Market Day
by Kitty Boots
Shit, the mask is claustrophobic. No Romaine lettuce at Walmart, gotta hit Aldi, too. Should have picked up bananas at Walmart...Aldi's are green...shit...
No ground pork, either and my son wants meatloaf for his birthday. Sugar-free ice cream sandwiches for my husband, dream on.
Stir fried tofu? I love it, everyone else, not. No box Pinot Grigio on the shelf, the crappy Chardonnay...shit...
Get back in the car and go for the hand sanitizer, AGAIN.
At least we're good on toilet paper and bleach. Cat litter, check. Rachael Ray dry cat food, check. Blue Buffalo for the dog, check. Bottled water, check.
Tomato paste seemed to be in short supply, as did pasta. Broccoli abundant, can't eat anymore of it...shit...
Kettle potato chips, hummus, pita chips. A bottle of Riesling AND a bottle of Pinot. Sweet potatoes, long grain rice. Strawberries, spinach.
Brownie mix and cream cheese, a block of sharp cheddar. No sliced roast beef...shit...
Ciabatta rolls, sourdough bread. Unsalted butter, Trop Cal orange juice with added vitamin D.
Yellow squash and zucchini, wonderful stuffed with seasoned breadcrumbs and anchovies...I'd be the only taker...shit...
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Author's Note
Grocery shopping and cooking for the family during the Pandemic...
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Well...shit! Glad you've kept your poetic sense of humor. It's a needed commodity--even here on the 'naut! ;)
He, he...thanks, Matt. As down as I get sometimes, the sarcasm and humor leak out...
This nails it! I have never hated broccolly (I misspelled it on purpose to show my disrespect) as much as I hate it now!
Wonderful images -
"Kettle potato chips, hummus, pita chips. A bottle of Riesling AND a bottle of Pinot. Sweet potatoes, long grain rice. Strawberries, spinach."
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Thank you, Dianne! I've started to refer to my grocery trips as "foraging" and like to think of myself as a modern-day hunter-gatherer.
Thank you, Sam. I think I made you hungry!
Life is hard.
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Sounds about right. *
Enjoyable read *
Good one.
Nailed it.
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Awesome. I'm gonna saute my mask!*
Thank you, Tim...it's getting tiresome...I guess I need to cruise the back roads again...you never know what will inspire you! :)
Thank you, James. Life ain't hard, menu planning is hard!
Thank you, Beate!
Thank you, Foster.
Thank you, James Claffey.
Thank you, Bill.