No more thinking about what to make, looking balefully at the cupboard, and blankly reaching for the pasta, feeling like I've made a good effort by throwing some extra spinach and garlic into the Trader Joe's marinara.
Now I actually crack open my fabulous cookbooks. Favorites include:
- The San Francisco Ferry Building Farmer's Market Cookbook (gives recipes by what's in season locally)
- The Cheeseboard Collective (if I'm feeling ambitious and in need of amazing bread recipes)
- The Millenium Cookbook (no better vegan paella out there)
- things out of Sunset magazine (I'm in love with Sunset magazine)
- I don't have it yet so not sure if it'll be a fave, but I'm looking forward to getting Lorna Sass' Pressure Perfect cookbook. I'm excited about using my pressure cooker more!
I pick out recipes that look good, and then shop away. It makes shopping quick, which is good considering I don't know how long Paloma will last at any given awake moment. Usually she's mellow, though.
Next challenge- how to tote her around - she's a little too heavy to carry and the Strolee plus handbasket is a little too unwieldy in the supermarket...
