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Great idea Madonna. Sometimes I roast my vegies and then add stock to them. My favorite kitchen tool is my immersion blender. Give it a whirl. Add some herbs or spices and you have a wonderful soup.
Penny I should have saved some out and made soup. Next time. I love my immersion blender too.
Mmmm this salad is another vibrant, colorful, healthy one, Madonna. I love the idea of roasting the veggies for this one. I try to be mindful of not throwing anything out, too. Hmmmm… I need to go buy a basil plant! I love how you lined the bowl with the leaves…so pretty.
Kitty, I don’t want to sound like I am bragging, but the roasting just took it over the top.
I love my basil plant. I pretty much put it on everything. Now if I would just learn to have a greener thumb when it comes to thyme.
This posting couldn’t have been timed better. I just read a moving story in our local paper about a Holocaust survivor (one of the last in our area) who, all his adult live, couldn’t bear to throw any food out. If he saw food on the street, as trash, he’d take it home and put it somewhere for birds to eat.
We all need to be grateful for what we have, and think deeply about what we waste.
Your salad looks like a great way to do this.
Thanks so much Wini. I take that as a real compliment coming from you.
Jacques Pépin said his dad always blessed the bread when he had to feed it to birds. He said they always made bread crumbs and croutons, or pain perdu. He said it was used somehow in a dish. He said they never wasted anything. I love his stories.
What a wonderful way to use what’s on hand, Madonna! It looks yummy! My mom was the queen of refrigerator soup (and casseroles) back before it was a thing to do…and that lead to some, shall we say, interesting dishes when I was small! 😉 Have a great week! Hugs…Debbie
Ha! I have been a victim of some of those myself, but this combination is really good. I grown quiet fond of fennel – raw or roasted.
Thanks for stopping by Debbie. I hope your week goes well as well. 🙂
mmm this looks absolutely delicious, healthy, and colorful! Beautiful images! Thanks for sharing! Hugs, Poppy
Thanks for stopping by Poppy. It is more than it looks. The roasting of the veg just intensified the flavors.
Your salad looks and sounds divine~and yes, I would love to have Jacques Pepin for a neighbor! I do throw away a lot of spoiled food, but I will say, I love to challenge myself to create dishes from what’s left in the fridge…it usually results in some form of quiche. I love the fennel in your salad, I don’t cook with that nearly enough~
Thanks Jenna. This is a great way to use up those vegetables before they lose their nutrients. I have become fond of fennel roasted or raw.
Thanks for this lovely reminder. I too easily forget what I have on hand and end up at the store to buy more. But for lunch today I did make chicken soup. In went whatever vegetables were in the fridge and freezer and pasta from the pantry.
How great to have Jacques Pépin for a neighbor! He and Julia Child used to be great pals, and every time she invited him over for dinner, he took over her kitchen too. He just likes to cook! And is awfully good at it. Anyway, this looks wonderful — thanks.
I guess they are still friends and neighbors because he is still coming to dinner. I like to help with dinner also.
Thanks for stopping by John, it is always good to hear what you think.
I love orzo and roasted veggies especially peppers and onions..
Both M.Pépin and Dorie Greenspan seem like such sweet people.
I can just imagine how wonderful it is to be in the kitchen with someone who loves to cook.
I hate waste..I am a bit of a nag for that.
I find we amass instead of eating what we have..unfortunately..always the same things that go bad first..pears.. arugula..
Sad that we throw so much away..and I do try not to.
We are so spoiled with our plenty of food lives.
The peppers and onions, and fennel really made the orzo flavorful. I am going to try to be more diligent about what I buy. I tend to go a little crazy in the market. 🙂
This was such a thoughtful post Madonna – I am very guilty of this – part of it I suppose is that I am still adjusting to cooking for 2 – but the truth of the matter is I need to buy less and be better about using up my leftovers! Your post is a great example of how to use those odds and ends creatively!!!
I am still feeling guilty over the Collicchio documentary. I am going to try and do what he does and take everything out of the crisper and make a soup or salad. Maybe that will help me. I find it difficult to adapt to making small servings and then I have a difficult time when I go to the market and everything looks good.
Thanks for stopping by Nancy. I appreciate your thoughts.
We will just love this salad it looks delicious! Hope you have a great week and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
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Miz Helen
Hi there, I do hope you’ll come over to Food on Friday: Salads to bring this to the party! Cheers from Carole’s Chatter
thanks for bringing this on over. Are you on my email reminder list? If not, would you like to be? Cheers
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Your recipe is featured on Full Plate Thursday this week! Enjoy your special weekend and your new Red Plate!
Miz Helen
This sounds like a salad I would love for lunch or dinner. It would be great with grilled chicken or pork. I love that you made something so wonderful from what you found in the fridge.
Thanks Chris. Chicken sounds good.