Half a can of red kidney beans and half a can of corn kernels sat on the middle shelf in the fridge along with not much else. Half a forlorn avocado, the glass jar we use to make dressings in, an almost empty and probably flat bottle of tonic water, some tired celery and a sad, soft carrot in the crisper.
We've been busy and it's nearly Christmas and it's hot and we need to go shopping and the dog's arthritis has flared again and she needs to go to the vet to get some more Rimadyl and maybe we'll go shopping tomorrow. And maybe we won't. Maybe we'll just order takeaway until January. Or February.
Imagine: crisp, delicious fish and chips all wrapped up in paper one night, followed by spicy Turkish adana kebab the next; maybe pizza on the third night - fragrant with melting cheese and salty anchovies and tart tomato and fresh herbs - then some spanakopita and cakes from the Greek shop; roast chicken and some baked potatoes from that chicken shop on the corner that always smells GREAT; some extra-hot curry from Desi Needs and then some sushi from the Japanese place. Then start all over again. I could rename my blog What I Took Home Last Night ...
Where was I?
Looking at a can of beans in the fridge. Dreaming.
OK:
Half a can of red kidney beans and half a can of corn into a pot. Add to that a can of diced tomatoes and a can of tuna with chili (just because that's what was in the pantry - it could be tuna with anything. Or nothing).
Chop into this an onion and the left-over half an avocado that was in the fridge.
Let it all simmer for a while you make a flat gin and tonic with the rest of the tonic water. Then wander over to the pantry to see what there is to go with the simmering sauce. Hmm, couscous. That'll do. Easy and quick.
Cook the couscous, sauce over the top.
T. grated cheese over the top of hers. I left mine plain.
It was nice.
We've been busy and it's nearly Christmas and it's hot and we need to go shopping and the dog's arthritis has flared again and she needs to go to the vet to get some more Rimadyl and maybe we'll go shopping tomorrow. And maybe we won't. Maybe we'll just order takeaway until January. Or February.
Imagine: crisp, delicious fish and chips all wrapped up in paper one night, followed by spicy Turkish adana kebab the next; maybe pizza on the third night - fragrant with melting cheese and salty anchovies and tart tomato and fresh herbs - then some spanakopita and cakes from the Greek shop; roast chicken and some baked potatoes from that chicken shop on the corner that always smells GREAT; some extra-hot curry from Desi Needs and then some sushi from the Japanese place. Then start all over again. I could rename my blog What I Took Home Last Night ...
Where was I?
Looking at a can of beans in the fridge. Dreaming.
OK:
Half a can of red kidney beans and half a can of corn into a pot. Add to that a can of diced tomatoes and a can of tuna with chili (just because that's what was in the pantry - it could be tuna with anything. Or nothing).
Chop into this an onion and the left-over half an avocado that was in the fridge.
Let it all simmer for a while you make a flat gin and tonic with the rest of the tonic water. Then wander over to the pantry to see what there is to go with the simmering sauce. Hmm, couscous. That'll do. Easy and quick.
Cook the couscous, sauce over the top.
T. grated cheese over the top of hers. I left mine plain.
It was nice.
Takeaway every night, that's a great plan. It's a bit like being in the eye of the storm at the moment, there's an eerie calm before the hell of the Xmas kitchen breaks loose.
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