Are we tired of cooking yet?
Between the stay-at-home orders this year, constant daily meals with limited access to restaurant fare, and of course, fixing food for all the recent holidays, it’s hardly surprising that many of us are burning out on cooking.
Yet, with New Year’s Eve fast approaching, there’s good reason to prepare one more holiday celebration. If you’re anything like me, you’re more than ready to bid farewell to 2020, with fervent celebratory wishes for better days ahead.
Assembling a New Year’s Eve spread, especially since it’s just for our own families or pods, can be simple and relatively quick. When I’ve reached the limit of my culinary creativity, I usually fix a few favorite, tried-and-true dishes and supplement them by visiting Trader Joe’s; a gourmet grocer such as Gelson’s, Whole Foods or Bristol Farms; or the gourmet or deli section of my regular market.