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During the pandemic, has anything changed in how you get food, prepare it, or eat it?

Food for my husband and me during the pandemic has consumed time and provided bright spots as well. Getting food has felt different over the months, but food has always been available. Early on shoppers felt a sense of uncertainty, and that led to hoarding and to adjusting to the 'changing normal' at our local grocery store. Products were not always available; bare shelves were a new sensation. We adjusted and now don't think twice about wearing masks, following directional arrows down the aisles or social distancing. I do enjoy food preparation, so I've spent much time poring over recipe ideas. Plenty of time has been available for cooking and baking; that has helped to keep me busy as well as to add delicious coziness to our home. We've made a habit of lingering longer over our meals: plenty of reading of digital edition newspapers at breakfast, slower lunches as we watch the birds delighting in our bird feeders, dinner accompanied by world news, Jeopardy, and PBS Newshour. No fast-food here; no take-out. We enjoy healthy, homemade meals, but OH how we miss being able to meet friends for lunch or dinner! Here's to 2021!