Day 23: I Love Leftovers

Nothing is easier than making lunch out of leftovers.  Nothing cleans out the fridge faster, either.  We usually have lots of leftovers on Mondays, so each person selects the food they are interested in eating, and off we go!

My food of choice today was the leftover tostada ingredients. I scooped off some of the too heavily spiced Tofurkey, then tossed the rest of the stuff into a wrap.  After a couple of minutes in the microwave, I was good to go.  Brian had the rest of the squash and kamut, mixed with his leftover bariyani rice dish.  Once again, a quick zap and a quick wrap and he was all set.  Marty finished off her Mexican casserole dish (with sour cream and chicken, which is definitely not on the challenge list), along with some of Brian's rice.  She had to eat with a fork, but that is the glory of leftover day.  Everyone gets something different.  Fun for the whole family!

Breakfast was yet another peanut butter and banana sandwich.  I simply love them, especially with a little fruit juice sweetened apricot jam. Mmmmm.  I've heard that Europeans can not fathom our fascination with peanut butter.  But really, what's not to love? Especially with crunchy peanut butter: the flavor, the texture, the consistency.... I'm totally daydreaming about peanut butter right now.  Perhaps I'll go have some with a apple.  Or a pear.  Or just on a spoon. OK!  Snap out of it!

On to another topic: banana bread.  I made some yesterday that tastes like gingerbread. I used the same basic recipe as always, but this time poured in a little black strap molasses (1/4 cup), some chopped candied ginger, a teaspoon of powdered ginger, 1/2 a teaspoon of cinnamon, and 1/4 cup of cocoa powder (to give it depth).  It came out great, if a touch sticky. The flavor is rich and gingery, with low notes of chocolate way down deep in the background.  Marty cracks up every time I make a new flavor, because so far I haven't made the same loaf twice.

I have no idea what we'll have for dinner.  I suppose we'll just have to wait and see.  Right now, I'm going to grab an apple and some peanut butter and go to town.  Just thinking about it earlier made my stomach growl in anticipation.  Be healthy!