During my prolonged recovery, there was a period of time where we had virtually no food in our house. So, Jeff loaded up the van and took Asa and Addison to the store so that we could have something for dinner. Upon returning. I was both surprised and amused to see what they returned home with...
A ginger root
A $6 block of fancy-pants cheese
A $6 bottle of fancy-pants Stone Ground Dijon mustard
A coconut (yes, a whole coconut)
A pound of sea scallops
A squash
A yellow bell pepper
A mixed container of bizarre Japanese mushrooms
All three boys bounced into the house with their loot. A very confused and still recovering mother made pasta with stir-fried mushrooms, pepper, and ginger root and pan-seared scallops. Being given a random assortment of foods made me feel a bit like the Iron Chef. It was a little more effort than I had planned for (since I planned for no effort at all on my part), but it was still a pretty good meal... and the boys were very excited about the coconut, until they opened it to realize they didn't like it.
Dinner was successful, but the next time I think I'll send him with a list.
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I really laughed at this- Joel comes home from the grocery store with expensive ingredients and big ideas, too. Here I am, printing out my recipes, making a list before I go- God forbid I buy extra stuff- and pawing through the sale meats to save a little, and he comes home with a pork tenderloin. At least it's good, I guess!
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