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background to today's cooking frenzy; my Mom's mobility keeps her mostly housebound, my Dad became her caretaker, I visit them regularly as mostly emotional support. Typically I'll go somewhere with Dad so he's got someone to talk to while out, then hang out around dinner so Mom feels wanted too.
Yesterday some of going places with Dad was getting huge produce at a farmer's market.
Today I roasted a huge fennel bulb, added half the big radishes to existing pickles, used the rest with most of the lettuce in salads for lunch and later this week (also used remaining shallots from Thursday), made a big pot of curry (not stuff from the farmer's market), and used the oven to use up a few remaining fish fillets as the rest of lunch.
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@Kusimanse Anywhere we go winds up being Dad's option, with him driving and doing most of the talking, it's very childlike. Edmonds' Farmer's Market is a frequent stop, Ballard somewhat less so. I think he likes the idea that I enjoy vegetables and cook with them even if they're things like kohlrabi and celery root which he won't/doesn't touch.
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@Leucrotta Ooof about that.
But glad the Farmer's market is at least a reasonable stop.
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@Leucrotta Mmm sounds delicious. And Farmer's market sounds like a good thing to do with your Dad, overall. Gets you good groceries! Conversation around the fairly neutral topic of veggies!