Just like what happened tonight.
And then I made lasagna.
The illusion of not having enough
Does this happen to you, too? You take one look at your fridge and decide there’s nothing to eat.
But the reality is, you just have scattered ingredients.
For me though, it’s more of I can’t think of something to cook with these limited ingredients.
What I actually had
At first, all I could see was chicken, chicken, chicken. And then I saw the tray of ground beef. And remembered that I had some tomato sauce in the fridge and half a lasagna box.
And I made it work.
My energy wasn’t as high anymore because I facilitated a book club for my son and my old students (I know, I’m semi-teaching again 😑), and then we studied. So, I needed a low-energy prep meal.
Lasagna isn’t exactly a low-energy meal, so I skipped the bechamel and made tomato-cream meat sauce instead.
Instead of making garlic bread, I served these olive-parmesan crisps.
I also made some strawberry-lemon refresher using my new blender! I’ve had it for over 2 months already, but I only opened it tonight.
My strategy works for me because I saved time, energy, and money tonight and I got to feed my family a delicious, filling meal.
My son has been going back and forth and the bowl currently looks like this:
Well, actually, it’s less now as while I was writing this, he went back for more.
One time he said, “Aaaagh! I can’t stop. Mommy! Mommy! I can’t stop!” I just laughed. I’m used to seeing him like this. He eats a lot but is so skinny.
No stress, low energy, high impact.
Our meals will be like this from now on.
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’Til our next shared bite,
Stay cozy. Stay curious. Stay nourished.
LET'S EAT.
With grace, warmth, and a full heart,
Lady E
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