#veg box delivery

[kandidandi]

hey btw i never wake up early enough to go to the cool pancake shop it closes at 11am i think its stupid anyways i can eat yummy pancakes today muahahaha

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THIS IS AN APOLOGY DRABBLE

It has been quite a bit since I last posted the prologue of the short fic I’m making and I’m trying my best to get to the requests, so here’s something short just to add while I’m still working on the other oneshots and chapters! ^^

(pls fill my request box thank you 😓😓)

FLUFF (kind of suggestive though?)

pairing = fem!reader x Francis

I.

The sound of the springy bed squeaking roused you from your slumber. Your eyes, still sensitive to the surroundings, narrowed as you tried to wake yourself up. Seeing your vision still slightly blurry, but Francis’s figure beside you is already getting up from his spot on the bed. His toned, exposed back had red scratch marks all over. Right, you both had a steamy night last night before bed.

“Francis…” You softly called out. Your voice still a bit hoarse but had a gentle touch to it. You were still half asleep, your eyelids still heavy but your brain was slightly conscious.

Silence only responded until footsteps were heard padding towards the bed again. Then you felt his weight of his knee on the bed right behind you. Francis leaned down to gather you in his arms, nuzzling your bed headed hair and breathing in your scent. Spooning you from behind.

“Mmm?” Your husband hummed quietly into your hair. His calloused hands gliding up your body, slipping beneath the hem of your silk sleepwear.

That definitely woke you up. A satisfying shiver ran up your spine before you pressed your back against his exposed chest. Letting out a shaky sigh of relief. You heard his chuckle and felt rumbling in his chest as he did so.

“You’re making it difficult to leave the bed,” You whined and complained without having the intention to act against it. In fact, both of you wanted to veg out on the bed and just be in each other’s warm embrace.

“As much as I want to join you, m’lady, I have deliveries to tend to.” The milkman smirked and playfully nibbled on your ear, causing you to squeal a little before he hopped off the bed and walked to the bathroom to clean himself up. He was already running late.

“Oh you devil!”

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[liminalweirdo]

okay once again i am coming to tumblr to ask for help as in HOW DO I EAT MORE VEGETABLES IN THE AGE OF LISTERIA. lol but no really, here is the problem:

i was a salad guy, i used to eat mostly raw veg but i don't feel super comfortable doing that rn.

i'm also autistic and i end up getting super overwhelmed every dinner time because adding new steps for dishes i haven't made before is really daunting, and when i start looking for new recipes online it's like there are so fucking many? so i freeze.

basically i love vegetables and pre-pandemic i ate them all the time but now that we can't go inside grocery stores where no one's masking and can't pick out our own produce, most of the produce we DO get from the store pickup/delivery is... disappointing at best. like sometimes we get it and it's already rotting.

needless to say i eat like 70% less veg than i used to and it's been really negatively affecting how well i feel.

farmers markets are too expensive for me to go to with any sort of regularly. we're considering farmers boxes but they are also kind of prohibitively expensive rn, so i guess i'm looking for like... idk, other solutions, if they exist?

or maybe i'm just hoping for literally any ways to eat more greens/veg that i can

1) cook/heat in some way because covid, and because it can hide the quality of shitty veg at the supermarket

2) aren't very very time consuming (i'm willing to spend like an hour making supper but that's about my energy capacity)

3) aren't something i need to buy an air frier or like a fucking sous vide or something to prepare

or maybe suggestions for veg that keep a little longer than greens do because we kind of shop just twice a month for covid exposure reasons?

this doesn't need to be like "healthy eating" i'm just looking for more variety in my diet.

anything, pls? recipes, ideas. i love veg i will eat all of them, i just never really learned to cook them well, or how to incorporate them into a lot of meals when it's not, like, salad

or even where do you get veg that is kind of affordable/doesn't suck?

[dickinfectionbez]

May he rest in peace (Mr Fluffy McButt-Face)

A little fic based on this ask I sent to @romeo-the-homeo where Ash lies to Guy that his Dog is dead.

It all started when Asher started that stupid diet.

