Winter Blahs and Leftovers
Lately, I have had a serious case of the blahs. Weeks are flying by in spite of my efforts so slow things down. In the last month, we had record snowfalls which have resulted in record floods. Our back field is now a lake (thankfully the house and animal shelters are elevated well above the waters). Because of the amounts of water everywhere, fog has been the word of the day for the last couple of weeks. The sun is trying to shine through the fog, but I don’t think it’ll be able to break through.
It’s not all blah, though. Last weekend we counted six (6!) eagles “hunting” in our yard, perched in the trees and on fence posts. We have geese and ducks swimming in the cow pasture outside the bedroom window and, even for a short while we have lakeside property!
With these blahs, my cooking enthusiasm has sunk. It’s been a bunch of just-something-on-the-table nights. Strangely, as I look back at the meals we’ve had, it’s the leftover dinners that have been the most interesting. For example…
1. Leftover Chili
One of my lovely sisters came over last Friday and made chili for all of us, with plenty for leftovers. Some of the leftovers found their way into chilimac casserole…leftover chili, mixed with noodles and covered with cheese. Wonderful!
2. Leftovers from Pizza Night
I also recycled leftover pizza toppings and garlic bread into pizza bread. It was amazing!
3. Leftover Roast Chicken
And finally with leftover chicken I made a delicious, cheesy Broccoli, Chicken and Cheese soup.
Tags: dinner
Recipes | greengrassliving | 
January 18, 2009 11:33 am
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