As I’ve
mentioned previously, I don’t believe in wasting food. I would estimate that 98% of all food
products that we purchase are consumed…mostly by myself via breakfast or lunch
creations.
The
following are some examples of our ‘creations’, a couple of which stem from
leftovers and others where we utilized food items that we overbought with good intentions and had
been in the pantry for a while…
We’d
made tacos one night… Consequently, we had seasoned taco meat (hamburger) left
over and I needed to do something with it.
So I scrambled some eggs with cheese and the taco meat and then added
spicy taco sauce when it was finished.
Laurie
kicked it up a notch, adding pickled jalapeno slices and a dollop of sour cream…
…and
then she wrapped it up in a soft taco shell.
It was very good!
Another time, we’d
open a can of pineapple rings and we had about half a can left in the
refrigerator. Laurie volunteered to make
pancakes with a pineapple ring and cherry in the middle…surprising, since she
doesn’t like pancakes! She thought that
these were pretty good though!
Now…what
in the heck am I going to do with a partial jar of cherries!? (To be determined)
We had
an old box of tuna helper in the cupboard and we’d finally made it up
for dinner, adding spices, some shredded cheese and baby peas. Then there were the leftovers for me to deal
with. I put them in a frying pan with a
bit of butter, and then fried an egg, dropping it in the middle of the
leftovers. It was a very nice breakfast!
Then there
was a leftover grilled boneless pork chop… Reheat it and place it on top of a
toasted buttered English muffin.
…and
then of course drop a couple of fried over-easy eggs on top. Yum!
On another
occasion I decided to use up an old box of Uncle Ben’s rice. So I opened a can of Kirkland’s Chicken that
we’d had in the pantry for months and ‘fried’ the chicken in butter to provide
a little more flavor and texture.
Laurie
cooked the rice in her rice cooker and then we added the chicken, some small
pieces of leftover bacon and a bit of cheese.
Laurie plated her meal with some crushed croutons and added the cherry
tomatoes for color. We thought that it
was a decent if not great use of our old pantry stock.
Leftover
breaded Tilapia filets… Heat them in
butter in the frying pan and…
…add
two easy-over eggs for a very satisfying breakfast!
We’ll
end this leftover food posting with an actual meal out
One
evening we decided to stop by the Tanasi Bar and Grill (Tanasi Clubhouse in
Tellico Village) in Loudon Tennessee for a light dinner. Laurie ordered the Southwest Chicken with a
side salad and chips. ($12.00) She liked it and said that she’d order it again…
I went
super healthy with my choice. This is
the Citrus Herb Salmon with broccoli and grilled green beans. ($14.00) It was perfect! Those grilled green beans were a real winner
and the salmon with the citrus based sauce hit the spot…
The Tanasi
Bar and Grill is located at 450 Clubhouse Point just off TN Hwy. 444 in Tellico
Village/Loudon Tennessee. Phone:
865-458-9392. While this restaurant
doesn’t really have a website, I’ve attached a link to their menu: http://places.singleplatform.com/tanasi-bar--grill/menu.
That’s
about it for now… I apologize for all the food and restaurant related blogs but
we haven’t been out exploring much lately so my usual historical or sightseeing
posts have suffered as a result.
Just
click on any of the photos to enlarge them…
Thanks
for stopping by for a visit!
Take
Care, Big Daddy Dave
Looking good, especially the pork chop
ReplyDeleteGood morning Dave, you are a couple after my own heart as I hate wasting food. I love all your ideas on creating meals from left overs.
ReplyDeleteWhen I have left over fruit I turn it into Summer pudding which is simply fruit in the base with a sponge mixture on top. It's a lovely pudding.
I think it is such a shame that there is so much food waste nowadays. My mother, Phyllis told me that when she was young , there was no such thing as food waste, everyone ate what they had in there cupboards. Nothing was wasted, because they could not afford to be wasteful. I come from the generation where our plates were cleared, we could not leave a morsel on our plates.
I try to live by my mother's way. Occasionally I slip up, but very rarely. I just wonder if people totted up how much money they were throwing away they would think twice.
Right, that's me stepping off my soap box.
Have a wonderful trip to Edinburgh, both you and your wife will have a wonderful time as it is a beautiful city.
Best Wishes
Daphne
Way to go, Dave and Laurie! You definitely know how to take care of leftovers! That's great!
ReplyDeleteLooks very good, not to mention creative! Thank you so much for sharing, Dave!
ReplyDeleteDavid I think like you !! That is because I make always so meny fruit's desserts ! And hate waste food.
ReplyDeleteAnd all these plates look awesome and delicious !!
Dear Dave, I hate to waste food myself. Your leftover creations all look pretty good and everything seems to go perfectly with a fried egg. I love eggs too.
ReplyDeleteI wish Laurie a beautiful Mothers Day. Catherine