There are times when I hate having leftovers for fear of not eating them and thus being forced to throw them in the trash when mold starts to grow. But, being blessed with occasional bouts of creativity, I was able to use the leftovers in a sandwich that satiated my ravenous hunger. I made a grilled cheese sandwich with leftover zucchini, mushrooms and onions from the previous night, along with swiss cheese, avocado and grilled orange bell pepper. I was only sad that I didn’t have more leftovers after I devoured the tasty sandwich.
Later that day, I was to have a few friends over for dinner. I had promised French food (from my French Food At Home book by Laura Calder). I chose to make ratatouille and honey hen. Unfortunately I do not have pictures of the honey hen. It was too mouth-watering and delicious for any of us to wait so I was not able to take pictures of it. What I did, to make the chicken, was melt half a cup of honey with two tablespoons of Dijon mustard. I then covered a three pound chicken in the honey mustard sauce and I put it in the oven for about an hour at 400F, turning it and basting it every now and then. I need to make this chicken again.
The ratatouille was not as easy to prepare as the chicken. It was also, as Jay, said, “As good as cooked vegetables can be.” I will not be making ratatouille again.
