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It's been a while

You know, folks always talk about the financial expense of moving to a new place, and, while that was pretty rough for me, the emotional and time expenses were pretty high, too. There were definitely highs and lows: a new kitchen not half covered in a shitty roommate's drug paraphernalia, no more groceries going missing after said paraphernalia is utilized, lots of changed routines leading to some hobbies falling by the wayside...as in, I've been too fucking busy learning my new life to update the blog.
But that doesn't mean I haven't been cooking and trying new things. For some reason, I got on a polenta kick. Even tried mixing lentils into polenta (in my supreme creativity, I call it "polentil"). I'm going more pescatarian for a little while to help lose some weight. I say "more pescatarian" because sometimes life says "here's some leftover pork at work, have a bite."
I've also been hitting the farmer's market weekly for my veggies. In addition to surprisingly better prices than at Kroger, there is also a considerably broader selection, plus a little more personal interaction with the vendors. Hell, I was able to try a brand new ingredient (grey squash) because one of the vendors comped me one a couple weeks ago.
Also, I recently began upgrading my food storage to help better preserve the veggies I buy and to cut down on my plastic use. I figure I've already got about half a billion things giving me cancer, so I can at least start cutting out microplastics some. I bring home some mushrooms from the market, clean them, and stick them in a glass box with a bamboo lid that makes a pretty airtight seal. They keep better than in the Kroger plastic wrapped carton, and they're ready to just pop out of the box and use for dinner. Winning all around.
Another fun by-product of the wider selection at the market is that I get to play with a lot more colors. Mashed purple sweet potatoes, purple and yellow carrots, purple cauliflower or cream pea purees...lots of fun to be had with colors. Almost like I'm cooking with crayons. It's really just been a blast lately. I'm sorry I haven't been sharing it like I did, but that's what I'm trying to change now.
And don't worry: I'm still doing some experimenting, trying new techniques out to see what I can bring to other folks to check out. I'm going to get back into the habit of updating this blog, and things are about to get a lot bigger and better than they've ever been before.
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