WHEN THE FRIDGE IS LOW - CREATIVITY ABOUNDS!

I find that when the fridge is low, i get more creative with my food making, after all food is art! Plus i still need practice in the art of one hand cooking (one hand on camera - which would be easier if the camera's shutter button was on the left hand side - i never really thought about that before - how do lefties feel about that?).

First - dig in the fridge, look around, find some things and pull them out:

Think casserole or in MN - hot dish.  Crumble home made whole wheat bread into a bowl.

Add some seasoning of choice

Take an egg and add a little milk and whisk together:

Then slice eggplant






Rant: "who ever was the jerk that created those little stickers they put on produce now should be shot!"

place eggplant slices in milk/egg mixture, then into breadcrumbs

Fry in a pan with some E.V.O.O. (extra virgin olive oil)

Tempt the hound with the butt end of the eggplant

take the fried eggplant and place in a baking dish

slice some fresh mozzarella you made from your fresh goat's milk and put on top of each slice

pour some leftover pasta sauce on top

bake in a 350 degree oven for about 45 minutes.

Take some broccoli and chop it up

tempt basset with stem peelings
(notice hound has not left her spot)















Place broccoli in steamer

tempt fire roasted pig with stem peelings

Next take some scallops

and a little butter, garlic and some chopped bacon, 

fry it up in a pan....and never ever let you forget your a maaaaannnnn, cuz i'm a woman, Ajolie! (ok, if you don't remember that commercial you won't notice that i spelled Ajolie wrong either)

Transfer scallops to a dish

take a half cup of balsamic vinegar and pour into pan

bring to a boil while looking at how cool the reflection of the clock looks in the balsamic vinegar

Stir constantly, then reduce balsamic until it becomes thick

add a tablespoon of butter to balsamic reduction

(look at that action shot!)

Return scallops to pan and heat

Enjoy a scrumptious, nutritious meal all prepared from a refrigerator filled with leftovers!  Tadah!