I started replacing half the oil in my challah recipe with melted margarine. It gives the challah a delicious richness and fluffiness.
There’s one thing I try to get to the store for before it runs out, and that’s lettuce. On Erev Rosh Hashanah, however, I was standing in front of the grocery section where the lettuce is kept, staring at empty shelves.
Someone I knew came by, looked at the empty shelves for a minute, then turned to me and said, “Life is all about everything balancing out. Either you have time and energy, or you have money. When you have no money to buy pre-checked lettuce, you need time and energy to wash and check your own lettuce. When you have no time or energy to wash lettuce, you need to have money to buy the more expensive lettuce. When one thing is lacking, the other thing needs to step up.”
Then she turned and walked away, leaving me thinking — silently thanking her for this interesting nugget.
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