A symptom of COVID is losing the ability to taste and smell. Everything was OK until last night while making dinner. Granted, I don't have a lot of energy these days. I went to make an easy but hearty black bean and pablano chili to help us with our COVID congestion and loosen things up a bit.
I went for healthy, spicy, flavorful, and easy. It's something the doctor would be approve of you eating along with all hairy-armpit, vegan fascists.
Sigh. I digress.
Anyway, I was making my black bean pablano chili and, like all cooks do, I taste to "see what else it needs" as far as seasonings. Hmmmmm.... could use a little more spice. Add spice. Stir. Simmer another 10 minutes. Taste. Hmmmmmmm....could use a little more spice. Add spice. Stir. Simmer another 10 minutes. Rinse and repeat.
At that point hubby comes into the kitchen wondering when dinner will be ready. I told him that I just can't get the seasoning right on the chili. He tasted it and I thought fire was going to come out his mouth like a dragon from Games of Thrones.
I have no idea when my sense of taste and smell will return. All I can say is that it completely sucks the joy out of cooking AND eating.
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