Dear god, the dishes!
I've been finding a little joy in using all the kitchen equipment I have that spends most of the year collecting dust, but the amount of dishes we generate cooking and eating three meals a day at home is overwhelming our dishwashers. We do our best to clean as we go and tag team the dishes, but we're stuck in a near-constant loop: cleaning, rinsing, drying.I haven’t cooked this much at home, ever. When I cooked in restaurants, my home kitchen use was limited to 2 a.m.
Three or four weeks ago, a friend invited me to my first virtual dinner party and set a theme: Italian. She outlined the dishes she’d planned to make for herself and asked us what we were thinking of making. Gamely, naively, and—looking back on it now—hilariously, I wrote back: “I’m thinking of what I can make to keep my hands busy . . . maybe one course of fresh pasta, one of ricotta gnocchi, I’ve always wanted to make focaccia, and I’ve been craving eggplant Parm . . .
When the day came, a topsy-turvy week later, I realized I hadn’t prepared for any of it. I ended up making abased off Daniel’s recipe , which I served with polenta. I also sautéed some onions and lardons and added a few handfuls of frozen peas, but, sadly, over-salted it in my haste. But the biggest disaster was the tiramisu. I should know by now not to bake when distracted. I added too much sugar to my ladyfingers, and my mascarpone mousse was too soft when I layered it all together.
I still have my full-time job, and the two hours a day I used to spend commuting have now been absorbed by washing my hands, standing in line at the store, and doing 200% more dishes. If you add caring for kids or a sick family member, that imagined free time could easily fall into the red. Handling your regular responsibilities while managing stress and money is enough of a challenge. Baking a three-layer cake? Homemade pasta? That’s just extra credit, no matter how tempting food media makes it seem.All products linked here have been independently selected by our editors. We may earn a commission on purchases, as described in our
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