Edible Anarchy

I finally found the motivation to purge some of our paperwork yesterday. During my daughter’s two-hour nap, I managed to separate old receipts and all the miscellaneous junk sitting in the mail sorter.

Once we have our move date, I will have a better idea of when I can sort and pack more essential items. For example, I’m not packing and sending sippy cups and other toddler place settings until a few days before we depart. I also need to figure out what food items, if any, can be shipped to my mother’s house. I am determined to eat or donate anything that remains in the cupboards. In an effort to reduce excess, I have incorporated many of the lingering groceries into our menu for the next few weeks.

But there are a few random, surplus food items that have me wondering.

What would yams cooked in tomato sauce taste like?
How about adding some water chestnuts to that Italian Wedding Soup?
Would shallots somehow add a little class to my Ramen Noodles?
Taco Shells filled with Easy Mac and Rice-a-Roni? I think so.
Egg noodles, tossed with tomato paste, jalapenos, and dry roasted peanuts? I’ll have seconds, please.

Screw fiction. I smell a cookbook simmering: “Applesauce and Vermouth: Last Resort Recipes for the Military Spouse.”

They can put an ad for it in the deployment planner.