“No meat for a month!” the healer told him as Marie stood beside him, patting his shoulder. They both left the office, Asher kicking the floor like he was 15 and banned from T.V. With a kiss on the head and a threat from Mama Marie herself, Ash left for his apartment disheartened and hungry, Max’s pizza on his mind.

Guy was stuck in a rush hour shift, stressed as hell. He had a shit delivery where a customer basically slammed the door in his face with no tip after spending five minutes shouting into his phone about the ‘asshole driver who had pizza in his front seat’. Guy cursed David Shaw and planned to spit into his pizza for the next two weeks. The phone rang and he picked up quickly, recognising the number belonging to the Talbots, a friendly couple with a huge dog. He listened to the man, Asher, order his usual deep dish four-veg pizza (funnily enough without any spicy chicken). Guy was slightly confused when Ash didn’t order any chicken wings, but got to making the pizza.

He jogged to the door, pizza in one hand, dog biscuit in the other, ready for their dog (whose name he was too scared to ask). Asher opened the door, sadness swimming in his eyes and no dog in sight. Guy couldn’t help but ask “hey what’s wrong? Where’s your dog?” Asher paused for a second eyes wide as he took the pizza from Guy. “Oh god yeah he- he died” Guy gasped, dropping the dog biscuit on the floor, “oh i’m sorry for your loss,” he said, patting Asher’s arm before hurrying back into his car. 

Guy doesn’t remember when the tears started flowing, but there he was, sobbing into his steering wheel in the carpark of Max’s. The pressure of work with the asshole customer and the death of the dog all came crashing down on him. He dialled Honey’s number and got out of the car making a bee-line to Rosa who stood outside the shop, cigarette in hand. He leaned his head down, resting it on the little italian woman’s shoulder. Honey picked up, quickly stating that they didn’t have much time between meetings. “The dog died.” Guy told both with a sniffle. Honey sighed, sad that Guy was emotional while not near them, they mentally planned a relaxing evening for Guy before ending the call. Rosa threw her cigarette on the floor and stood on it while she wrapped arm around Guy’s waist and gave him a kiss on the cheek before the two of them went back to work.

It had been a week since the pizza incident and Christian and Milo were not planning to let Asher live it down anytime soon. “We should hold a funeral! Get some pizza to mourn the poor pooch” Christian said in between laughs, grabbing onto Milo for support. Milo nodded enthusiastically as David sighed, the idea of pizza boiling his blood slightly. Christian ordered three pizzas and a selection of sides (but no wings) and drinks, leaving a note that the order was ‘funeral food’. Milo washed some plates and began to tidy the apartment, not wanting to face the wrath of Angel, Babe and Sweetheart combined again. Last guy's night was bad enough and he wasn’t in the mood to rake the backyard at midnight. 

Guy noticed the note in the order to the Talbot residence and showed Rosa who pouted slightly before moving to start rolling out dough. Guy slipped to the bathroom and changed into the emergency tux (it was a t-shirt with a picture of a tux but the thought counted) he always kept at work. Grabbing the Talbot order and another one for a Blake Seer, Guy got into his car and drove off. Reaching the Seer house, Guy was greeted by the smell of fresh lilies in the front yard. Something in him snapped after Blake opened the door and slammed it in his face after snatching the pizza box out of his hand. Guy stomped through the manicure grass and grabbed a handful of lilies, yanking them out of the ground, roots and all. He walked to his car, flipping the Seer house with one hand and stuffing the flowers into the car with the other.

Guy got to the Talbot house and grabbed the order, hesitating before grabbing the flowers as well, shaking dirt all over the inside of his car. He rang the doorbell to see not Asher but the man he knew as ‘Double Anchovy, stuffed crust’. Double anchovy took the pizza’s from Guy and handed him two $20 notes. Asher appeared behind Double Anchovy as he closed the door and Guy thrust his arm out, handing Asher the flowers, dirt falling on the floor. Asher took them confused and Guy cleared his throat, “for the funeral.” Another face Guy recognised as ‘Cheesy Potato Wedges and Garlic Bread’ nodded in approval before looking down at the dirt and groaning, head thrown back. “Do you want to come in?” Asher asked Guy who paused and shugged, “yeah why not I’ve got 10 minutes and I want to leave my condolences to the lil guy.”

