poor brian. he used to have this line he would say to people, when they asked about my cooking. "i eat better than anyone in the world". he doesn't say that much anymore. during the week, i am focused on what my clients are going to eat, not us. i will sometimes have a little bit of this or that, leftover. we rarely sit down to a full meal on the weekdays. i just don't have it in me to come home and cook us a meal. and, while i am cooking during the day, i don't want to add two more "clients" to my plate, so to speak. i always intend on starting off the weekends with a great meal for us. but by the time friday rolls around, i ain't interested. at all. i mean, when my work week is over on friday, the last thing i want to do is come home and continue to work. but, i also don't want to go out. and of course i want to eat (i can't recall the last time i skipped a meal...). so, that's where this photo comes in. this was our dinner. a few leftover saltines, one baby cucumber, some kalamata olives, onion, and two slices of havarti. but wait, i did spice it up with some texas pete! it sure wasn't bad, but it sure as hell wasn't memorable. well, i guess that's not entirely true either or i wouldn't have posted about it... some of my most memorable meals (trust me, this is not one of them) have been when there is no game plan. when you just stand in front of your open fridge and pantry, and create. my mom was always great about that when i was growing up, must be where i got it from. now that i think about it, she used to make similar snacks for us, and any neighborhood kid that would come over after school. i remember triscuits with a side bowl of dijion mustard, some sliced dill pickles, sliced onion, and cheese if we were really lucky.