Options

Option A

Wake up
Get dressed
Get list of items
Leave home

Start vehicle
Drive to …..

Park vehicle

Get to order counter
Place/pickup order

Go-to vehicle
Return to home
Park vehicle
Enjoy food.

Option B

Wake up
Order food
Receive notification of delivery
Get out of bed
Open door
Enjoy food.

Now you can discuss choice of A/B

Option A will always win if person wants to get outdoors or leave residence or not breaking a short trip to store habit. Also missing wave to neighbor, be seen, view neighborhood, small talk while waiting in line. (Although social distancing may hamper this). Freedom of driving .

Option B will be argued as sedentary, lazy and too expensive .

Pros of Option B

Time saver, convenience , focus on current task , not being in inclement weather, travel risk , vehicle operation. Freedom of not having to do Option A, relaxation, comfortable clothing. Leisure.

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May have been because of linking to a third party cloud , some times depending on the platform viewing pictures are present and not missing. Will update or remove this post as necessary.

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On the bench

Pictorial

stuffed eggplant

I’ve prepared eggplant before, mainly sliced into about 1 inch slices and prepared.

A different method this time. Basically sliced lengthwise, scoop out some of the interior leaving a shell (x2).

Prepare your favorite stuffing with the removed eggplant diced.

Sparing the details, such as peeling the eggplant, and salting and draining etc, precook the shells in an oven.

Add the stuffing to the shells and baked again till cooked through and soft.

Not the most appetizing pictures of the finished product but similar to a pizza with an eggplant crust.

the shells before baking

prepped ingredients and stuffing preparation

pre baking the shells

A small amount of cooked rice added with sauteed onion,diced green pepper and celery along with seasoning.Later, (not shown) add tomato sauce, diced, cooked sausage. spoon into shells, top with sliced mozzarella cheese.

The finished meal , Placing one of the shelves at the upper most position results in a broiler effect if you like the eggplant a bit more well done. Oven temp was about 350 degrees F Timing was by eye.

Chicken with wine

 

Catching up on some recent meals to post.

An easy recipe for a classic way to prepare chicken. One of the many adaptations of coq au vin. I won’t post the recipe as there are so many variations. Basically a braised chicken with wine.

 

Quick bowl of soup

Chicken broth, Chicken, steamed veggies, homemade noodles , season as you like.(Chili paste) Top with fried egg.

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AM

Typical Good Morning To You

chicken croquette

My version , a chicken meatball with a flour, egg wash and cracker coating . Another use of the vortex oven. Served with a tomato sauce and pasta.

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Making them a bit smaller and using toothpicks would make a great appetizer to serve with different dipping sauces.