Double Anchovy introduced himself as Christian and pointed to Cheesy Potato, who was on his knees, sweeping the dirt into a dustpan and introduced him as Milo. Guy said his hellos and froze, pointing at David in anger. “You’re the asshole who slammed the door on me without a tip last week! I know where you live David Shaw and I will spit in your pizza.” Milo stifled a laugh as David scratched his neck awkwardly. “I’m sorry,” he started, handing Guy a $10 note. “I didn’t mean to slam the door on you, forget your tip and call you an asshole. I was having a really shit day after this dickwad driving a green miata threw a slice of pizza out his car and into mine. It landed on my face while I was driving.” The two of them shook hands and Guy refused the money, waving it off as he asked David, “did the miata have a blue driver's door?” David nodded as Guy leaned in, stage-whispering, “I didn't tell you but this guy, Blake Seer drives the miata. I stole the lilies from him.” David nodded his head knowingly, clasping a hand on Guy’s shoulder in gratitude.

Guy looked at the clock, realising his break was about to end. He turned to the mantle, standing beside Christian who handed him a dog biscuit. David joined them, raising a biscuit in the air, “To Fluffy McButt-face, the best pooch.” Guy, Milo and Christian copied him, all placing the biscuits in front of a picture of Milo wrestling Fluffy into a sailor’s suit. Guy said his goodbyes, exchanging numbers with Asher before leaving the house. 

Milo and David watched Guy drive off, turning to see Asher sit on the sofa, head in his hands as Christian bit into a slice of double anchovy pizza.

[copperbadge]

Hi Sam! I hope you're doing well! Could you tell me (or point me to a previous post) about the farmshare thing you get? Is it local or could I sign up for it in a different state?

It's local, I'm afraid, but you may have one near you that's just as good! Especially during the pandemic a bunch of new ones popped up. If you google "farm share" or "farm CSA" in your area you may find a few.

Mine is through Urban Canopy. They call it a "LUCSA" which stands for Local Unified Community Supported Agriculture. Some just go by "CSA" but when I called it that someone pointed out that people who don't want to see discussions of child exploitation have it blacklisted, so I started calling it a Farm Share, which is another common name for it. I'm actually super lucky; prior to the pandemic a lot of the community agriculture in Chicago either didn't deliver to my area or didn't deliver at all, and now there are several.

The idea is that farms local to your region create a box of their product on a regular schedule and you pay a flat fee per box. Usually you can't choose what goes in it, it's just what's in season. Farm share boxes tend to be more expensive than what you'd pay at the grocery store, but I'm now in a position where I can pay more for fresh food and feel good about supporting local small farms and businesses without worrying about the cost.

I pre-paid for the season (15 boxes) and bought a meat add-on, so I pay somewhere around $60-$70 per box (plus delivery tip), brought to me twice-monthly from October through March by a delightful woman named Yarrow. In each box I get roughly a gallon of beverage (some alcoholic, some non), a loaf of bread, a dozen eggs, a pound or so of mushrooms, and, once monthly, three pounds of meat. Those are what convinced me to invest, because as someone who doesn't eat a lot of veg I wanted at least a handful of things I was guaranteed to like, and I love eggs and mushrooms and meat. In addition to the above, the box usually contains a large bag of greens (last one was kale) plus 5-8 different in-season veggies and fruits, like potatoes, onions, apples, peppers, radishes, carrots, et cetera.

So I've...basically stopped having to go to the grocery store. I still go once in a while for staples, but it's gone from once a week to about once a month, and I live mostly on what's in my CSA box and the occasional meal out.

There are some farm shares now where they send you a list of options and you pick; in Chicago, it's Tomato Mountain, which I'm going to look into when this farm share runs out, although I've been very happy with Urban Canopy so far in terms of food quality, amount, and convenience. I was thinking I probably wouldn't renew my subscription for the summer season, but after a few months of the winter season I'm reconsidering that.

