Today I decided to clean out my produce drawers. At times, I can get overwhelmed with too many good veggies and forget to use them all. That's not acceptable, especially when I buy or get them directly from the organic farmers growing them. I know how much work has gone into producing these edible bits of the plant and it is my responsibility to honor that by eating them.
To make sure I don't lose track of anything I prepped today for the next few days' easy meals (Assemble & Eat!), I jotted everything down on the dry erase board I keep on my fridge. I figure we'll have the fridge cleaned out by the weekend.
Food in Fridge (Cooked & Ready to Eat)
3 small roasted beets
1 head of broccoli, steamed
1 cup chopped steamed chard & beet leaves
6 ears of corn
1 roasted eggplant
1 1/2 cups steamed green beans
11 small-medium baked potatoes
2 small roasted yellow squash
What kind of dishes can I make with these cooked foods? All sorts of tasty possibilities come to mind, especially combined with the other raw veggies I have.
Baked potatoes with steamed broccoli, covered in a non-dairy "cheesy" sauce
Tossed salad with shredded raw carrots & zucchini and sliced roasted beets
Southwestern salad with corn, yellow squash, raw onion, grilled peppers, & tomatoes
Crackers with baba ganoush (eggplant dip)
Quick soup with baked potatoes, steamed green beans, carrots, onion, & chopped chard.
Dang, I'm making myself hungry. I'd list more ideas, but I really have to go eat something!
Edited to add: Dinner will be Basmati rice with spicy tomato chutney (local tomatoes & garlic) and saag without paneer (local chard & beet greens & garlic). Can't wait for the rice to cook - I'm starving!
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6 comments:
Good idea listing the veggies on the front of the fridge. Am going to try that here, too. Just brought back fresh savoy cabbage, cauliflower and green beans from a produce barn near the Portland airport - they have their farms on Sauvie's Island - so wonderfully fresh.
you made me hungry as well, I love a clean fridge,
Good idea to list everything. I'm trying to do that with my freezer. Don't always remember but, most times, it works. I hate when they go to waste, too. Now, I'm feeling guilty... better check out those bins, again.
Now I'm hungry-and I just ate dinner! Happy meals to you. :)
Now you've gone and made ME hungry too!
Well, if ya'll are all hungry now, get out to the garden, pick something tasty, go inside and make something delicious with it! :)
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