Cooking and shopping in my new place!

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 If you know me, you know I love to cook. In my checked bags I put a nice kitchen knife and my instant-read thermometer, my go-to items! I'm working of a pretty bare kitchen, but that hasn't stopped me! So here's some of what has been going on in my grocery and cooking life lately. 

1. Marinated chicken legs (so I didn't need spices). However... I wasn't sure how to work the induction cooktop. It has an electronic display that hides when not in use, and took a bit of Googling and YouTube to make some dinner! 

2. Brioche croissant. I'm not always in the mood for flaky, so this squishy bread was amazing! 

3. Bought clearance mirepoix (blend of chopped veggies for soups/stews). I cooked it down for a while, added some tomato paste and Piri-piri hot sauce, as well as my clearance chopped ham. I bought a paella seasoning packet that I added as well. It has the vibe of a gumbo, and is chock full of veggies! 

4. Pork! I found a number of pork items on clearance, so as I settle into shopping routines and prices I figured I'd start with the clearance. I got pork chops (cooked in the oven), pork sausage swirls, pork and beef sausage, and these pork-cheese burger things (cooked on the stove). 

Assorted sausages and the gumbo-esque dish

Pork chops

5. Bread! The bread here is a lot heartier, fewer extra ingredients, and sliced a lot thinner than the USA. For on-the-go breakfast today, I toasted a slice of bread with a slice of Emmental cheese (kinda like a Swiss), and wrapped a big of my swirl sausage in it. 

6. Iced coffee! I've found a number of types of canned cold brew, macchiatos, and more. I love iced coffee 365 so it's been fun to try some of them out. 

7. Other beverages: there's a lot more fresh/whole fruit juice here. I got a lovely jar of peach juice, that was fun to mix with basically a diet Sprite. I also got a peach iced tea, and a banana smoothie jar I'm excited to try. 

8. I bought a pack of yogurt, hoping to make my favorite Indian lassi drink. However, much to my sadness, the yogurt is a bit sweet making the lassi really weird for me. Very disappointing purchase (next time more Google translate is needed!). 
So many types of tomatoes (plus figuring out prices)
All the produce!


I can always find the specials 😁

Too many specials... I forgot I wasn't driving home

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