An Amateur Palate's Lent Season

It's lent season for this amateur palate.

What is the lent season? It's the period of time for Roman Catholics between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday. During this time, you make preparations for Easter Sunday by praying, repenting and sacrificing.

And in terms of sacrificing, you'll find Catholics around the world denying themselves of pleasures or habits. Some give up smoking, others give up drinking.

I decided to go through the lent season without eating food from a restaurant, deli, fast food chain, or wherever. This means that I can't grab a quick bite to eat during lunch at work, I have to bring something I made at home. If I'm out and about throughout the day, I can't stop by a street vendor and grab a small snack. Everything I eat must be bought at a grocery store and prepared at my own home.

It sounds simple, but it isn't. I live in New York City where food from different parts of the world are offered in a wide range of prices. Food in this city is convenient, fun and varied. This will be a difficult lent season for me, but I'm looking forward to the challenge.

This will allow me, of course, to share more of my amateur cooking hours with you.

Wish me luck!

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