cooking boycott over
Boy was it bad last week. At least two days my entire caloric intake came from Starbucks. No, I didn't just caffeine out all day, just show up and buy breakfast and lunch to go, then wimp out and not feel like anything for dinner. That's just sad. My issues of "Food and Wine" might as well roll over in their magazine racks.
On Thursday last week I had Safeway deliver a pile a groceries to my house. The last time I did that sort of thing was back in the HomeGrocer days. I had a pretty good experience with Safeway, although I'm not sure they understand what "no spots" means for the bananas. It gave me a serious head start for recovering from empty fridge syndrome. But curiously, it wasn't quite enough. I also had to drop a bill at Cash and Carry, the big grocery secret around here.
Cash and Carry is a lot like Costco used to be, back in the good old days before they got all customer focused. You've got the flat style carts that are impossible to steer. You don't get bags, but old fruit boxes to take your stuff home in. Then, there's the incredibly bizarre selection. An entire aisle devoted to espresso add-on syrups, for example. But if you know what they do have, you know they have it cheap and it will be well worth your while. Cheaper than Safeway even. Very cheap. If you're living off $200 a month food budget, then save up for three months and you'll do yourself proud at the C and C.
Tonight I'm making burritos, a whole flat of them, with Spanish rice, cheese, pinto beans, and a tri-pepper sauté. Also I'm finishing up a Mediterranean pasta salad with sun dried tomatoes and kalamata olives. Already I have a pile of teriyaki chicken in the fridge - nothing better than cold chicken once it starts getting hot.
Hopefully this will make the week ahead easier food-wise.