tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post2512720271501925435..comments2024-03-28T10:06:26.976-04:00Comments on Mae's Food Blog: 2020: A Memorable, Miserable YearMae Travelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13328946930935633113noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-66760175121055542652021-01-17T00:07:33.603-05:002021-01-17T00:07:33.603-05:00hi Mae
thanks once again for being the stalwart of...hi Mae<br />thanks once again for being the stalwart of IMK. yes what a time of it we've all had this past year. I'm hoping that things for you fellas in the U.S. get better once we see the last of Orange Man. We donated to Ozharvest food bank at christmas we always do; it's so sad to think people are without food at such a time. Wishing you the very best for 2021!<br />cheers<br Sherry's Pickingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12115648682007275136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-54428117890172883282021-01-10T06:28:23.256-05:002021-01-10T06:28:23.256-05:00Hi Mae, Happy new year to you and your family. Def...Hi Mae, Happy new year to you and your family. Definitely challenge times and most likely more to come. I too have the new Ottolenghi cookbook, I do love his style of cooking. Moya xMoya-Food and Toolshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482934190892579920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-8269225098738278202021-01-09T05:34:25.233-05:002021-01-09T05:34:25.233-05:00you sound like you have risen to the challenges of...you sound like you have risen to the challenges of the past year - and there have been many! it is interesting to hear how things have changed in your household, especially with your vegetarian experiments - I feel the same as you about fake meat and would much prefer lentils. I feel sad that one of the losses of the year is the social occasions. I too have missed having meals with friends andJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-25631819711678103892021-01-04T15:38:45.599-05:002021-01-04T15:38:45.599-05:00Thank you Mae for your post. I am also shocked at ...Thank you Mae for your post. I am also shocked at the blatant disregard for our citizens by our elected officials. I don't know what has happened to our moral compass. <br /><br />I feel lucky to live where I can get meat and produce from local farms and farmers. It's one benefit of living in a rural community, lack of internet connectivity is the downside.<br /><br />My hope is that Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09153117278184894506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-8997075452334568962021-01-03T22:30:47.495-05:002021-01-03T22:30:47.495-05:00The lack of support for citizens in your country i...The lack of support for citizens in your country is appalling, and the GOP are wilfully ignoring their responsibility to be ‘for the people’. I have my complaints in regards to our own government but we do at least have a reasonable welfare system that ensures most if not all have received ongoing extra support during the pandemic.<br />Our dietary habits were only altered for a short while shelleyrae @ book'd outhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03888977858862922561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-78932016681642296092021-01-03T20:56:40.810-05:002021-01-03T20:56:40.810-05:00Such a thoughtful and interesting post! We have al...Such a thoughtful and interesting post! We have also made some adjustments... primarily involving meal planning. I have become a scrupulous planner and infrequent shopper (7AM every week or two). Look forward to the day when I can again read a recipe, run out for missing ingredients, and cook it immediately. JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-31706767484327988712021-01-03T18:41:48.566-05:002021-01-03T18:41:48.566-05:00Your post reminded me to go to my cabinets and bri...Your post reminded me to go to my cabinets and bring a selection of beans and canned vegetables to the Little-Library-type food pantry at the church next door. We walked past the Episcopal Church one Thursday afternoon and saw lines of cars down both streets. I know that this is a problem in my town, and I thank you for reminding me to to what I can to help.<br /><br />I am impressed with your Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-21025605682540949802021-01-03T06:38:24.127-05:002021-01-03T06:38:24.127-05:00A thoughtful post that made me want to take stock ...A thoughtful post that made me want to take stock of what has changed for my husband and me, food-wise, during the pandemic. I wanted to go extreme and not order things to be delivered, limiting us only to my husband's every-other-week supermarket run (alternating with the farmers' market curbside pickup order every other week during the summer). But we did order food, too, from places Laurie Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00177559207735782406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-65063952997403698182021-01-02T14:03:52.570-05:002021-01-02T14:03:52.570-05:00Well, out with the old and in with the new. Hope i...Well, out with the old and in with the new. Hope it will be a year of health and happiness for all! I would love the recipe for that vegan vegetable curry. Looks and sounds amazing.gluten Free A_Z Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05651624214552275164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-65516853627552233012021-01-01T12:52:40.332-05:002021-01-01T12:52:40.332-05:00I tend to be a homebody, but even I am tiring of a...I tend to be a homebody, but even I am tiring of all this *sigh*<br /><br />I agree with you wholeheartedly here: "Political misdeeds are ongoing in Washington, preventing the deployment of adequate help for the most vulnerable members of our society from the Federal government. The calloused postponement of signing the relief bill was the last of many insults and injuries. Cruel delay in Divers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-42554838353394419452021-01-01T06:12:31.386-05:002021-01-01T06:12:31.386-05:00I am glad in Germany we have organizations that tr...I am glad in Germany we have organizations that try (and manage?) to take care of hunger. RE-Food and many more.