last night my dot and i went to the supermarket together and bought some produce and snackies for our lunches. first off, as sad as this may sound, this is one of the best times i’ve had with my dot in a while. we were together, we were on the same mission, and we actually took the time to walk through the market and look at things. we took time. something we have neglected to do for ourselves and for each other.
one of the last dramas i was in was talking about how fast things can start to go during the holidays and i was able to contribute a line which ended up being one i got to deliver during the performance!
so we spent some precious time together at our local kroger picking over fruit (i got nectarines, he got peaches, we both got plums), salivating over the snackies (we ended up getting fig newtons, honey teddy grahams, and fritos scoops), and scoring on a sale on 6-packs of water (10 6-packs for 10 dollars). we also picked up some laughing cow cheese wedges, which was a major expenditure to me. i’d like to get them at costco next time. and we got some extra sharp cheddar cheese (a favorite for both of us) and some triscuits and wheat thins.
i hadn’t bought snackies in a while since we put ourselves on a rather strict spending plan, but as i told my dot yesterday, when i am at work and i am dreaming all day of going downstairs to the cafe and buying some potato chips, it’s time to splurge. they aren’t cheap. but they’re cheaper at the supermarket than they would be at the cafeteria.
for our lunches today, i packed (in boring ole tupperware. i covet you, mr bento. i covet you) leftover black beans and rice from dinner last night topped with jalapeno slices and sprinkled it with konriko’s jalapeno all purpose seasoning, a plum, shelled edamame, 3 fig newtons, some teddy grahams and garlicy pretzel croutons. very yummy, but very potent). i snapped a photo before i packed mine all up. i also added a nectarine (a peach for him) and a carrot cake (he got banana nut) muffin for breakfast
this is the best seasoning.. ever!
the black bean and rice recipe was super duper easy. my belly was rumbling yesterday starting around 3:30 so on my drive home i was trying to figure out something quick and easy. i took a can of black beans and drained the juice into a 2 cup measuring cup, then poured in the juice from a small can of diced chilis and the juice from about half a can of chopped tomatoes. filled the measuring cup up the rest of the way to the 2 cup mark with water and used that to cook the rice with. when the rice was done, i fluffed it, then added the beans, chilis, and the half can of tomatoes. we gorged.
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