My time during the last two or so weeks has been solely possessed by the move to North Carolina. We're just about settled in at our new place now, but I still haven't found my cooking rhythm. While there is certainly no shortage of grocery stores in this area (Harris Teeter, Fresh Market, Whole Foods, Super Target Weaver Street Market, and Food Lion), I still haven't figured out a shopping and cooking schedule.
I'm also frustrated with cooking because the kitchen here is awful. The stove is equipped with "Safe-T" stovetop burner converters, which prevent the burners from heating over 350 degrees. (Thirty-two minutes to boil a pot of water for spaghetti? Are you kidding me?) Although they're supposed to prevent kitchen fires, all they've done so far is elevated my blood pressure and drawn out my inner sailor's colorful vocabulary. So that will be a big challenge to contend with in our new place.
Hopefully by early next week, I will have a new recipe or two to post. One big change (in case you missed my earlier post) is that I won't be posting seafood recipes anymore. I'm trying to learn about harvest schedules down here so that I can stick to my goal of eating more local and seasonal food.
You'll be hearing from me soon!
