fridge cleaning....

While I approach day four of a fast, Mr. Delk has to eat. My mother brought over some tomatoes and red peppers from her garden. In my fridge, I had a lamb chop that was creeping up on use it or loose it status. Leftover white rice from some Chinese take out, garlic, onion, chihuahua cheese and some awesomely smoky paprika from the Nagycsarnok in Budapest rounded it out. Tossed on the Weber and....
viola...

delk,

You've hit upon my favorite way to cook. I love to be-bop my way through the fridge and create a dinner. When I was a wee lad, I would often complain to my father about how there was "nothing to eat". By "nothing", I meant nothing that I could pull out of the fridge and start eating. In response, my dad would take one look at the fridge and whip up something fantastic. I learned to cook this way by watching him.

Just last night, petit pois and I were home late from running errands and I needed to get a quick dinner together. I started cooking a sweet onion in olive oil over high heat. When it started getting brown I de-glazed with a little stock and added some garlic, frozen peas, and cubed smoked chicken from Step 1. Finally, some salt, pepper, a handful of parsley. Served over some white rice, it was one of the best fridge meals I've thrown together in a while.

Best,
Michael