You brought me back a lemon and you squeezed me tight

[sovay]

"Would a Calvinist have just scoffed an entire bag of fish jerky?" I reasonably texted selkie, who had just significantly improved the evening of a week that has taken a deeply unwanted turn for the medical by causing a bagful of groceries and seltzer to appear on the front steps. Hestia professed interest in the little squares of maple-and-coconut salmon, but had to content herself with treats designed for delectation of cat and curling up on the couch next to me. I am fascinated by the pumpkin spice cookies that come ready to bake from refrigerated. The bananas are already having a short shelf life.

ETA: Later texted to spatch: "Who the hell is going to steal and sell Pedialyte? If you could get high off it, I'd have spent 2023 as a kite."

Comments

[asakiyume]

What a great care package!

[sovay]

What a great care package!

There was also pistachio butter.

[asakiyume]

My wee brain has exploded at the realization that yes, of course one can make pistachio butter. If you can make peanut and almond and cashew butter---!

[sovay]

My wee brain has exploded at the realization that yes, of course one can make pistachio butter. If you can make peanut and almond and cashew butter---!

It's the color of pond scum and it's the best!

[asakiyume]

The most delicious pond scum!

(Admittedly, I say that without sampling actual pond scum, but I feel pretty safe in the statement)

[thomasyan]

Instagram introduced me to two nut soups. I used one as inspiration this past weekend: I shelled unsalted, roasted pistachios and threw them into a blender with garlic, thyme, homemade chicken bone broth, a dash of milk (not sure that added anything), some salt, some ground black pepper, and gave it a whirl. Original recipe involved heat, but I was lazy for this first go round. Pretty tasty! I imagine pistachio butter would work, too.

At Lucy Ethiopian, we've gotten peanut butter tea, and again, I think using pistachio butter with hot water and honey (and milk? I forget) would be pretty damn tasty.

The NYT said pistachios and cherries go well together, and provided a recipe involving charred scallions. That also sounds worth experimenting with, but in terms of something close to their recipe and also a soup variation.

Who the hell is going to steal and sell Pedialyte?

I think I missed seeing this in the news, and am probably happier for it.

[sovay]

The NYT said pistachios and cherries go well together, and provided a recipe involving charred scallions. That also sounds worth experimenting with, but in terms of something close to their recipe and also a soup variation.

Pistachios and cherries go splendidly together and I would be intrigued to see a savorier setting for them.

I think I missed seeing this in the news, and am probably happier for it.

spatch saw it at the supermarket locked up with the infant formula.

[thomasyan]

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1021253-black-cherry-pistachio-salad-with-charred-scallion-vinaigrette?unlocked_article_code=1.jk8.iugV.-qbbzZwsN5KB&smid=share-url

Given the preponderance of cherries, maybe not as savory as I had remembered, but I'm definitely still curious, and wonder about flipping the cherry/pistachio ratio for something more savory.

As for "locked up", it makes me wonder if anyone has successfully used misdirection: lock something up to make it look attractive and take attention away from something more valuable/precious.

[moon_custafer]

Oh. I thought maybe someone very hungover had hijacked a truckload of the stuff.

[sovay]

Oh. I thought maybe someone very hungover had hijacked a truckload of the stuff.

I would have linked that!

[moon_custafer]

Point taken