{"id":261,"date":"2009-01-26T13:42:56","date_gmt":"2009-01-26T18:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/relishments.wordpress.com\/?p=261"},"modified":"2009-01-26T13:42:56","modified_gmt":"2009-01-26T18:42:56","slug":"lunchtime-revelation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/lunchtime-revelation\/","title":{"rendered":"Lunchtime Revelation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some days I feel better about my eating and cooking (and this blog) than others.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve made some good meals over the past month with no real failures.\u00a0 I&#8217;m much more comfortable in the kitchen and plan to continue improving my skills.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, I&#8217;m still torn about the purpose and function of this blog.\u00a0 My most popular posts are ones discussing television shows, which puts me in an awkward place.\u00a0 Do I just post about television, and &#8220;give an over generalized recount of events on a given television show,&#8221; as <a href=\"http:\/\/relishments.wordpress.com\/2009\/01\/04\/ultimate-recipe-showdown-comfort-food\/#comments\" target=\"_blank\">one commenter<\/a> phrased it?\u00a0 It&#8217;s clear\u00a0 from my stat reports that is what gets my visitor count up.\u00a0 Only one of my top 8 viewed posts isn&#8217;t connected to a show.\u00a0 So, should I spend more time in the kitchen, creating and sharing the results, even though no one&#8217;s going to read it?\u00a0 What&#8217;s the point of keeping a blog if no one&#8217;s going to read it?\u00a0 It&#8217;s a difficult situation.<\/p>\n<p>All that said, I&#8217;m obviously running out of steam in the kitchen.\u00a0 This morning there was nothing of interest to bring for lunch, so I grabbed a frozen burrito on my way out the door.\u00a0 Sitting down to lunch in the teacher&#8217;s room, another teacher commented, &#8220;Do you actually like those, or was there just nothing else in your house?&#8221;\u00a0 And it made me think&#8211;I mean, they&#8217;re certainly edible but they&#8217;re definitely not good for you and obviously not vegetarian.\u00a0 I can eat better than this and I should be eating better than this.\u00a0 It isn&#8217;t that hard to make something decent to bring to school; I just have to be intentional about it.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll be stopping at the supermarket on the way home to remedy this travesty.\u00a0 No more frozen burritos.<\/p>\n<!-- Begin Yuzo --><div class='yuzo_related_post style-1'  data-version='5.12.89'><!-- without result --><div class='yuzo_clearfixed yuzo__title yuzo__title'><h3>Related Posts<\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"relatedthumb \" style=\"width:125px;float:left;overflow:hidden;\">  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/highlights-cocktails\/\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"yuzo-img-wrap \" style=\"width: 125px;height:90px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"yuzo-img\" style=\"background:url('http:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Logo.png') 50% 50% no-repeat;width: 125px;height:90px;margin-bottom: 5px;background-size: cover; \"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   <span class=\"yuzo__text--title\" style=\"font-size:13px;\">Highlights: Cocktails<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"relatedthumb \" style=\"width:125px;float:left;overflow:hidden;\">  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/when-in-doubt-make-pickles\/\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"yuzo-img-wrap \" style=\"width: 125px;height:90px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"yuzo-img\" style=\"background:url('https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/carrots-in-jars2_thumb-150x150.jpg') 50% 50% no-repeat;width: 125px;height:90px;margin-bottom: 5px;background-size: cover; \"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   <span class=\"yuzo__text--title\" style=\"font-size:13px;\">When in Doubt, Make Pickles<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"relatedthumb \" style=\"width:125px;float:left;overflow:hidden;\">  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/things-my-man-and-i-disagreed-on-while-making-dinner\/\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"yuzo-img-wrap \" style=\"width: 125px;height:90px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"yuzo-img\" style=\"background:url('http:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Logo.png') 50% 50% no-repeat;width: 125px;height:90px;margin-bottom: 5px;background-size: cover; \"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   <span class=\"yuzo__text--title\" style=\"font-size:13px;\">Things My Man and I Disagreed On While Making Dinn...<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"relatedthumb \" style=\"width:125px;float:left;overflow:hidden;\">  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/my-essential-pantry-items\/\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"yuzo-img-wrap \" style=\"width: 125px;height:90px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"yuzo-img\" style=\"background:url('https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_3319-150x150.jpg') 50% 50% no-repeat;width: 125px;height:90px;margin-bottom: 5px;background-size: cover; \"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   <span class=\"yuzo__text--title\" style=\"font-size:13px;\">My Essential Pantry Items<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n<\/div> <script>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  jQuery(document).ready(function( $ ){\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/jQuery('.yuzo_related_post').equalizer({ overflow : 'relatedthumb' });\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tjQuery('.yuzo_related_post .yuzo_wraps').equalizer({ columns : '> div' });\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   })\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/script> <!-- End Yuzo :) -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some days I feel better about my eating and cooking (and this blog) than others.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve made some good meals over the past month with no real failures.\u00a0 I&#8217;m much more comfortable in the kitchen and plan to continue improving my skills. At the same time, I&#8217;m still torn about the purpose and function of&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/lunchtime-revelation\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,14],"tags":[22,70],"class_list":["post-261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-food","category-television","tag-blog","tag-school","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Lunchtime Revelation | Relishments<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/lunchtime-revelation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lunchtime Revelation | Relishments\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Some days I feel better about my eating and cooking (and this blog) than others.