So yeah, if you have the money and can eat veg and take regular deliveries, I think it's a cool way to get your food -- you're supporting local businesses and at least in my case learning how to cook new dishes or improvising with familiar ones.

[hxans]

I was feeling like having a vegetarian meal and my husband was like a curry! Make a vege curry! So I went, yeah, ok, that could work.

We've been getting monthly deliveries from a company called wonky box which tries to acquire and redistribute 'wonky' fruit and veg that supermarkets reject. It's all perfectly edible, but will be the wrong size or weord shaped or whatever other excuse.

So anyway it has made it much easier for us to get our 5+ a day, and it meant I had a mix of things that I could dump in the slow cooker for the day to make it.

This one was garlic, potato, leek, carrot, longstem broccoli, chickpeas and lentils. I kept back a cup of chickpeas and lentils and blitzed them up with a splash of coconut cream, to help thicken the sauce. That was more coconut cream along with curry paste, some bay leaves, chopped chilies, plus extra curry powder & mumbai spice mix added after I tasted it and found the flavour too mild, and some coriander.

Served it on some rice, and cheated somewhat by having a tortilla with it instead of making fresh flatbread.

[ozwriterchick]

Who the hell is Daddy???

Characters: James "Bucky" Barnes; OFC/Meghan Snow; OFC/Darcy Hunt; Other Avengers mentioned

Content warnings: Angst; Pregnancy

Legend: Italics are OFC Journal entries

Dividers by @firefly-graphics

Masterlist

Tuesday, 31 January, 2023

I have a secret.  

Nobody else knows.

I’ve known for a few days and I’m busting to tell someone but I have to tell Bucky first.  The problem is that he’s away on a mission for the next couple of weeks.  So I have to keep this secret until he gets back, because it’s the type of secret that you should tell someone face to face, not on the phone or by text.

I guess given you’re just a journal I can tell you the secret.  I’m pregnant.  Bucky and I haven’t really talked about kids, I mean the subject has come up but we always get interrupted.

I need to figure out a good way to tell him.  Something cute that will make him cry when he realises he’s going to be a Dad.

I’m going to do some google research and see what I can come up with.  It sucks that I can’t tell anyone else, or maybe I can.  Just one person.  Maybe just one?

Thursday 2 February, 2023

I caved.  I couldn’t help myself.  I’m so excited that I had to.  I told my best friend Darcy.  I couldn’t really tell any of the Avengers, I didn’t want any of them to spill the beans before I could.

We worked out I can get a couple of winter soldier onesies, and I’m going to put them and the positive pregnancy test in a box and he can open it.  With a sign inside saying  “You might say you’re dad’s a superhero but mine actually is”

I have just over a week to get the little suit in and make the sign.  Then I just have to work out when to give it to him.  It will depend on what time he gets back from the mission.  If it’s late, I might wait until breakfast the next mornings. 

Right, on to the plan.

Monday 13 February, 2023

The present for Bucky is all set to go.  It looks amazing, Darcy was such a great help to me in putting it all together.

I’m about 7.5 weeks along now and the morning sickness is starting to kick my butt.  I am trying to keep it quiet so nobody in the team who is here suspects anything.  

Yesterday Tony was walking past my suite and heard me throwing up and knocked on the door to make sure I was ok.  I was able to pass it off as just a bit of food poisoning or gastro and thankfully because he hadn’t heard any other vomiting, he bought it.  Of course, he’ll understand once Bucky and I let everyone know about our little bundle that’s on the way.

Monday 13 February, 2023

It’s almost dinner time and I know I’ve already written my journal entry for today but I just heard from Bucky and he should be home tomorrow morning.  Valentine’s Day!  What a great day to tell him about my surprise.

I told him I’d organise something for dinner, he said after this long mission he really just wanted to relax and spend time together so we are going to order a food delivery and just veg on the sofa in front of the tv.

