It might be surprising that my kitchen is not always well stocked nor can I usually be bothered to get everything I need for a week’s worth of nourishing, delicious meals. Back in lockdown, I relished going to Newington Green Grocers and stocking up on pink flecked heads of Castelfranco lettuce, fragrant bunches of herbs and punnets of plump king oyster mushrooms.
But these days, I’ll be eating out of the fridge until the very last possible minute.
Which is why I ended up eating two flimsy tacos stuffed with potatoes that had been seasoned with pretty much anything and everything in my cupboard (an attempt to mask the simplicity). The same can be said for the sweet potato that had been sitting in my vegetable drawer, that seems to be making its way into every meal I eat right now.
This was absolute proof to me that there’s always a way you can make something delicious in your kitchen without having to leave the house, which is the emotional state I live in during winter.
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