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve made some good meals over the past month with no real failures.\u00a0 I&#8217;m much more comfortable in the kitchen and plan to continue improving my skills. At the same time, I&#8217;m still torn about the purpose and function of...Read More &raquo;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/lunchtime-revelation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Relishments\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/relishments\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2009-01-26T18:42:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Emily\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@relishments\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@relishments\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Emily\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/lunchtime-revelation\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/lunchtime-revelation\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Emily\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/7434b009772eca690bcef95a6c3db396\"},\"headline\":\"Lunchtime Revelation\",\"datePublished\":\"2009-01-26T18:42:56+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/lunchtime-revelation\/\"},\"wordCount\":297,\"commentCount\":1,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"blog\",\"school\"],\"articleSection\":[\"food\",\"television\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/lunchtime-revelation\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/lunchtime-revelation\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/lunchtime-revelation\/\",\"name\":\"Lunchtime Revelation | Relishments\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2009-01-26T18:42:56+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/lunchtime-revelation\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/lunchtime-revelation\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/lunchtime-revelation\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Lunchtime Revelation\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Relishments\",\"description\":\"Savoring life in the Berkshires\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Relishments\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Logo-on-square-background.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Logo-on-square-background.png\",\"width\":500,\"height\":500,\"caption\":\"Relishments\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/relishments\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/relishments\",\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/relishments\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/relishments\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/7434b009772eca690bcef95a6c3db396\",\"name\":\"Emily\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ec82aac398f4826c0cc107892561254f6f0ba41c6b698ceb5f573b48a968ed21?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ec82aac398f4826c0cc107892561254f6f0ba41c6b698ceb5f573b48a968ed21?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Emily\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/relishments.com\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Lunchtime Revelation | Relishments","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/lunchtime-revelation\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Lunchtime Revelation | Relishments","og_description":"Some days I feel better about my eating and cooking (and this blog) than others.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve made some good meals over the past month with no real failures.\u00a0 I&#8217;m much more comfortable in the kitchen and plan to continue improving my skills. At the same time, I&#8217;m still torn about the purpose and function of...Read More &raquo;","og_url":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/lunchtime-revelation\/","og_site_name":"Relishments","article_publisher":"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/relishments","article_published_time":"2009-01-26T18:42:56+00:00","author":"Emily","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@relishments","twitter_site":"@relishments","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Emily","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/lunchtime-revelation\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/lunchtime-revelation\/"},"author":{"name":"Emily","@id":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/7434b009772eca690bcef95a6c3db396"},"headline":"Lunchtime Revelation","datePublished":"2009-01-26T18:42:56+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/lunchtime-revelation\/"},"wordCount":297,"commentCount":1,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/#organization"},"keywords":["blog","school"],"articleSection":["food","television"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/lunchtime-revelation\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/lunchtime-revelation\/","url":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/lunchtime-revelation\/","name":"Lunchtime Revelation | Relishments","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2009-01-26T18:42:56+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/lunchtime-revelation\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/lunchtime-revelation\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/lunchtime-revelation\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Lunchtime Revelation"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/","name":"Relishments","description":"Savoring life in the Berkshires","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Relishments","url":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Logo-on-square-background.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Logo-on-square-background.png","width":500,"height":500,"caption":"Relishments"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/relishments","https:\/\/x.com\/relishments","http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/relishments","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/relishments"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/7434b009772eca690bcef95a6c3db396","name":"Emily","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ec82aac398f4826c0cc107892561254f6f0ba41c6b698ceb5f573b48a968ed21?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ec82aac398f4826c0cc107892561254f6f0ba41c6b698ceb5f573b48a968ed21?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Emily"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/relishments.com"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=261"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5884,"href":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261\/revisions\/5884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}