Tuesday, 14 February, 2023

Bucky is home!  He’s currently having a nap, but he said he wants to spend the whole day together.  I can’t wait for tonight, I’m going to give him the box between dinner and the movie.

So excited.

Later that afternoon after Bucky wakes up from his sleep, he and Meghan take a shower together and things get steamy not just from the hot water.

Afterwards they lay in bed together, just snuggling and talking.  Bucky tells her about the mission, the things that went wrong and that they ultimately successfully completed the mission.  He has to do a de-brief but because Sam was injured, they are putting it off until tomorrow.

The box with the “present” in it is sitting underneath the side table next to the sofa.  The buyer sounds and Bucky goes down to get the food.  While he’s gone, Meghan grabs the box and puts it on the coffee table.

Bucky returns with the food and sets the bags on the coffee table.

“Hey sweets, what’s in the box?” He asked.

“Just a little gift I got you”

“Sure, you know you didn’t need to get me anything but I’m super curious as to what’s in it.”

“Well, you can open it after dinner, so eat up.”

They eat dinner and Bucky notices she’s just picking at her food.  “You ok sweets? You’re not eating much?”

“Yeah I’m good, just a bit nervous I guess about whether you’ll like the gift.”

“Aww, Meggy, I’m sure I’ll love it. In fact, I’m done now, let’s clear away the food and then I can open it and put your nerves to rest.”

They cleared away the dishes, put the leftover food in containers in their fridge and went back to sit on the sofa.

Meghan picks up the box and hands it to him.  He unwraps the gift and looks at her as he opens the box.

The first thing he sees is the sign that says “Every superhero needs a side kick”. He looks at her quizzically wondering if she got him a cat like they had talked about.  He digs a bit further and feels some material.  He pulls it out and sees these 2 onesies and his face freezes.  Onesies are usually for babies, not for cats or dogs.

She looks at him hopefully and says “Keep going, there’s one more thing in there”. 

In his mind he’s thinking “I hope it’s a I’m joking it’s just a cat note or something similar.”  He feels the hard plastic and hauls out a stick that says “Pregnant” on it.

He drops everything, stands up and puts his hand over his mouth.  He’s facing away from her because this is the woman he loves and is she telling him she’s pregnant?

“Buck, are you ok? Do you understand the gift?”

“Uhhh yeah, I understand, I think.  Are you.. Are you pregnant?”

“Yes, about 8 weeks, aren’t you excited?”

He looks at her and his heart is breaking.  She can see it on his face and her face falls.  “I know we’ve not really talked about babies but I.. I thought you might be a little excited.”

“How could this make me excited.  I just don’t get why you would tell me this, like this, and expect me to jump for joy.”

“Bucky, I.. I don’t understand. I know it’s a shock, I was shocked too.  But I’m excited about this, even if you apparently aren’t.”

“I need some air” he said, grabbing his jacket he stormed out of the room slamming the door.

Tuesday, 14 February, 2023

I don’t know what went wrong.  Bucky opened his gift and instead of celebrating I’m writing in my journal and I have no idea where he is.

He got really angry and just stormed out.  I know it was a shock and I have had time to get used to the idea but even when I first found out, I never reacted like that.

I hope we can work this out, but I do know, that this baby is loved even if it’s Dad is being a butthole about it.

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[messier51]

return of the raccoon thief!

aka i’ve never actually used one of the security features on my security camera before tonight

so after i left for work my box of groceries was delivered (thanks fedex you are ALWAYS late) and it’s cold out so whatever, it can stay on my porch tonight, delivered groceries have mostly lasted the night before (last time i had this happen it was SUPER cold and some of the veg got slightly frozen)

tonight the (alleged) dish thief has returned and managed to pry open my grocery box, scaring away the cat in the process. eventually he gave up, leaving for a while. cat came back, then a few hours later the raccoon returned! this time when the cat started to run off it spooked the raccoon too, who ended up leaving first. cat went back into her little house, saved the day, saved the groceries.

the THIRD time the thief came back with a friend, and the cat did not stick around, and they seem very determined to get their little hands on my food, so I used the siren feature on my security camera. amazingly, it worked! i have successfully scared them off twice now, but i might have to keep an eye on the camera for the rest of the night D:

sorry food delivery service, this is an unsatisfactory delivery, it is NOT fuzzy thief-proof, and now my stray porch cat is off somewhere in the snowy cold hiding instead of in her warm cat condo

[gwydionmisha]

Personal: I Am Grumpy They Aren’t Treated Better

In other news, last week, I got a call from an agency offering me two hours of free cleaning a week.  I suspect this is the result of the home assessment.  

