I have always wanted to be one of those people who can look at a pile of ingredients and invent a meal. The idea of doing that seems so creative, so delicious, but it's never really been something I could do- I'm more of a "make the same three things for dinner every night for months, get sick of those, and then find three new things to eat on repeat" kind of person. For the most part, this system works well for me- I am definitely a creature of habit, and buying the same things each week certainly makes grocery shopping a very efficient endeavor, but I miss the element of spontaneity that many cooks enjoy.
Tonight, though, I think the warm weather got to me. I was inspired. I knew I had a bunch of kale I needed to use up (perhaps the last of the season!) and upon further thought, I remembered a cup of lentils in the pantry and some sausage and homemade chicken stock in the freezer. Soup! I could make soup!
It all came together surprisingly quickly- forty-five minutes, tops. With a juice glass of two-buck chuck and a hunk of bread from the most adorable little foodie store right down the street, it was the perfect early spring meal.
I'm not very creative in the kitchen either. I mean, I do love to cook, but I can never come up with my own recipes. I always have to borrow someone else's :)
ReplyDeleteMarvelous! My mom has this incredible kale, ham and white bean soup recipe I can give you. HEART!
ReplyDeleteI am pretty much the opposite; I love cooking from recipes but when I have no time or am lazy (allll the time) I end up mixing together random ingredients, usually I just throw a bunch of random stuff in a skillet and call it a stir fry :) and I loooove grocery shopping, although I get way too inspired and out of control with the food spending. Earlier this week I had half a bottle of champagne in my fridge and I dumped it in a pan with some lemon juice, boiled it down, delicious sauce for breaded chicken and asparagus! I also finished the bottle in a juice glass. tres chic.
ReplyDeleteSo impressed. I can't follow recipes or throw random things together---where does that leave me?! Sigh. XOXO Katie
ReplyDeleteyummy yummy yummy!
ReplyDeleteYou did it! And that bread sounds divine :)
ReplyDeletehaha!
ReplyDeletei am the same 'three meals on repeat'
although a couple of weekends ago i spent my whole week cooking loads of different things i had never tried before...it was so fun!
What beautiful photos! And what a gorgeous blog you have!! :)
ReplyDeleteyou have a really lovely blog, lovely photography as well! xoxo alexandra
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