Summer Squash Taco Boats with cumin pinto beans. I'm officially making corny Woman's Day recipes on the reg now. I've always been a closet WD food advocate actually. The writers get creative with the same cheap ingredients that most folks can afford. So it's not pathetic or uncool. I never set out to be a high end cook. I was always more interested in everyday recipes. It suits me better I guess. I'm not a big fan of upscale anything because of all my built in action Catholic guilt and Mexican shame. I could never justify enjoying the finer things with any consistency. Right now the world is way too unbalanced. Unless it's a very special occasion, I can't see being frivolous really. That seems very out of touch. Time to get woke. I'm not interested in money, I just don't want to worry about it. I would love to go to nice restaurants and eat exotic foods don't get me wrong. I appreciate specific skillfully made things like shoes or bags, a great steak or the best chocolate. I like to want stuff but not real caught up on the actual getting. If it comes, it comes. It has come, but not lately.
However, I do feel it's a the perfect time to celebrate freely. Things like friendship, love, family, creativity, art, and humor for example are all reason to get happy, What I enjoy right now about cooking is making the small typical meals unexpectedly spectacular. Turning dinner or breakfast into a highlight on a normal day. Going to the fridge and thinking there is no way in hell there is a meal in there and then creating a surprisingly good plate. In between all the memorable important stuff in our lives is a huge vat of non eventful days. More and more, its in these moments that I find the luxury and appreciate most.
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