Well, it's too hot around here to turn the oven on, I'm not too motivated to make meals, and I'm trying to save a little money...
...so the result is "pantry fare". My kids asked what that was & I told them - you look through your pantry & fridge & throw something together. Surprisingly, it hasn't been too awful.
The other night we had "birds in a nest" - a box of instant garlic mashed potatoes, topped with long-stem green beans, sausage with mushroom "gravy" (soup), and shredded cheddar cheese.
For lunch I made "pizzas" by toasting slices of bread, with leftover spaghetti sauce & topped with mozzarella cheese.
Tonight we had zucchini burritos. I have more venison in my deep freeze than I know what to do with, and the only way I can handle it is to disguise the flavor with spaghetti sauce, taco seasoning, or chili. I opted for taco seasoning, added some salsa, sauteed a zucchini & peppers from the garden, wrapped all that in tortillas & topped it with cheddar cheese.
Do you see a common theme here?
Everything tastes better with cheese on top!
We have one more week of summer & then it's time to get back to menu planning & balanced meals. Until then...we'll see what other weird "recipes" I can think up.
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