Then we shop…

Just like you shop for your family, I shop for catering jobs. Each menu item is listed with an ingredient list. That way I do not forget things, most of the time. During this weird Covid time, some items are harder to find than others. Yipings Asian Market has had different hours, it is also thirty minutes away. But, it has the rice wrappers I love. Back to West Lebanon I go. Somethings I have no issue substituting and others no way. Rice wrappers fall into that category. I found gorgeous squash from good friends gardens. Perfect for roast vegetables. Chicken was a dollar more a pound from my usual purveyor, than my local store, and on it goes.

My list may be longer than yours, and have ingredients listed in pounds, but all in all we are lucky to have what we have and in the end does it matter? Just eat good food!