A random thought

My biggest pet peeve is when someone offers to cook dinner for me and the food is out of a bag, box, or store bought. I understand that not everyone cooks or has the time to cook but if you're gonna pull the bait and switch, please just be honest. I don't you expect you to be G. Garvin or Emeril Legassi but just be honest. If you can't cook, say can I take you to dinner? or ask if I can come over to your place for a nice dinner. Don't say anything about cooking if you know you don't plan on touching a pot or pan.

Leftover Ingredients

My food focus for the next two weeks will be using my leftover ingredients. My ingredients include:
salmon
brown rice
quin
pizza sauce
mint
rosemary
basil
oregano
shrimp
4 chicken thighs
coconut milk
pomello
flour
pot sticker
bean and rice mix
harvati, munester, and cheddar cheese
macaroni
evaporated milk tomato paste

Let's see what I come up with! If you have an idea for what to do with these ingredients, please email me at donnatbroadway@gmail.com

My fridge staples

There are a few things I always have in my fridge and they are:

1. cream
2. fresh herbs- mint, rosemary, basil, and oregano at the moment
3. wheat flour
4. red romaine lettuce
5. cherry tomatoes
6. fresh fruit- right now it's oranges but my favorite are mangoes and figs.
7. cheese- my budget allows cheese under $5 so that excludes many fine cheeses but I love Havarti, Cheddar, and mozzarella. I love Italian cheeses.
8. agave nectar- I don't use sugar so my sweetener of choice is agave nectar. It's actually sweeter than sugar but you need less to achieve the same flavor. Also, if you're a diabetic you can use agave nectar instead of sugar because it doesn't raise the glucose level in the body.