voilà!

i used to have a subscription to real simple magazine and one of my favorite features went something like: take two bags of this from your pantry and one box of this from your freezer and voilà! something delish and fancy! since my boys have been superstars while i click clack away at the laptop (fixing the garbage disposal, going to costco, and doing dishes while i take a yoga break) it seemed time for some quick magic.  

for dinner: one rotisserie chicken, the remaninder of an overripe tomato, half of an ageing avocado, a lone scallion, half a box of taco shells, a handful of olives, the remainder of a bag of shredded cheese, the last of the lettuce form our csa basket  and some brown rice out of the freezer and black beans out of the pantry (hmmm things are sounding pretty pitiful around here--it's been a long, long week!) and a super  taco bar!  a squeeze of lime on the shredded chicken, some quick pico de gallo with the tomato, tacos crisp in the oven, and fancy bowls for the rest. a seriously delish and healthy meal!

for dessert: one sheet frozen pie dough (half of a box left from a quiche i made last week), frozen blackberries (leftover from smoothies) and the zest of our first lemon from our potted lemon tree and zing!  blackberry pockets! (alas, if i had only used the powdered sugar shaker instead of the flour!)

now michael is reading  fantastic mr. fox to a sleepy, sleepy owen (first bike ride with pedals today!!).  tonight: a bottle of castle rock pino and a purple pen and ta-da--an edited chapter ready to send on monday!