<br />Our meat industry suffered, too - because they hire people who speak no German and hence do not understand the rules. Well, they were cheap workers, but in the aftermath they had to close down, not that cheap then!<br />I am lucky I can still go shopping. (Food!). And water we canIris Flaviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147576380055530230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-23518524738174895822021-01-01T00:50:41.197-05:002021-01-01T00:50:41.197-05:00I forgot to mention, one thing I cannot live witho...I forgot to mention, one thing I cannot live without is my coffee. I drink it 24/7, so I would suffer severe headaches without it. I tried stopping for one day and nearly died. I can't live without caffeine, my drug of choice.Bleubeard and Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149710375520733752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-75241015191757082432021-01-01T00:48:13.793-05:002021-01-01T00:48:13.793-05:00It's been a very challenging year, indeed. My...It's been a very challenging year, indeed. My friend Scott shops at Aldi for me, so I am lucky. I could never afford to order food. I do agree that many in this country go hungry. I will never be able to say that, because I have enough food to last, even if it isn't the best food like you are accustomed to.<br /><br />Since I have been a vegetarian for several years now, I have no Bleubeard and Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149710375520733752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-54263435115405237132021-01-01T00:12:15.065-05:002021-01-01T00:12:15.065-05:00Thank you for sharing your insights into how last ...Thank you for sharing your insights into how last year affected your kitchen. I agree totally that not signing the relief bill was an act of cruelty. May 2021 be kind to you!Tandy | Lavender and Lime (http://tandysinclair.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12429144904249443523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-46600148996621863092020-12-31T22:36:43.417-05:002020-12-31T22:36:43.417-05:00Happy new year Mae and than you for this thoughtfu...Happy new year Mae and than you for this thoughtful post. Francesca, http://www.almostitalian.blog francescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10526735663820638034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-26327492426606215622020-12-31T22:36:42.236-05:002020-12-31T22:36:42.236-05:00Happy new year Mae and than you for this thoughtfu...Happy new year Mae and than you for this thoughtful post. Francesca, http://www.almostitalian.blog francescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10526735663820638034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-64484041946092931282020-12-31T22:36:26.207-05:002020-12-31T22:36:26.207-05:00Happy new year Mae and than you for this thoughtfu...Happy new year Mae and than you for this thoughtful post. Francesca, http://www.almostitalian.blog francescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10526735663820638034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-86339402242772295472020-12-31T21:29:18.599-05:002020-12-31T21:29:18.599-05:00I can't even sum up 2020 and really don't ...I can't even sum up 2020 and really don't want to. I want to look forward and hope in some small ways it is better. It will not change over night but looking for those bright spots. I wish you the very best for 2021. Health, love, and lots of laughter. Happy New Year.DVArtisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389131898875955178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-48072079467460494592020-12-31T19:35:51.579-05:002020-12-31T19:35:51.579-05:00Happy New Year to you and yours, Mae!
Let's h...Happy New Year to you and yours, Mae!<br /><br />Let's hope 2021 is a calmer and happier year for all of us!Nil @ The Little House by the Lakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05812637017406376233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-8119097562339017172020-12-31T11:51:25.951-05:002020-12-31T11:51:25.951-05:00True, it has been mostly a miserable year but ther...True, it has been mostly a miserable year but there have been some good to come out of it like your new eating (and non-diet Coke drinking). For me, it's been a greater appreciation and awareness of the natural world outside our back doors and learning to cherish things more. I do hope we're not putting ALL our hopes and dreams on 2021 b/c it will probably be 2022 before things are Debra Eliotseatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08224613659027050135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-35659420600040739442020-12-31T11:34:39.538-05:002020-12-31T11:34:39.538-05:00I was particulary interested in Len's sourdoug...I was particulary interested in Len's sourdough books. Like your family, I have been trying to expand the food menu and move out with more sourdough recipes. I have the rye baker and haven't tried it. A good one for 2021 for me. Have a fabulous and happy new year Mae. Hugs-ErikaMy name is Erika.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04834435573574156495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-49323597345484585202020-12-31T10:04:24.282-05:002020-12-31T10:04:24.282-05:00It has been a difficult yea, no doubt. I have enjo...It has been a difficult yea, no doubt. I have enjoyed reading your blog and "hearing" your thoughts. Wishing you and the world a better New Year!Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-76049952464721402912020-12-31T08:17:50.483-05:002020-12-31T08:17:50.483-05:002020 has been a very challenging year for many and...2020 has been a very challenging year for many and I am so thankful that I still have fresh quality food on my table. Wish you and yours a happy 2021, Mae!Angie's Recipeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978978261098754954noreply@blogger.com