{"id":991,"date":"2010-12-23T23:49:24","date_gmt":"2010-12-24T04:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/?p=991"},"modified":"2010-12-23T23:50:02","modified_gmt":"2010-12-24T04:50:02","slug":"waste-not-want-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/2010\/12\/waste-not-want-not\/","title":{"rendered":"Waste not, want not"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There is one thing that I consistently feel bad about in my cooking life. Wasted food. It is such a disgusting habit. So, I am actively trying to work on it. These are the conditions under which tonight’s dinner was born.<\/p>\n

I opened the fridge to find a flaccid bunch of swiss chard that was still this side of edible. So I pulled it out, determined to not let it have the less than valiant exit that more vegetables that I care to admit have had. I have a bag of potatoes that I bought because a bajillion pounds cost less than the quantity of potatoes that I needed when I bought them. And I had a half bunch of green onions left over from an earlier cooking project.<\/p>\n

So I made potato pancakes. Easy and flling. And the chard got put in tummies not the trash.<\/p>\n

Potato pancakes:
\n4 potatoes, shredded
\n1 bunch of flaccid swiss chard, thinly sliced
\n1 half bunch of green onions, thinly sliced
\n3 eggs, beaten<\/p>\n

Olive oil for the pan<\/p>\n

Mix all of the above, salting for taste.
\nOil a skillet. Cook over medium heat until browned on both sides.<\/p>\n

Eat with hot sauce.<\/p>\n

Feel better about not wasting so much food.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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