The lady came Friday morning.  I scheduled it to coincide with the usual forage delivery window, with the hope that I'd be able to go to sleep after.  I did not plan on how BAD Thursday was going to be.  I woke up with the pain shakes and since I had to stay up for all this stuff Friday morning, my mitigation options were limited.  I managed, but everything was sloooooow.

The person they sent was excellent.  I'd foolishly made the assumption they had proper pay and regular clients, like Home health care Aids.  Apparently not.  Bastards don't give them regular hours or clients or benefits and the pay is not great.  They are gig workers and have to sign up for the jobs on an ap and hope they can get ones that they can drive to in reasonable time.  

I fucking hate that I have to participate in an exploitative system like this.   They should let people request particular workers at least, so the workers can get regular schedules.

She did great work and seemed really nice.  She tried working past the time.  I'm like, "Never, ever work for free.  Make them pay you."  I was sorting the forage box and offered her first pick of stuff we couldn't use.  she had trouble believing I meant it at first, and when I offered her last weeks eggs, she got all excited, which makes sense given how expensive they are these days.  I also sent her away with good rice (We have tons of rice already) and some fresh fruit and veg none of us can eat.  Me: no really.  We can't eat these for medical reasons.  We'll just have to throw them out.

I was planning to offer them first pick of things we couldn't use and the Millennials weren't likely to particularly want regardless, but now I know how screwed they are by management?  I just which I could give them cash too, but we simply haven't got it.

[craftburgersco]

[edgewaterfarmcsa]

CSA WEEK 16

P i c k l i s t

watermelon - cherry tomatoes - field tomatoes - lunch box peppers - onion -

corn - potatoes - basil - carmen pep

THIS WEEK AT EDGEWATER…

SO MANY FALL FEELS! This weekend's equinox totally hit like a ton of bricks.  As the light levels change, I find myself already reaching and hoping for every bit of sun to shine on us, our fields, etc… It is hard to experience a change of seasons as we moved right over Summer, experienced an eternal Spring, and now suddenly Fall is here with its demand that we put on at least one to two layers of woolies during morning harvest, spark our ovens nightly for tomato/pepper roasting, 

and consider which pumpkin reaches Martha Sterwart stoop status, as we move them out of bins and clean them up to sell.  These are all good things, BUT after a summer that was sun deficient, I am certainly not ready.  

However it is not all doom and gloom at Edgewater, I am but one salty farmer in a village of many!  Pooh seems particularly tickled about Fall’s entrance; he spends his days seeding cover-crop and jonesin for the nightly potato harvest. 

Yes! The great potato harvest has begun! And compared to last year’s crop- think back to last summer’s drought and 0 irrigation on the potato field due to debatably poor planning, but also, who knew we were gonna have an intense drought?!?!?- this crop looks baller.  Every variety is coming through with pretty decent yields.  Nightly, Pooh and Mike venture down the road well after morning pick and afternoon deliveries.  Mike drives the tractor with a gigantic potato harvester attached to it and Pooh drives the other tractor with a massive potato wagon to collect said spud.  They ride side by side - it is indeed darling as they both have a tendency to be real lone wolves.  Mike's potato harvester pulls the tots from the earth, moving each potato through the machine like Miss Pac Man through the maze (sans ghost).  The potato makes its way to the top of the harvester, goes through the hopper and lands in Pooh’s wagon- a real “he shoots he scores” moment for all.  Each morning after harvest, field crew then heads to the field, scoop’n up all the little spuds that did not make the hopper.  Those potatoes- those perfect tiny round little bits- that is what is in your CSA this week.

