Many times I plan dinner ahead of time. I know what we will have and all the ingredients are available.
Yesterday I wanted to make pork tenderloins but forgot to take them out of the freezer. No problem. I called home from work and asked my son to take them out.
When I came home he was gone but he had taken out the....CHICKEN THIGHS... I laughed about it and changed my dinner plan to plan B to use these.
I cut open the vacuum sealed thighs and the smell hit me. They were skunky. This is the second time this has happened with chicken thighs from Costco. I will no longer buy them. Blech.
Plan C was now in effect. I asked my BB guy to grab some hot Italian sausages out of the freezer and oh by the way can you also grab the pork tenderloins for tomorrow (today).
Now I knew why we ended up with the chicken and not the pork. There are no tenderloins in the freezer.
I browned up the sausage while a pot of water boiled for some pasta. Into the pan went an onion, sliced carrots and then at the very end some asparagus.
Drizzled some olive oil over the cooked pasta and sprinkled with some parmesan cheese and some fresh basil.
This is how to cook. It is not all about plans, recipes, long lists of ingredients and hours of your time. It is about fresh foods paired with staples and served up with love.
Now I need to go check the freezer because I am positive there are pork tenderloins in there.