It’s already September 2020. Where did 2020 go? Down in history we all hope. It’s been the longest and shortest year all at the same time. I live in a new area since I last posted in February 2019. Since that time we have moved from the West Coast to the East Coast. It might as well be another continent. I’m still figuring out the seasons, literally, and what is available that’s locally grown. There are a couple of great stores here that sell locally grown fruit and vegatables. My shopping expeditions are limited, due to this pandemic situation, for those reading this in 2030 (I so hope your not reading this in 2030), it’s the COVID Pandemic of 2020, let’s hope it doesn’t last too much past this nutty year.
I’ve not explored past my regular supermarket, here it’s called Hannefords, and an occasional hour drive to Trader Joes. Of the images above i think i’m most likely to explore the figs the most. But I’m kind of craving something simple with melon and proscuitto. That’s always a good sweet and savory combo. I love pomegranites and hope to secure some, last year i was gifted quite a few, I know they aren’t cheap to buy, so let’s see if these even grow well on the east coast.
Do you find when you move that your a little stunted in the cooking area? I’ve moved twice in the past 5 years and both times I just forgot what I use to make. Moving here to New York, completely stumped us. It took my friend visiting in October (that would be about 5 months after moving here) to figure out what to make. She really helped me get out of the cooking rut. That’s not to say we don’t OFTEN go to our regular taco mode, super easy and simple to make. But i did start dusting off my cookbooks and we shared a few recipes to get us in the mode.
Then the Pandemic. Oy vey, I need to write a post on all the baking I did. To my defense it was still winter here in New York, my favorite time to bake. Although the heat never stopped me either. I’ll write all about the hard recipes I tried, i feel like I really pushed myself out of my cooking funk. In the meantime, let’s celebrate what we CAN do and that’s eat locally grown foods. Try and find out what’s fresh and in season in your area and act like your on “Chopped” open that basket and use your creativity to make something delicious. Enjoy Fall or Autumn, depending on where you live. This is my second favorite time of year after Spring. It’s the changing of the seasons I love. And Fall in New York is amazing.
