The Line Up. A simple first step to cooking off-the-cuff. ⁠
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Pull what ingredients you have from your refrigerator drawers and pantry shelves. Arrange them on the counter, for consideration. ⁠
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If I have sufficient food to fill hungry stomachs, I assume, at least for the moment, that I can make a meal.⁠
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I may not figure out how to use what I line up all together on one plate, not should I try. My goal is to eat each ingredient at its peak and not let any of it go to waste. ⁠
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I might start by shredding the radicchio, peeling the carrots, and dicing the tomatoes. Or I could roast wedges of radicchio and of tomato, and coarsely chop the herbs. Each set of preparations leads me down a different path to a yet-to-be-determined dish. ⁠
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What would be your next move?⁠ #thenimblecook