No, I am not talking about toilet paper! We are home to 7 people, and we didn’t hoard TP in the early days, but we have managed to keep our supply up this last month. We struggled for a week to find napkins, but overall, our paper goods and pantry supplies are keeping up with our needs.
In addition to the paper goods and huge amounts of food that we seem to need every 10 days, I have found a few other ‘extras’ this past month that I wanted to share.
In the early days of quarantine, I signed up for every free online exercise class, but the class that has brought me the most joy, and the best results is a live zoom yoga class. I didn’t know Jennifer Moore before this stint at home, but I have been live-streaming her into my home on a very regular basis. I find the accountability of knowing she is watching keeps me consistent and also makes me stay the whole 60 minutes. She teaches 6 days a week, and it is often my favorite hour of the day. If you want to get on her class list email her at breathemoorejen@gmail.com
I am trying to keep up with exercise as we sure are doing a lot of eating! I have always loved to cook, and I have been very grateful that the need to cook 3 meals a day, 7 days a week hasn’t thrown me into a tailspin as I know it has for others. Here is a recipe that has become a quarantine staple, and is easy to master, and I bet you have a lot of the ingredients on hand. https://whitneybond.com/healthy-turkey-lettuce-wraps/
I skip the Chinese 5 spice and ginger, and if you don’t have water chestnuts that is ok too. Romaine has been hard to find some weeks, but we have found serving it over Thai Rice Noodles is equally yummy!
Another favorite this month is the cookbook Nothing Fancy (https://www.amazon.com/Nothing-Fancy-Unfussy-Having-People/dp/0451497015) by NYT columnist Alison Roman. The rest of the title is “unfissy food for having people over.” I am not advocating having people over, but I am encouraging you to remember you likely have a full house so practice some new, easy recipes now. Once we can safely gather again, you will have your dinner party menu set and ready to go!
Finally, if you are local, remember to shop local. GROW ( http://growdelivers.com/) is our local grocery, and they are working overtime to pack and deliver to HUNDREDS of families each week. Please support them with an order, and in case you didn’t know it, they deliver WINE too!
http://growdelivers.com/