Kitchen Clean-up

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I’m scheduled to leave in two days to be there for the birth of my 4th grandchild. I will probably be gone a month. 

I looked around the kitchen, thinking about the things there and which ones would likely be sitting right there when I got back. So, I checked some dates and decided that I needed to prepare a meal using a couple of things. 

A canned Pillsbury crescent sheet, some smoked salmon, some avocados, and a plantain. It was a puzzler for sure. 

For the plantain, I ended up just cooking it and serving it as a side dish. I peeled it, sliced it and sauteed it in butter, over medium heat. This browned the outsides and cooked the middle to a lovely tart sweetness. 

The Crescent sheet I cut into 6 squares, put on a baking sheet and baked according to the package instructions. 

When they were done I spread them with cream cheese, sprinkled some minced onion on top, added a sprinkle of capers and then topped all of that with the smoked salmon. To top off the salmon I added a dollop of mashed and seasoned avocado  and some thinly sliced radishes. 

I needed a few extra bits to round out the menu, but I used everything I needed to use. 

Tomorrow I need to use a half bag of frozen cheese ravioli,  a half jar of spaghetti sauce, a ¼ of a container of cottage cheese and a half package of mozzarella cheese. I think this one won’t  take much creativity at all! I think I might even have some kalamata olives in the back of the fridge. My favorite ravioli bake‼ Yum‼


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