Last night, in lieu of getting take-out (again) or having me come up with an interesting meal, LG proposed that we eat leftovers. With a twist. "What if, like, we were contestants on Chopped and we had to use six ingredients from the leftovers and then anything else we could find?"
Our leftover ingredients (4 of 5) were: mango, romaine lettuce, pre-made pizza dough, barbecue chicken, and pasta shells in marinara sauce.
LG made a kid-friendly fruit salad that looked like a face and a "salad" of lettuce, chicken, pasta shells, with mozzarella and pizza "croutons" that, alas, her mother refused to eat. I did try the fruit, which was tasty, even if she did use a large chef's knife (!!!!) without asking.
And I put together some bizarre white pizza with garlic, bleu cheese (have I mentioned dairy is IN for the moment?!) and mozzarella, and another one with the chicken. My side dish was a salad with the lettuce, mango, the remnants of a container of blackberries, and a kiwi about to go bad.
The person not prepping her meal had the responsibility of entertaining the baby.
I think that's a dinner strategy we'll have to use again. And again. And again.
Our leftover ingredients (4 of 5) were: mango, romaine lettuce, pre-made pizza dough, barbecue chicken, and pasta shells in marinara sauce.
LG made a kid-friendly fruit salad that looked like a face and a "salad" of lettuce, chicken, pasta shells, with mozzarella and pizza "croutons" that, alas, her mother refused to eat. I did try the fruit, which was tasty, even if she did use a large chef's knife (!!!!) without asking.
And I put together some bizarre white pizza with garlic, bleu cheese (have I mentioned dairy is IN for the moment?!) and mozzarella, and another one with the chicken. My side dish was a salad with the lettuce, mango, the remnants of a container of blackberries, and a kiwi about to go bad.
The person not prepping her meal had the responsibility of entertaining the baby.
I think that's a dinner strategy we'll have to use again. And again. And again.
Brilliant. Brilliant, brilliant.
ReplyDeleteI was into making these truly horrible fruit salads at that age, from our collects of canned fruit, pickles, and olives. I love my parents for eating them.
(ps, I can cook now. I credit in part their willingness to let me try insane things.)
Your LG is amazing!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I think she's pretty great myself :)
ReplyDeleteShe wants me to give her cooking lessons, which is awesome. Somehow that's more fun than actually HELPING me in the kitchen.
I love it!
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