Tootsie Yr2: Syracuse, NY Part 1

We had about a 5-hour bus ride to Syracuse.

Other than getting off to a late start, it was uneventful.
It'll probably be our last bus transit for a while, and we'll go back to flights again after this week.

We arrived at the hotel around 3:30 I think.
It's an older hotel, but in a fairly quiet area which is a pleasant change from being next to the NJ Turnpike.
The rooms have quite a lot of floor space, too. AND a mini kitchen!!



I am thrilled with the little kitchenette. In addition to the larger fridge and the microwave, it's a great thing to have a sink exclusively for washing dishes instead of having to fight with a shallow and poor-draining bathroom sink. There's no stovetop here, but loads of counter space and I will be very happy to cook some things with my Itaki this week.

Right away I grabbed some tote bags and started walking to the Wegman's 3.5 miles away.
There are grocery stores that are closer, but Wegman's is SPECIAL.
The thing I love about Wegman's is, they have everything that Whole Paycheck would have, but you can also get "normal" groceries like Tide laundry detergent or Froot Loops or Ziploc bags. In other words, Wegman's doesn't "limit" themselves with product quality standards.

Anyway, I had a blast going up and down the aisles and mathing out how much of what to get.
When I was finished I took an Uber back because the walk had been nearly four miles and it was now dark.
I unpacked and watched the latest episode of Great British Bake-Off "with" Jameson before calling it a night.

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Tuesday was Cooking Day!

After breakfast I got started making some fonio that I'd purchased way back in Providence.
Fonio is a tiiiiiiny African grain, a millet grass seed.
You can cook it just like rice and in about half the time as rice. It's very nutritious with a "light and fluffy" texture.


After that I cooked two mustard-marinated chicken breasts (bottom compartment) and some broccolini (top compartment).


Somewhere in there I steamed three eggs.

 

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Today is Thursday, and I am steaming my last three eggs in the Itaki.

Plan for today is to do some data entry this morning, then go get homemade pierogi (and hopefully a cup of borscht) for lunch before walking to the big mall, Destiny USA.

I don't need anything, but enjoy window shopping and with Christmas coming up I might get some good ideas.
Plus it's good exercise.