FOOD and stuff...

HATS FOR DINNER?

I just ate a stack of 5 pancakes! With Maple Syrup (glass bottle, can not recycle in my county)...They were like 4 or 5 inches around...I ate it with no guilt at all.  I was happy to find a mix just add water, it's in a cardboard box with a wax paper liner, ALL bio degradable...and I can recycle the cardboard anyway.  Since I stopped buying any sweets, due to the packaging always being some type plastic most of which I can not recycle... I've been making my own. So tonight it was pancakes.  I don't crave a sweet every day only every now n then.  I made those banana bread muffins a couple weeks ago and had one per night for 6 nights! I made the 6 large size muffins.  It was delious. 

I also made an excellent meal tonight.  I always just put things together not from a recipe.  Last night I had brown rice with sautéed Kale,  and sweet soy sauce...the rice came in a box, no liner, the Kale was fresh off the shelf no packaging, but the soy sauce is in plastic, it's #1 plastic so I can recycle it.  
I purchased a Butternut squash a medium sized on, it was fresh no packaging...I precooked it after slicing it and cleaning out the seeds..in the microwave, 11 minutes each half.  I use the Pampered Chef 2 qt. microwave steam pot. I did that in the morning so it could cool and then I pulled the outer skin off...

I had some Ziti small sized it came in a cardboard box with a plastic window this I put in the plastic Film recycle bin at the Food Lion and the box I can recycle.   I cooked it Al dente'.  I cubed up the Butternut squash only one half of it so I have another half to use for another recipe.  And diced up some onion in my cast iron skillet  with some veggie oil. The oil is in a #1 plastic bottle.  The onion off the fresh veggie aisle, no packaging.  Once the onions were sauteed, with the squash I seasoned with some All Spice that I have had for a while it came in a plastic container #2. 

I also used salt n pepper.  I refill my own shakers.  Once the squash and onion was browned I removed it from the pan and cut up a roma tomato and added some chopped garlic,  then poured the al dente pasta into the pan with some of the water I boiled it in.  I let that come to a simmer and added the last of my fresh home grown spinach to it and gave it all a stir.  The tomato breaks down to form a gentle sauce for the pasta...
I added this to the top of the squash added some French Fried Onions that I found in a cardboard container and it has a #1 plastic lid...

I stirred it all  up and YUM YUM...it was so tasty OH and I added some dried Rosemary to it as well when the sauce was simmering. That I have had a long time..it is in #1 plastic.  

IT was such a brave flavor with the all spice and the rosemary.  I should write it down so I can try to make it again.  As you can see I keep the packaging in mind when I am cooking and buying my foods.  Without the effort Nothing Changes.  


RUSSIA PLEASE STOP THE MADNESS!