC…

Bright sun…  thermometer soaring into the mid 40’s giving us a glimpse of spring…  squirrel babies chasing one another in the trees… mama 🐿 on the deck rail munching acorns…  packing it in before the cold arrives tonite…  sparrows… starlings… mockingbirds taking advantage of the warmth

Breakfast… hot java ☕️ for him… iced🧋for her… 4” pancakes 🥞 a rarity…  on the menu…  hand size… perfect for nibbling…  made by the hubs 🥰

Catching up on mail… calls… paperwork…  reviewing documents…  so glad to be able to enjoy sunshine through office windows… Mr Sam snoozing on his carpeted window perch… soaking in the rays ☀️ 

Hubs exercising his knee… tending to his hydroponic garden… todays harvest… fresh parsley 🌿 fragrant and delicate 

Supper tonite…  fresh mozzarella and sun dried tomato tortellini over weeknight turkey bolognese…  with hydroponic parsley… a delightful Pinot Noir alongside 🍷 so filling and soul soothing 🍝 

This pandemic isn’t done with humanity just yet…  another new variant may be popping up here in the US…  take your health seriously folks #GetYourJabOn  it’s important… mask up... limit interactions… glide through the market and wash those germy hands 😷💕

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Falafel… Hummus and Salad

 Vaccinated supper tonite…. Live from NYC…

A break in the action…  temps climbing into the mid 30’s…  feeling almost mild in comparison to the windy frigid air… at the edge of the deck a little pile of acorn shells… mama squirrel 🐿 using the space for a lunch spot…  few sparrows on the garage roof sunning 

Breakfast on the go…  taking a drive out to eastern Long Island… quick trip to the doctor for a check up…. seems we shall live another year 🤣  Visiting a  Lidl market in that area…  a bit larger store…  well stocked…   hubs first experience with Lidl…  sweet to join me… it is a food market after all  🛒 more exciting to the family cook 🧑‍🍳 picking up lots of goodies for the weeks meals

Stopping for a quick bite 🥪 and coffee ☕️ prior to driving back home… a delightful break from routine on a sunny ☀️ day

Supper tonite… meatless Monday… falafel with hummus and a big salad…  filling and fast… a glass of Sauvignon Blanc alongside…  dessert… a schoggi bun each with tea 🫖 for two

Covid continuing to dominate the news… infections seemingly slowing… waiting impatiently for the next lull between surges for the chance to take a short local trip… feeling the need for a brief getaway?  Us too 😫 Seems like the pandemic may continue for a while longer 😩 #GetYourJabOn  folks… practice self care… mask up… limit interactions… zoom through the market and wash those germy hands 😷💕

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Carrot Cake & Schoggliweggili

 Vaccinated supper tonite… Live from NYC…

A weekend of cold days… perfect opportunity to play in the kitchen…

Special thanks to Beth Benson… your post showing the Swiss chocolate buns (schoggiweggili) motiving these results…  so delicious… a first foray into enriched yeast dough…  a successful outcome… so pleased 😋

Another first… carrot cake with cream cheese frosting 🥕 recipe by Sally’s Baking Addiction…  subbed out the toasted pecans with dried cranberries… delicious… other than orange carrot juice splattered all over the kitchen countertop 🤣 another successful bake…  not usually such a sloppy baker 🤷🏼‍♀️ ah well… post clean up… so worth it in the end 

Supper tonite… chicken in a delicious lemon cream sauce with roasted veggies… pappardelle and salad… enjoying a wonderful evening with dear friends… who also happen to be fabulous cooks…  the little schoggis brought over…  a delightful dessert 😋

New covid infections in the northeast declining…  those in hospital 🏥 over 92% unvaccinated…  the remainder of the US still experiencing the worst of the omicron wave #GetYourJabOn  and get boosted…  protect your health… it’s irreplaceable… mask up… limit interactions… zoom through the market and wash those germy hands 😷💕

How was your day?   What’s on your plate?   Thoughts?