Making Do

Returned from an overseas trip (abruptly) to an empty fridge and a more empty grocery store.  Instead of getting my "list" of grocery items, I went for what they had.  Coleslaw mix (basically shaved cabbage in a bag), some hot peppers, Thai Eggplants and picked-by-hand Spinach (complete with clumps of mud).  Started searching recipes.  Made an Asian stir-fry yesterday, will do a Coconut Green Curry tomorrow, then soup.  Days of meals off of the leftovers of the produce department.  Not bad!  Flexibility, patience and a willingness to try new things is a must in this day and age.  Yes, I will be buying some restaurant take-out (they desperately need the funds) and will not be eschewing Asian places.  There is zero fact -- fact, not fear -- that the poor of this nation who man the kitchen areas of restaurants are more likely to spread any kind of disease.  Much more worried about my elderly white parents in a community of other elderly whites, many of whom enjoy a good cruise now and then.  There is also appreciation.  I always buy the triple washed greens.  It takes time to wash spinach thoroughly!  I will never take a box of that pre-washed stuff for granted ever again.  Stay whole, people.  Cook something fun, let this be a new day of exploration, and let things take time.  Everything is going to slow down.  That's not an altogether bad thing.