Leftovers Day

Some days, we don't make a big buffet. Some days we have research days to learn about the cuisine of new regions so we can plan our meals and dishes, find recipes, and gather ingredients. So some days, we use up any leftovers in the fridge to make a buffet out of that for lunch. Sometimes it is as simple as heating up leftover dishes and sometimes we make something new out of ingredients we are trying to use up. Nonetheless, sometimes these turn out to be the best buffets, and they certainly are not lacking in food and variety. Here is our first leftover day.

Clockwise from 12:00: cheese and tomato dip made fresh, baked oysters with spinach and lemon made fresh, barbecue-glazed ham to use up the ham, cracker, crab and garlic béchamel bake to use up the crab, sautéed zucchini to use up zucchini, leftover bean stew, fresh made pasta from leftovers using leftover cream sauce, and cucumber cream salad in the center.