Bud came in about noon announcing he and Buzzy were going to look for some lunch. About three minutes later, he came back to where I was writing, announcing they’d given up. That’s what he always does when nothing jumps out of the refrigerator onto his plate. Sure enough, I went in the kitchen, finding he’d done a late night raid. The fridge was empty. There wasn’t a slice of meat or cheese, a teaspoon of mayonnaise, a leaf of lettuce. There were the sad remains of a bowl of potato salad, but it didn’t look too tempting since he hadn’t wrapped it back up after last night’s raid. Alas, no cookies, no chips, nor bread. I’m pretty sure he wasn’t innocent of this information when he announced he couldn’t find anything for lunch. I did find six potatoes and a bag of baby carrots unmolested in the crisper.
There were no quick foods in the pantry, except for those I’d canned, which Bud doesn’t recognize as real food. I pulled out two jars of homemade Italian Vegetable Sausage Soup I made from fresh vegetables from my garden last summer, added the fresh carrots and potatoes, and fresh thyme, parsley, oregano, garlic, and onions from my herb bed. I found frozen hot dog buns and toasted them with fresh garlic butter. It was absolutely wonderful.
Noms Beth.
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It was soooo good!
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That’s how my Grandma taught me to cook. See what you have and work with it! Great post.
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There’s almost always something to start with, isn’t there!
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My Mom is amazing when it comes to making something out of nothing. Sounds like you are, too! Looks good! 🙂
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You can make a feast out of almost anything with scrambled eggs and cheese!
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Great meal from not much.
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And it was so good!
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I’ve always been a fan of magic
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Me too. Especially if someone else does it!
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You are really good in improvising!!!
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I think people from big families are good at that because you know if you miss your chance, it’s gone. My brother would have stuck a fork in you over a chicken leg!
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Haha… I remember my best friend saying that too. They were always fast at the table in order to get enough food. That way I totally believe you!
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Bravo…looks great. I love the challenge of “nothing here to eat”…there’s always magic in there somewhere !! Van
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Absolutely true!
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Inventive cooking! This is exactly what my mum does!!! I try but my Hubby is a gyssy eater!!! 😊
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Fussy even!!!
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I hate that!
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Annoying I know!!! 😁
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