Onions and potatoes seem like odd things to get excited about, don't they?Well, I'm the designated forager, so I hit the stores yesterday to pick up some milk, bread, and a few other things. They were busy, but not absolutely jammed like they were on Friday. Friday was hit by kind of a double whammy - not only were people stocking up for the coronavirus emergency, but the forecast for Saturday was for 3-4 inches of SNOW, piling one stressor on top of another.
I'd planned a St. Patrick's Day dinner for us - corned beef, potatoes, carrots, cabbage, and Irish soda bread, plus I wanted some rye bread and sliced Swiss cheese so I could make Reuben sandwiches with the leftovers. Well, no potatoes, onions, cabbage, or rye bread most places. Hardly any sliced cheese of any kind anywhere. I did find one loaf of rye and a few onions. I caught sight of some toilet paper, but it wasn't on my list. Still no rice or dried beans - also not on my list.
I did get a little tickled walking down the boxed dinner aisles - no boxed macaroni and cheese, which I expected, but I also noticed that the shelves for Hamburger Helper were nearly empty! I don't know exactly why I thought it was funny, but it just struck me that way. Still plenty of ice cream and wine, though!
Anyway, I had a few potatoes at home, but they were starting to look poorly, so that was one thing I really wanted. I was able to use those sad-ish potatoes with the corned beef because they would be boiled, but they wouldn't be good enough for roasting or baking or mashing.
Last evening the grocery ads arrived and looking through them, I saw POTATOES and ONIONS advertised! So I planned to hit Kroger this morning.
I got to the store about an hour after they opened. SCORE!
I was able to buy two five-pound bags of potatoes and a three-pound bag of onions, so we should be okay for those things for a couple of weeks.
The stores still have low stocks of many things, but the situation is improving - the supply chains are starting to catch up. So be patient! It's on the way!
I make a scavenger hunt out of grocery shopping to see what I can find. I have a list on the white board in my office showing what meals we have available to make. I was able to get potatoes the other day, but had to buy pre-cut onions from the produce area or go without. Have a glass of green onions that I used the green part of growing new green on the window sill in the kitchen.
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