As happens nearly once a week, I discovered that the thing I had planned to make for dinner wasn't going to work. It's usually one of two things that lands me in this situation: a missing ingredient (for which I can often compensate) or not enough time/poor planning.
Tonight it was neither of those, instead, I found myself staring at the list of options on the white board (which is silver in our house) and thinking that none of it was quite right to accommodate the evening activity. The activity in question is a district-wide band concert whereby dedicated parents sit in bleachers at the field house and watch every band in the district plan one, two or three pieces.
There are eight bands. Eight. And tonight was our fourth round of this (it only happens every other year).
So dinner needed to be something that could be ready by 5:30, eaten on the fly for one or two or three and still good four hours later when hungry musicians would again appear ready for "real dinner."
Enter, Red Lentil Soup with Lemon and plain baking powder biscuits which I make with 2 cups flour (plus a little if it's too moist), 1 tbsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/3 c. of butter, and 3/4 cup of whole milk (plus a little if it's too dry). Mix just enough. Press onto a pizza stone. Cut the biscuits and bake at 450 until golden
The soup is as easy as can be especially if one has an immersion blender. It can sit for a long time because it doesn't have any dairy in it and can easily be adjusted to taste. More cayenne and chili powder or less depending.
No picture of the food tonight. Only one chaotic pic of what it looks like to try and organized hundreds and hundreds of band students in time for a 7pm start.
Tonight it was neither of those, instead, I found myself staring at the list of options on the white board (which is silver in our house) and thinking that none of it was quite right to accommodate the evening activity. The activity in question is a district-wide band concert whereby dedicated parents sit in bleachers at the field house and watch every band in the district plan one, two or three pieces.
There are eight bands. Eight. And tonight was our fourth round of this (it only happens every other year).
So dinner needed to be something that could be ready by 5:30, eaten on the fly for one or two or three and still good four hours later when hungry musicians would again appear ready for "real dinner."
Enter, Red Lentil Soup with Lemon and plain baking powder biscuits which I make with 2 cups flour (plus a little if it's too moist), 1 tbsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/3 c. of butter, and 3/4 cup of whole milk (plus a little if it's too dry). Mix just enough. Press onto a pizza stone. Cut the biscuits and bake at 450 until golden
The soup is as easy as can be especially if one has an immersion blender. It can sit for a long time because it doesn't have any dairy in it and can easily be adjusted to taste. More cayenne and chili powder or less depending.
No picture of the food tonight. Only one chaotic pic of what it looks like to try and organized hundreds and hundreds of band students in time for a 7pm start.
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