DAY 11 ENSALADA POLLO AND THE MAGIC INGREDIENT

The grands have left and now Salty and I have leftovers.  The older we get, the less we seem to eat. Hmmm, wonder why this doesn't seem to correlate to shrinking in size?  Being faced with a fridge of food when you aren't in your normal kitchen can present a challenge or two.

Lucky me, I watched a mom make something from very little all my childhood waking hours.  What to do with an avocado, grilled chicken leftover from fajitas, half an onion, and some grapes?  Were I at home, no problem!  I have a pantry full of add ons I could have used.  Here the cupboards are bare, it is just me and my imagination.  We did purchase a small mayonesa and mostaza at the store so I could count on those.

I chopped the chicken, onion and grapes, added the mayonasa and mostaza, salt and pepper.  I just gave it a few whirls with the spoon and put it into the fridge to let the flavors meld.

On a philosophical note, we tend to throw up our hands in despair or just throw things out when they don't look like they will work.  It is the "melding", or letting things take time to work out is the magic recipe ingredient..  The traveler in me is learning to let time work the magic that situations often need to be successful. To watch, wait and see what evolves instead of always taking control and pushing toward a conclusion too soon. Easy to say but tough to achieve.

And so it is with Ensalada Pollo:

I made this and promptly fell asleep for about four hours. When I finally managed to drag myself off the chaise lounge I assembled it.  Avocado half, then the ensalada pollo, a few chips and some sliced tomatoes that were a surprise in the fridge.  It was awesome!  Thanks mom for the early training. It saved Salty and I from starvation in Mexico.