rhea and i are supposed to get together for dinner tonight and i am having a hard time deciding where to go. i would really like to get out of this neighborhood but i feel bad making her drive. we will see what happens. i really need to learn how to grocery shop. i do not know how to shop in a way that will keep food in my house for more than a few days. maybe i just need to buy more or make jason stop eating so much. we went out for hotdogs the other night at hueys:
the chicago dog. i must say, i am surprising myself by how much of a fan i am becoming of the chicago dog. i get everything but the hot peppers because i am a wimp when it comes to spicy food but ill take the celery salt, pickle, relish, tomato, mustard and the sesame seed bun. and i like them charred. i limit myself to one a sitting but jason on the other hand can eat two no problem.
along with learning to grocery shop, i need some furniture for our apartment. i do not want to buy crappy stained furniture, i do not mind "lightly used" furniture and long as it doesn't smell or is falling apart. i like to look here and drool over the way people set up their houses. i would like a bed frame, a love seat, some end tables maybe an ottoman or two. and art. i want to cover my walls and make my apartment seem more loved. so far i have not been able to stop buying plants. i live right by gethsemane and it is hard for me to walk by without buying a new plant. i think plants make good presents and i think i will start giving them to more people. they last forever and make your air better. basically i'm working on my green thumb. i think i am doing a good job.
i think listening to NPR gives me comfort. the voices sound familiar and friendly and it lets me relax a little.
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How to go grocery shopping, by Danielle Basci (taught under the guidance of David S. Gunn, real live grown-up):
1. Pick a weekly time that you will always do your grocery shopping. Some like to shop on Sundays, but this usually means crowded aisles. Saturday afternoons are not bad. Always try to go on whichever day you pick every week.
2. Pick out about 4 recipes*. Go through cookbooks. Search online. Bonus if you find recipes that share ingredients.
3. MAKE A LIST. Compile your list of only the things that are needed to make your recipes. Then add in the weekly essentials such as milk, bread, eggs, etc. Always write down "fruit."
4. Go to the closest store with the best prices. Buy everything that's on your list. Don't buy anything that's not on your list.
5. Grocery shopping complete! Money saved! Time saved!
*I say 4 recipes because that's the usual lifetime of some of the fresher things you might need to buy from the store. You also have to account for outside get-togethers during the week where you won't need to cook dinner, and thus don't need a recipe.
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