Cleaning Up Shop

My move to New York happens in two short weeks. Yes - they will be shorter than your average week because the rules of physics do not apply when you move to a new city. Didn't you know?

For the time being, I've put cookbook tryouts on hold while I tend to another task: using all the remaining food in my kitchen.

So last night I pooled the following items:

Can of diced tomatoes, can of pinto beans, half of a summer squash, remaining frozen vegetables, frozen faux chicken breast, soy bacon, garlic, and onion

Basically, I threw 'em all in a pot. I added some salt, pepper and cumin, and as the great Carl Weathers says in "Arrested Development,"

Baby, you've got a stew going!

No, but seriously, it was pretty tasty.

Now what do I do with cranberries, artichoke hearts, vegan cheese, and frozen mango cubes?