To Eat Dinner @ Home: Tortellini & Spinach in Garlicky Broth

I suck at making soup. It usually ends up flavorless, despite having a lot of ingredients. But this one didn't!

To Recycle Foods: Roast a Chicken; Use the Bones & Leftover Meat

see? those tips are a little burnt. woops.

I get great pleasure from not wasting any of the food. When we have leftovers that aren't somehow used (ie: eaten or re-purposed) my heart sinks. Sometimes, I yell at Michael WE HAVE TO EAT ALL THE FOOD WE CANNOT KEEP WASTING FOOD. It feels slightly better. It's just that there were a lot of stories last year (that I was paying attention to) saying horrible things about how much food is wasted in America: food farmers grow that isn't used, food we make then throw out, good but past date food thrown away from grocery shelves. ANYWAY, it's sad. Cause some people don't have ENOUGH food. Supply/demand/inequality/etc.

So, when I get the opportunity to make the most of my purchasing power by making something that can be used from skin to bones and continue to nourish us through the week-- I get SUPER excited.