In other perfect carby news, we are NOW taking Fall CSA bread share sign ups on the internet- woop woop! Honestly, I can not think of anything better to compliment a CSA veg pick up on a cold Wednesday night than a fresh loaf.  

Here are the deets:

Made by our in house baked good masters, Laura and Kathleen

$46 for 5 weeks/ pick up in conjunction with FALL CSA/ Space is limited.

FARMY FOODIE PRO-TIPS:

ROAST YOUR TOMATOES, ALL OF THEM… 

Please see CSA WEEK 14 on the blog to jog your roasting/saucing making memories on how to!

Serves 2 

JENNY’S NOTE: highly recommended making way more of the shakshuka tomato sauce and canning or freezing for deep winter brunch.  All your friends will be so impressed :)

For the tahini 

1 cup tahini paste

2 tsp fresh lemon juice, plus more to taste

1 garlic clove, grated 

1 tsp kosher salt, plus more to taste

½ cup ice water, plus more if needed 

To make the tahini: In a medium bowl, whisk together the tahini paste, lemon juice, garlic, salt, and ice water. It will reach a weird, lumpy consistency, but don’t be afraid. Keep whisking until it smooths out and becomes light in color (if it doesn’t, it needs more ice water, so just add a bit more). Tahini sauce with the perfect consistency will drip through the tines of a fork, but just barely. Taste for seasoning, adding more lemon juice or salt if desired. Store in a jar in the refrigerator for up to one week. If the tahini gets too thick while in the fridge, just loosen it up with a little water before using.

For the shakshuka

2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling 

1 small yellow onion, finely chopped

1 red pepper, finely chopped

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

3 garlic cloves, finely chopped

1 tsp ground cumin 

1 tsp curry powder (optional)

½ tsp ground turmeric

1 tbsp harissa, store-bought 

6 medium tomatoes, finely chopped

Pinch of sugar

4 large eggs 

Fresh dill or parsley, for garnish

Challah, pita, or other soft white bread, for serving

In a large skillet with a fitted lid, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion and pepper, and season well with salt and black pepper. Cook until the onion just begins to lightly brown, 6 to 8 minutes, then add the garlic, cumin, curry powder (if using), turmeric, and harissa. Sauté until fragrant and the onion is lightly browned, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes and season with the sugar and a pinch each of salt and black pepper. Cover the pan and simmer over low heat until the sauce has thickened slightly, about 20 minutes. Uncover the pan, raise the heat to medium-high, and continue simmering, stirring occasionally, until the sauce is thick enough to cling to the eggs, 10 to 15 minutes. 

Use a large spoon to make four wells in the sauce. Crack an egg into each well, cover the pan with the lid, and cook over medium-high heat until the whites are set but the yolks are still runny, about 3 minutes. 

Remove the pan from the heat. Garnish with fresh dill or parsley and drizzle with olive oil and garlicky tahini. Serve hot with bread.

Crispy Roasted Potatoes with Garlic and Herbs – these are just classic. Once you figure out how easy this method is, it’s hard to make roasted potatoes any other way. You can totally omit the herbs and toss these potatoes in spices like, paprika, turmeric, curry powder….whatever flavor combinations you love. The key here is making sure you pre-heat the oven and space out your potatoes on the sheet tray so they have the ability to really crisp up and get golden and crunchy. 

2 lbs New Potatoes

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

1 head garlic, crushed cloves

5 fresh thyme sprigs- can substitute with dried

3 rosemary sprigs- can substitute with dried

Or your sage from last week’s csa!

lots of Kosher salt and cracked black pepper to season

Bring a large pot of salted water to boil and add in the potatoes. Boil for 10-15 minutes until a knife runs through the potato easily. Strain and let air dry for 5 minutes.

Pre-heat the oven for 425 degrees F. Place the potatoes on a sheet tray and using the bottom of a cup or the heel of your hand press down on each potato. Make sure they aren’t touching. Season well with salt and black pepper. Sprinkle over fresh thyme, rosemary and drizzle over the olive oil.

