At 5 PM Saturday, March 21, Governor J.B. Pritzker’s COVID-19 Executive Order No. 8, aka the Stay at Home order, took effect. Here’s a daily-ish journal of how Reader staff, our friends, family—and our pets—are spending our time.
- Savory pies, dumplings, creamy masala paneer, chai, and altogether too much food for one household, delivered from Chiya Chai 
- Bon Appetit’s spiced lamb and dill yogurt pasta 
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