Tag: food

I’ve had olive oil on my shopping list for over a week, but the good-priced stuff is at a store I don’t regularly frequent, and there hasn’t been a convenient occasion to go there. So I’ve been eyeing the diminishing volume every day as I cook, and repeating to myself “I have to buy olive oil.”

Then last night as I was falling asleep I suddenly remembered, apropos of nothing, that I had two bottles stashed in another cupboard. Score! I love it when my brain pulls a useful memory out of the subconscious filing cabinet and says “here you go!” Thank you, brain!

I happened to have the right hue in my palette (Indian Yellow) to paint the golden oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus citrinopileatus) that graced our pizza.

I rarely eat fish, but yesterday the salmon sounded good. Unfortunately it was a bit overcooked and tough 😩 So much for that splurge!

With all the sourdough bread I’ve been baking lately, I’ve realised how much I miss Vegemite. Yes, peanut butter is great, but sometimes I just want the salty bite of the Great Australian Spread. So I made the detour to World Market the other day to pick up a jar (they only have little ones, unfortunately).

Here’s the iconic 1950s TV ad. And here’s the remake from two years ago, featuring the same actress who played the baton-twirling little girl in the original version. Yeah, we love our Vegemite.

Family holiday gathering here tomorrow means meal prep today.

I like the generic Whole Foods packaging for their black lentils, with the peekaboo window showing the product. I also like the price; I haven’t found better, locally or online (not sponsored!) Tonight’s dinner: Umami Mushroom and Lentil Stew. Mm-mmm.