Restos en el refri

Yum.
I am indeed the master magicicianessa of the empty fridge, whipping into a frenzy unsuspecting vegetables...

Alison came over for dinner too, so it was even more special:)

What there was at my disposal: (and a huge awful pile of imposing dirty dishes which multiply, like gremlins it would seem, with water)

melange of cooked carrots, parsnips and sweet potatoes in a maple citrus glaze (old but still intact);
frozen chicken breast, scallops and shrimp from TJ's;
frozen peas;
2 heads romaine lettuce;
1/4 bag of baby spinach;
last pomegranate from Becca's mom's tree, starting to go;
shriveled, but still juicy, orange from Dad's visit;
onions and garlic;
grated parmesan;
half and half;
1 fuji apple;
walnuts (and sundry others);
cranberry sauce;
the end of the milk;
butter, sour cream and mayo;
1/4 cup yogurt (which little "I" polished off);
6 eggs (but we had a 3-egg mushroom, onion and cotija omelette for lunch);
pickles, olives, almond butter, capers and apricot jam;
1 serving of mexican black bean soup from Wednesday last;
whole wheat tortillas.

So... we agree. Pathetically empty fridge. Yes, this was everything available for consumption (except the boxes of emergency pasta and rice, and a can of tuna, but remember dinner had to happen in twenty minutes).

Enter wizardress cuisinistique...

Drum roll please:
Carte prix fixe -

Cream of parsnip, carrot and sweet potato, with a chicken stock base, orange juice, cardamom, cinnamon, thyme, rosemary, drizzled with light cream and sprinkled with parmesan upon serving.

Salad of baby spinach, crumbled gorgonzola and pomegranate seeds with a balsamic vinaigrette.

Chicken salad, comprised of chicken breast, walnuts, onion and apple, and a light garlic mayo for consistency.

Of course now the fridge really is empty! But it is so satisfying to hold out on going to the super... one more day. And then Alison and I went out for girl talk and Lattes... Also very satisfying;)