I grew up with a big, Southern family and lots of delicious food. With five people around, very little went to waste. But as I got older and started cooking for myself, I discovered those same recipes that work for five people just make too much food for one or two. And I found myself buying specific ingredients for one of my mommy's special casseroles, just to throw the remnant away after a few days or weeks.
That's why I moved in with Lindsay. Lindsay, by her own admission, doesn't quite cook as well as I do. But she's a miracle worker with a fridge of random ingredients. Turn Lindsay loose with some wilted lettuce and dry cheese and she'll find a way to turn it into an elaborate, gorgeous party dip everyone enjoys. She goes into the kitchen like an intrepid Viking, willing to explore anything.
So I decided. I'll put away Mom's recipes on the special occasion shelf. I'll roll up my sleeves, don my apron, and set to work making food that works with what I already have. I vow never to throw food away again, at least because I can't think of a way to use it. I vow that no one will ever leave my home hungry because I couldn't whip up something to serve him. And I vow to be ruled by the cookbook no longer. I'm my own woman! I can do it!
This blog is a collection of successes, and failures, at 'Taste Not' recipes--dishes that waste neither food, nor appetites, nor initiative. And I'd love to post any suggestions you may have. Let's work together to make the world a tastier, less wasteful place!
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