We’ve been very lucky here. Safe. For as worried as I got, the power didn’t go out, the neighborhood looks largely like it did before the storm, with the exception perhaps, of the bulk of our fall foliage – a trivial loss. My friends and family are safe, although some are still without power, and a few are stranded in New York City and unable to leave.
My heart goes out to those in New York, New Jersey, West Virginia, and all the affected areas, whose lives have been ripped apart, and who have a long, long road ahead before anything will come close to a sense of normalcy.
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It seems absurd to post about meals, but I’ll share a few with you.
I’ve been sick since Monday, the stress didn’t help. The worst part about this cold is that my sense of taste is completely off, and I’ve been largely unsatisfied. My meals have been mostly boring – handfuls of nuts here and there, chicken soup, kale and ground beef, spinach and ground beef, chicken salad. I did make an awfully good carne asada, taking time to marinate the meat in lime juice with lots of cumin and garlic.
Other meals included artichoke bolognese, where I warmed a half a bag of frozen artichokes in some Rao’s marinara with ground beef. There was oxtail soup, more chicken soup, and a few chocolate cakes in a bowl.
I made a mango chicken curry, with bursts of fresh mint, and followed it up with a phenomenal shake: frozen banana, coconut milk, and cocoa powder. I’ll have to post the recipe for that one soon. Then there were sardines. And more sardines. Sardine salad and apples.
And my favorite banana pancake – which is really just a banana and an egg, cooked in some coconut oil, slow, like a pancake, and topped with almond butter and maple syrup.
I’m crossing my fingers that I shake this soon.
Isn’t there a strange kind of comfort in eating simple, uninteresting food, though? I mean, I’m usually happy with just a handful of nuts, or a quickly fried egg. And your banana pancake intrigues me.
I feel like I need to know more about the banana pancake. Details, please.
I’m sorry thank you’re sick, but thank you for this inspiring post. I just juiced a few limes, mixed with sofrito, and am marinating some steak in the mixture right now. Do you have the recipe for the mango chicken curry with mint? My mint plant is happily growing and could use some convincing into recipes.
Sondy, Mel, I’ll post the recipes soon!
Hope you feel better soon, Sam. Please please tell me more about these chocolate cakes in a bowl????
I live on LI and it was the worst storm I have ever experienced. We had no power for 5 days, but we are blessed as we are fine. Heading back to work tomorrow. Food is such comfort and I enjoy reading about food for that reason. Heck, I cooked full meals by flashlight for it made me happy. I look forward to seeing your recipes.
Winnie, I’m glad hear that you are safe!