Sometimes I think that I am the furthest thing from a gourmet girl. In the last years, it is a rare event for me to truly present a gourmet event. But what I am good at is making a simple meal from leftover ingredients. Often it's just for one, and it often doesn't qualify for eating first with your eyes. But sometimes it is a triumph of imagination! Today is one of those days.
Working around the fact that my daughter needed the two leftover slices of bread for her last breakfast before school tomorrow, I had a ripe banana, and open peanut butter jar, and a whole wheat tortilla for breakfast. Not my usual, but I was out of granola and soy milk!
After driving to Lasalle to run with a friend for the first time since the marathon (10.6, felt my lungs more than my legs surprising), my nausea turned to hunger on my return. My daughter had an avocado wrap for lunch, so I had half an avocado turning in the fridge. I took a tortilla, smashed the avocado half in the middle, a spoon of sundried tomatoes paste, and a handful of salad from a giant container of San Marino greens. It was tasty, pretty and delicious. Not quite enough, though, even with 3 glasses of water. One bigger handful of salad, 25g of Danish blue cheese crumbled, the rest of the rejected shriveled up edamame from supper last night (already leftover once before), a few dried cranberries and my go-to Kraft sesame dressing. It was a great salad, and just maybe a little gourmet, practical style!
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