The Weekly Wrap: October 27. 2024

This week ended with a lot of unplanned solo parenting. Kiddo has been good but it's still tiring. Thankfully, we had stuff already scheduled for this weekend which is helping fill our days. But, tonight, I am going to pour a glass of wine, read some articles I've saved, and zone out to football. 

How do you recover from a long week?

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• The reason why my kid says things take "for-ever!" [BBC]
• My kind of book club. [What to Cook]
• Are we over our disdain for comic sans? [The Atlantic - gift link]
• This quiz is why we will continue to need librarians. [WaPo - gift link]
• What is itch? [The Atlantic - gift link]
• I've been vacuuming the wrong way. [Lifehacker]
• We keep putting food in pouches. [TASTE]

• The rise of the subscription model. [Planet Money]
• The rise of the holiday rom-com. [The Indicator]
• How Spirit Halloween showed up everywhere. [99% Invisible]

• I was solo most nights this week. You know what that means... binging more of The West Wing. Watching this as the current presidential campaign enters its final stretch has been a really weird experience. [Max]

• We try to eat some form of seafood once a week. Shrimp is my fall back because it's affordable and easy to keep on hand. I used the shrimp from our freezer to throw together shrimp, pesto and, quinoa bowls. Using jarred pesto and pre-cooked quinoa meant this entire dinner came together in about 10 minutes. It was rather tasty and we will be making it again. [Eating Well]
• I used pre-cooked brown rice to make another quick dinner: red beans and rice with chicken. I tossed the chicken in the sous vide earlier in the day to make the cook time on this even faster. I was shocked by how much food this recipe made. We had a hearty portion leftover. This dish had a nice zing from the spices so I added a dollop of sour cream. I recommend that addition. [Eating Well]