Day 12 of semi-isolation. We are trying very hard to not go out now. Our pantry and freezer are fairly well stocked. We made a last minute run late last night and found the coveted item – toilet tissue! We had 6 rolls at home but with three women in the house well, that is iffy on how long it will last so we found one of the last 6 packs in the store and picked it up. A few more what I deem luxury items that were not needed but will make life a bit happier for us like roasted red peppers, pesto, gin, and lime tonic. You have to do what you have to do to get through, right?

I still had some corned beef leftover from our St. Patrick’s Day feast so I took that out of the freezer with some frozen French fries. I could easily make fresh fries or sliced potato chips with this but we were going for ease the other night. We were all having a bit of a day struggling with what the long term implications were for each personally. My daughter is looking at not having a graduation ceremony from her college. My son is wondering how this will all play out as he applies for colleges next year (AP testing and SAT testing).  My wife wonders about her job long term – will she be laid off or let go? Me, well I am just wondering if this will ever end and is this our new life?

Verdict:

Yum! Most of my family put sauerkraut and Russian dressing over their fries too but my stomach was a bit off so I went for the more simple cheese and onions with corned beef. I had intended on making beer cheese, which is super simple to make, but even that seemed too difficult last night. Next time.

Add a simple greet salad and this was dinner.