Tear the leaves and rub them releasing all the aromas. Move the potatoes around on the seasoned oil, being very careful not to bread the potatoes. They are very delicate. When the oven is pre-heated place the seasoned smashed potatoes in the hot oven and let roast for 20-25 minutes until golden. Remove and eat those Crispy Roasted Potatoes with Garlic and Herbs.

[sofiiel]

A Lazy Day | Argyle x Reader

Mordern AU | Established Relationship | Nudity | Silliness

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A/n: Because I'm sat here looking at pictures of his adorable, sleepy eyed face. Also listening to 'The Lazy Song' - so yeh. You get a weird random little oneshot thing from off the top of my head from my real-time daydreaming.

Not sure if this should go in my NSFW list or my SFW list. I mean, it's not smut, but there is a vague mention of bits.

It's deep into the summer, and there is nothing to do that hasn't been done. It's a super lazy day in your California apartment, you're not sure what to do with yourself. You did some deep cleaning of the house yesterday. It's still shinny and lemony jasmine fresh.

The day before that, you had your productive day. You've nothing left to procrastinate on. Bummer.

There is a heatwave hitting the state, and you are not going outside into that misery.

Your boyfriend is still knocked out in the bedroom with old Pink Panther cartoons playing in the background.

Or, you thought he was.

"Schweetness, did you hear me?" Argyle calls to you. Blinking, you sit up from where you'd been sprawled on the couch. Looking into the kitchen to see a shirtless Argyle, a Pizza box in one hand and a controller in the other.

"Um no...." you admit, "how long have you been there?" you ask.

"Oh, I've been talking to you for a full fifteen minutes while you were vegged out watching the fan turn around." he says, a pleased grin coming to his face. "You dipped into my Purple Palm Tree Delight Ultra did you, Schweetness?" Argyle sings with a knowing nod of his head.

You pinch your fingers together, "just one puff." you confess.

"Oh, one puff is all it takes for lightweights." he laughs.

"I am not a light weight." you protest, eyes narrowing. "You're adorable and as light as a feather." Argyle chuckles.

"Anyway, I was asking if you want your pizza cold or hot and if you wanted to play GTA." He says.

"Cold and of course." you reply.

"That's my girl," He cheers, walking around the kitchen bar top and heading for you. Your mouth slightly slacks as your eyes widen, watching something lovely swing below his belt line as he walks.

"Why are you? What happened to-"

"Argyle nods with pride and tosses you a playful smile, "speechless, my love?" He asks teasingly. He knows, you can't take your eyes off of it.

"I.....why?" You asked, feeling a fresh heatwave inside the house.

"Because it's 105 degrees outside, and my pores needed to breathe. You should ditch the clothing too, the air feels fine." he said.

"You're not sitting your bare ass on my new couch, Argyle." you warned. However, he doesn't listen and takes a seat.

"Someone is hangry in the heat." Argyle sings while holding a slice of pizza up to your mouth. You take a bite, and he smiles, pleased with himself yet again. Leaning back on the couch, he kicks his bare feet up on the coffee table and turns on the Tv before passing you a controller.

Standing you strip, Argyle wasn't wrong, it was stuffy in the house. He watches you with a sleepy expression, taking the rolled joint from behind his ear and reaching for the lighter on the table.

Something about the way he looks at you makes you feel stunning, as you settle yourself back onto the couch.

"Feels better, doesn't it?" He asked.

"Actually yeah, feels great." you say.

After an hour of high jinks in GTA via a delivery van, and many hits of the joint, the two of you polished off the box of left over pizza and two Mountain Dew bottles each.

Argyle having the great idea for exercise, a Fortnite dance off. The two of you are now standing in the middle of the living room, stark naked, doing the Hootenanny and Boneless, until Argyle gets a text from Jonathan.

Argyle turns to you, and before he can get the words out of his mouth. "It happened again didn't it?" you asked.

Argyle simply nods, "better get dressed fast then," you say, following Argyle to the bedroom.

"Should never smoke the ultra without a designated buddy, I warned him." Argyle laughed.

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