Sequestration Meal #295

Should I even be calling this a sequestration meal? I'm not fully sequestered anymore. But I honestly don't know what else to call it. I'm still working at home, and I don't exactly have a roaring social life these days outside Zoom. So I'm leaving it as it is for now, until I decide what else to label these.

For my first trip to the grocery store, I chose Trader Joe's. It's small, has limited selection, and is full of ready-made things to ease some of the pressure of cooking. (I'm going to have a hard time adjusting to the thought that I don't have to cook all the time!)

So I bought convenience and freedom, perhaps, in the form of this meal: multigrain bread spread with kalamata olive hummus and filled with spinach, cucumber, tomato, and Tofurky alongside some dill pickle chips my friend bought me recently as a surprise. 

I do get excited about cooking, don't get me wrong. I always did! But there was so much joy in not having to ration the easy foods for the bad times, and just eat a sandwich because I wanted to eat a sandwich, rather than forcing myself to cook something else.

Meals here are likely to look a bit less elaborate for a bit, but I still have a lot of recipes I want to try. And I also want to enjoy the freedom to eat down the stocks of non-perishables I have around here. I'm embarking on a whole new-to-me food adventure! But it started with a sandwich and chips, and they were absolutely delicious.

The world outside is looking pretty good, and I'm getting stronger. Whatever comes next, I'm enjoying the flowers.