Thrown Together Meal  

Hmmm... so you're not only a creative cook, but a time-traveller, too?
(My calendar says it's Friday.)

More so when I was growing up and what he had in the refrigerator was beyond my control. I used to make barbecue ham sandwiches with leftover ham and gravy bread with leftover gravy and meat (lamb or roast beef) over bread.

About a year and three months ago when we still had our own apartment before my son lost his job and our lives were turned upside down, the odd thing is I too started with beef flavored Rice A Roni and then added some onion, tomatoes,green peppers, cooked ground beef, mushrooms, and it was so good too. not as spicy as yours but I have a touchy tummy in regard to hot peppers. Oh yes of course I also chopped some garlic in it, I used a lot of garlic when I did my own cooking.this is what I miss most being here, my own cooking. I like to cook.

That sounds delicious!

Actually, that's how I cook. A little meat, whatever vegetables are hanging around, some spices and maybe a flavored white sauce with rice or noodles or whatever. It usually turns out much better than I think it will and it's a lot healthier than eating take out food or frozen dinners.

we had chicken wraps last night for supper (using tortilla wraps) and there was enough chicken left over tonight to have a chicken goulash (with chinese noodles) it was quite tastey!

Actually tonight I did. We had a bunch of left overs & I didn't feel like cooking so I took some extra veggies from the other night, left over rotini noodles to my left over chicken & dumplings. Sometimes those work ut better than planned meals.

It's been a long time since I have thrown together a meal.....I usually make something big and eat off it for a while...freeze part of it and have some at a later date when I don't feel like cooking.

I could have eaten your meal. I love all those ingredients, especially the hot peppers, chilli and garlic.
I cant remember exactly the last time I threw a meal together, but I am certainly tonight. I have some beef mince. I will see what I can add to that. Im thinking potatoes for a start.

how i wish i were that creative! i am an average cook and i admit i avoid it as much as i can. it takes a special talent and above-average curiosity to make something from scratch and combine unusual ingredients - and i love eating their creations!

they say people's sense of taste and smell deteriorate as we age which probably explains your dad's reaction so i'm happy for your "success". i wish him (and you) good health and more "successful meals."

I did last new year. We bought a very large fish for goodluck for new year and it was about 2 1/2 feet long and weighs about 4-5 kilos. Since it has to be cooked whole, everybody in the family refused to cook it since they find it too big and they haven't ever cooked a fish that big. So i decided to be the one to cook it and all i did was to rub it with salt and calamnsi juice, stuffed it with local herbs and spices then steamed it in white wine with some local herbs and spices also. It turned out so tasty and juicy that I got compliments from everybody.