Today it rained all day in Brooklyn. The L train stopped running. I got completely soaked in a downpour going from my apartment to the laundry-mat across the street. The hot water stopped working in the apartment.
Needless to say, I spent most of the day inside with my empty refrigerator (sans kale, ginger, and coconut oil?), my parent's netflix account, and a some iTunes musical playlists?
Mama said there would be days like this...Today was one of those days. Pull the covers over your head and go back to sleep because today there is not enough willpower in the world to get you to do anything, go anywhere, or see anyone.
Cooking is what saves me on days like today. I am not going to lie, napping works too. Literally, 'sleeping' away part of a gray day is always a good idea. But cooking is what completely snaps me out of that inevitable-guilty feeling I get when I have done absolutely nothing. For me, it is the equivalent of getting a manicure or pedicure, or taking a really great yoga class. It feels indulgent but is: cheaper, tastier, and doesn't require any travel time.
My dinner for one, starting clockwise: avocado with olive oil, marinated dino-kale, white bean sage balsamic dip, marinated cukes. in the center: forbidden black rice.
(working on writing down the white bean sage balsamic dip for you all :))
Marginally,
Mollie
