I'm finally getting around to answering the question that Cynthia posed back in February: What do you eat when the S.O. is away?
First, it's truly rare that my significant other is not here. But there was a short period of time when I did not have a significant other to brighten my days, stick my ice cold feet on under the covers, and commune with over delectable homemade creations - and I didn't have roommates, either. At that time, I discovered something interesting about myself. That is: without other people, I'm No Fun at All. I don't know how to relax unless I'm doing it for the benefit of another person.
During my brief solo career, I ate like a Spartan - one-pot, gruel-like concoctions that I'd cook on a Sunday, store in a Tupperware in the fridge and slowly work my way through as the work week wore on. Sometimes I'd even eat said gruel for breakfast.
Yep, I'm incredibly boring without a partner, or even another person or small group of people to bring out the Lighter Side of Me and help me watch a good movie, kick back with beer and perhaps divulge a few sordid tales from my wilder days. The truth is, that when I'm alone, I'm a grim, workaholic curmudgeon who can't make the time to treat myself to fun and frivolity, and eating fancy meals is included in that category.
Here are a few samplings from the Single Dina Menu - the Dina who will not shut off the computer because there is nothing to pry me away from work:
- lentils, rice and onions
- split pea soup, with or without ham bone or pork butt (okay, who am I kidding here - when do I have a ham bone sitting around if it's just me?)
- chicken soup with brown rice (works as a nice Penicillin to cure what ails ya)
I guess I do eat other things besides soup, but not with the fanfare that I would if cooking for a crowd or even the S.O. as Cynthia refers to him.
So, I'm lame, and that's the story.
:)
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