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▲ 5 r/AskCulinary

After years of resisting, I've finally become a fan of iceberg wedge salads. My problem: I live alone, and I can't figure out how to keep the other three wedges from getting nasty looking before I can eat them. I've tried an airtight container, I've tried wrapping in a damp paper towel then storing in a zip lock bag that's not completely sealed, and I've tried wrapping in a dry paper towel and then storing in a zip lock bag.

Am I doomed to have to eat brown lettuce for three days every time I buy a head of iceberg, or is there a technique I haven't found yet that will save me?

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u/CallMeSisyphus — 8 days ago
▲ 127 r/widowers

I always did the cooking (in return, he always did the dishes, which I thought was a much better deal anyway, because I love to cook and I hate the cleanup).

When he died, I couldn't cook for months. I lived on hummus, yogurt, cereal, and takeout. Finally, I decided the only way I could handle cooking again was by totally changing what I cooked. So I decided that going plant-based at home was the smart choice. And it was. If I wanted a burger, I could go out and have one. But I couldn't cook anything I used to make for us. I haven't cooked beef, pork, or chicken in over six years.

But last week, I got a hankering for Italian food - and since my first marriage was to an Italian dude from the Bronx who taught me everything I needed to know, I knew there was no restaurant near me that could scratch that itch.

So, I put on my big girl panties and made an Italian feast this weekend:

Homemade focaccia; meatballs and sauce cooked for eight slow, glorious hours with penne pasta; a wedge salad with homemade ranch dressing, dried cranberries, and a Balsamic reduction, and homemade tiramisu with boozy coffee AND boozy mascarpone cream.

Now, am I gonna go on a tear of cooking all our favorite foods? No. I don't really miss chicken all that much, and I was never much of a steak gal (unless it's a perfectly cooked filet, but a restaurant can do that better than I can).

But being able to make meatballs again? It may seem like a small, small thing, but this is a huge step forward for me, and I'm really proud of myself.

u/CallMeSisyphus — 10 days ago
▲ 96 r/focaccia

I used Alexandra Stafford's recipe (it was in the fridge from Wednesday night until this afternoon).

I could've maybe left it in the oven for another five minutes, but I'm pretty happy with it.

How'd I do?

u/CallMeSisyphus — 11 days ago
▲ 10 r/wfpb

Comfort food: a story

Yesterday, I came off a two-week course of antibiotics that were wreaking havoc on my stomach despite eating lots of fermented foods to keep my gut microbiome in good shape. I was nauseous ALL THE TIME. Until today.

Today, I was soooo hungry, and all I wanted was mashed potatoes and gravy. But I did not have the energy to peel, boil, and mash potatoes AND make my usual gravy, which involves chopping onions and carrots and garlic and mushrooms, and... just no.

Well, my friends, desperate times call for desperate measures, so I baked two large russet potatoes, and made gravy from Better Than Bouillon No Beef, some leftover wine, a splash of Kitchen Bouquet, and cornstarch to thicken it. Scooped the flesh from the potatoes into a bigass bowl, DROWNED it with that gravy, and ate every last bite.

Chat, it may be the laziest way ever to make "mashed" potatoes and gravy, but I'm here to tell you, that shit was FIRE.

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u/CallMeSisyphus — 12 days ago