Tuesday Things.
1. Having a blog for so long is such a weird thing because I can look at one photo and I’m instantly transported back to what was happening at the time I took it. So right now, looking at my photos from this time last year? Oh my gosh. Not-so-great feelings. Let’s just say that.
2. Oh these cookies and cream meringues are calling my name! And raspberry whipped cream?
3. I’ve had a major craving for a massive cheeseboard. You know, just a hugely obnoxious one that you could make and share before March 2020? It’s been so long since I made a huge one and boy am I craving all the things on it.
4. Can you imagine adding this to your salad dressing?! I’m doing it.
5. TV things!! Really all I’ve watched in the last week was the Harry and Meghan special. My mom always loved Diana when I was growing up so I feel like it’s always been a topic of discussion. I found it so eerie to watch Harry sit there, at the same age his mother died, and talk about such similar things. I adore Oprah and loved the interview and wish we could all get an inside look. I hate that we will never know the full story! Also sort of want to read Finding Freedom now.
6. Here’s a great review on the always pan! I have some of these and while they are fine, I can’t handle a pan that can’t go in the oven. Ha! I finish a lot of my food in the oven and it’s a go-to secret for me when it comes to cooking meat perfectly.
7. One thing that I hope sticks around from 2020: all the curbside pickup options. It’s basically a mom-of-little-kids’ dream. One thing I hope doesn’t stick: tiktok. Ha! Wishful thinking. What is one think you hope sticks and one you don’t?
8. Loved Julia’s article on diet culture. It’s such a good one.
18 Comments on “Tuesday Things.”
I’m sure I’ll get crap for saying it but I hope wearing a MASKS during cold/flu season stays in popularity. I have not been sick in a year and would usually have had a summer cold, fall cold, winter gunk and speeding towards “is it allergies or am I sick?” season.
I wish social media would go away in general- it’s become a beast and clearly not being used for good.
I completely agree! I have not been sick and my kids have not been sick all year because of masking/more hand washing/etc. I LOVE it. But I was also kind of a germophobe before this whole thing went down.
I have to add that I like not having any colds and enjoy
having my “personal space” ( 6FT ). I guess that’s the “positives” coming from this.
I love that I don’t have to take my dog into the vet! They come out and get her. Best thing ever!
hmmm…what do i want to stick around after covid? defo the ‘all public places are twice as clean as they used to be’ thing!!!! especially public bathrooms…and airports!
I live in New York and I hope the huge expansion of outdoor dining stays — makes many of the streets feel kind of like Europe, and especially as the weather gets nicer I like having the choice to eat outside.
Vanilla extract in salad dressing?? It sounds weird but I might have to give it a shot.
I hope that timed tickets at the museum and zoo stick around. A family member gifts us a zoo membership every year and before covid, parking was such a nightmare that it wasn’t even worth it. Now, though, it’s so easy to find a spot and if the kids want to leave after 45 minutes, I’m completely fine with it because it’s just less of a project overall.
Totally hope all the outdoor dining sticks around. And the working from home options! Before Covid, people used to come to work sick just to show up. Gross! I love being able to work on the deck during sunny spring/summer days!
I hope TeleHealth Appointments stick around! Dream!
SO, I think TikTok is alright, but what annoys me is how content from it becomes like, whole THINGS. 500 word articles and social media posts wherein people analyze or complain about the TikTok itself.
Yes to curbside! It is AMAZING with kids in car seats. That and online ordering. Love it.
I might save my Always pan over more practical items if my house was on fire. I love it so. My husband, god love him, manages to seal his food directly to the pan anytime he cooks so this pan has probably saved our marriage. No other pan can take such brutalizations.
I wish all chefs/servers/food preparers continued to wear masks for life while handling my food. Now the thought of anyone ever breathing near my food makes me want to gag!
Thanks for linking the last article! Enjoyed reading that. I think I’ve commented before that I’ve always appreciated that your blog gives me zero diet culture vibes and so much positivity around food and life. It’s been so helpful in my journey away from disordered eating and love for cooking. Can’t wait for your cookbook. I couldn’t find my email receipt for my pre-order (ordered from my local independent bookstore). Can I still get the extra recipes? Apologies if I need to go back and re-read the instructions.
thanks kate!! just sent them to you!
This 10000%!! I love that this blog does not play into diet culture. Such a breath of fresh air and honestly just so relieving to have a place like this online to just celebrate food & home cooking & life! Thanks for saying this Kate, and thanks for such an awesome blog, Jessica!
Vanilla in salad dressing? I’m so intrigued! Maybe my husband would eat a balsamic dressing with vanilla in it. I’m gonna try!
Loved the article about diet culture!
Thanks for the link to the review of the Always Pan. I thought that I wanted one but the fact that it can’t go in the oven deterred me. I had also read about the convex cooking surface but also read reports of the bottom of the pan scratching a glass cooktop and since I’ve got an induction cooktop, I didn’t want to risk it.