Easy Meals Start with Improvisation

Want to whip up an omelette for supper? Gather some apples, tomatoes, sweet peppers, chicken, cheese, etc. Cook in a frying pan over medium heat, pour in the beaten eggs, add salt and pepper, and continue cooking on low until it is just cooked. Serve with toast and salad. Easy enough?

When the colder months start to approach, soups are perfect to practice your improvisation skills. With ingredients you have on hand, stir together some broth (chicken, beef or vegetable), vegetables (diced or cut in strips), and pasta, rice or barley. Season to taste. When cooked, top each bowl with your choice of shredded cheese or cheese croutons. To make croutons, butter slices of baguette bread on both sides, toast in the oven for 1 to 2 minutes per side, sprinkle top with shredded Canadian Cheddar, Mozzarella, Oka or Emmental cheese, and return to oven until cheese melts. For a complete meal in a bowl, add small pieces of cooked meat (chicken, beef, ham, etc.) or canned lentils or red kidney beans, etc.

If you still don’t feel confident enough to experiment with ingredients you have on hand, set a bit of time aside for yourself and finally take that “cooking class 101” you’ve been wanting to take for years. It will give you the confidence to start improvising and help you “tastefully” save some time!

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