Sequestration Meal #246

 

Once a year, I buy a bag of fresh cranberries. Their season is short, but they last quite a while in the fridge. With this year's, as you saw recently in my breakfast compilation, I made a cranberry topping. It was good on pancakes, but it was also good with this traditional American-style meal of a Wegmans Don't Be Chicken patty, some stuffing, and brussels sprouts.

I'm really glad I accepted that my favorite way to eat brussels sprouts is the unsophisticated, boiled-then-buttered (Earth Balance) with salt and pepper. They're so delightful! That isn't to say that I don't enjoy them roasted or fancified in various ways, but they're also wonderful this lazy way. And there's something nice, too, about this wintery meal with its end-of-season produce. Pretty colors aren't limited to spring and summer!

I don't know why suddenly I care so much about what season we're in. Maybe it has something to do with not going outside as much anymore and needing a connection to the calendar in the midst of all the monotony.