The cast..rice,tomatoes,mozzarella and olives
Hello..anyone out there?? I knowI know I am a horrible blogger…but my mom was in town and I needed mommy time..understand??Okay let’s move on..
My mom left yesterday and I quickly realized my house had slowly slipped into a wasteland of dirty laundry, dusty corners and bathrooms that seriously needed some TLC, so I spent yesterday tidying up and catching up on some major homework…please please let this semester end soon..I am so done!!
Well this morning I feed my girls’ their breakfast and suddenly realized I had not made it to the store…aw man!! I stood in front of my bare cabinets shed some tears, laughed like a fool, pulled what I had and made dinner. This is a EASY I mean EASY dinner cook some rice, throw in what ya got, dress it up with some olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper and chow baby chow…
Brown rice..pantry treasure
My daughter was a doll and modeled for me, I went to ask my five year old if she wanted to srike a pose and I found this….omg…Love my 5yr old!!
The Olive Monster
Feel free to add whatever you have on hand..chicken chunks, tuna, ham, sweet potatoes, corn,grapes,spinach…the possibilities are endless…Enjoy!!
This is what I had on hand brown rice, almost dead olives, baby tomatoes, and fresh mozzarella..
Yum
See ya soon, Sweetlife!!
love the olive pix….so creative!! u have a great blog
Aw, I’m glad you got your mommy time =). & the Olive Monster is too cute, your 5-year old rocks! That sounds so yummy, it’s amazing what you can come up with when supplies are scarce =D.
~Kurious Kitteh
what a perfect and colorful dish/presentation!
Ohmigosh, I love this post. Mostly because your daugher is SUCH a sweetie…and I’m only looking at her chubby little adorable fingers! Hee hee!
guess despite the initial tears, I love the way you just laughed, shrugged, and…whipped up something amazing!
Your daughter is SUPER cute ;]
This is something that my housemate loves to make. Whenever she makes dinner, she likes to throw in some raw rice in the rice cooker, then toss in random things in there as well, so it becomes some goopy rice-y comfort food. One time, she tossed in some leftover beef stew, and it was such a savoury dish.
I like how your’s, however simple, it still looks so nice and fancy. Especially with that fork in it.
Great improv but what I love the most are those olive fingers – adorable!
Sometimes it’s the thrown together dishes that end up tasting the best. Love the pictures as always!
Momtime is way more important than irrelevant things like cleaning.
I used to do that with black olives all the time! Which is why they all ended up in my belly instead of in the salad. Ha!
Looks like a great dish.
I love olives! I hope you had fun with your mom!
Looks like you and your daughter had fun making this 🙂
It looks yummy! As a bonus you got to salvage your olives, I hate throwing food away.
Mom time, plus you pulled together a tasty-looking meal! Well, done!
Sounds like a great idea suitable for everyone! There’s always food that can be cooked up 🙂
le monstre d’olive il est top
bravo pour cette assiette elle très appétissante
bonne journée
Great post! The olive monster is so cute!
You are not a bad blogger by any means! Both of my kids (4 & 6) are on spring break, plus lots of guests over last weekend… I understand completely. Some nights, I am lucky if I get the dinner on the table by 9:30 – 10:00. I love the Olive Monster photo! My daughters love to grab the camera and take pictures with me… only problem is that they dropped my last camera, so I have to be cautious! Good luck!
lol olive monster. *yum* lots of bread + olives = happy panda time
Surprisingly your rice salad (https://sweetlifebake.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/rice-salad-097.jpg) came out to look pretty good. It’s antipasta!
I love the olive monster, too cute!
i have been eating more brown rice lately, too. it’s actually not as bad as people think it is! that’s good that you incorporate that into your kids meals too!
amazing how guilty we feel when we leave our cyber friends hanging….you are forgiven, but just this once. Olive monster is cute…this dinner would classify as “food”…when my kids ask what’s for dinner and I don’t what it is, I call it “food”.
These meals are sometimes the best meals to make! Yours looks delicious! So glad you had a wonderful time with your mom, sometimes we all need a break! 🙂
It is so nice to be able to spend that time with mom’s. I love the photo of the olive hands…how darling! The risotto looks amazing. I am such a huge fan of risottos and would love to try this one.
I love the olive monster…many memories there! Sometimes the best dishes come out of the bare cupboard syndrome. Glad you got yours posted, I always forget mine! What a great post and the end result looked pretty tasty! Besides the meal was supported by the important ingredients–kids, family and lots of smiles.
In my book Bonnie, you can do no wrong…..but I did miss ya 🙁 Glad you’re back 🙂
And this looks like the risotto I paid almost 30 bucks for, the last time I had a fancy meal outside. So there!
Sweet! Very creative, love what you came up with. It looks totally delicious!
You did great with what you had on hand. Lord knows we have all been in that position of just staring into the refrigerator and cabinets.
What is really important is that youa nd yoru daughter spent time with your mom.
how sweet! love the olive monster I used to eat them the same way when I was a kid.
OMG! She is a doll…it looks yummy regardless. 😉
riquisima ensalada!!
bss
I love the Olive Monster picture. Aren’t kids great? Your creativity was wonderful in feeding the family. Good for you. We’ve done that more than a time or two.
This was a very creative dish, but then we’ve come to expect that from you. I hope things slow down a bit for you. Have a great day. Blessings…Mary
Oh yum! I bet the mozzarella is really good in rice! Olive Monster is so adorable.
It seems you had a lovely time with your mom! I love the olive picture LOL… A yummy rice dish!
Cheers,
Rosa
I love these fun pictures! The brown rice salad looks great!
ha–love the olive monster. 🙂 glad you enjoyed some time with your mom!
buonissimo!!! che meraviglia!! mi è venuta fame!
LOL at olive monster! So creative! The rice dish sounds so comforting!
Dahling Bonnie – There is light at the end of the tunnel as end of semester nears 🙂
And you are an awesome mom who did a wonderful thing by fixing a healthy dinner from scratch…plus look how much fun your daughter had!
I am thrilled that for a few days you got be a daughter too instead of just being Mom. Excellent….now that your batteries are charged, it’s back on the grind mill as your eager audience awaits 🙂
Hugs,
Devaki
That photo of the hand with olives is a keeper! This reminds me that I need to go through my store cupboards soon.
What a great way to work with what you had on hand! I love the olive shot! So fun!
The Semester is almost done. Mine ends mid May, yours too??
We all need family time 🙂 That is where i disappeared to this past week too… there and the pile of law books.
You had no pasta in the cupboard? That looks like it would have been an awesome pasta dish… or with orzo 🙂
wow I did have pasta and orzo…you see I’m such a sap..great idea…yes school is over in may thank goodness…
Mom time is good! And looking at what you have available and making a yummy dish is also good. Looks great to me!
I have done that lots of time…living far away from a supermarket!!! Your rice looks yummy and I’ll even say fancy! I bet it was delicious.
Have a great one!
I think this dish looks great. Sometimes the simplest is the most tasty, non?
And your Olive Monster Hands is reminiscent of the scene where Amelie has all the raspberries on her fingers and subsequently eats them all in the opening sequence.
“Wouldn’t it be nice if we were [younger]?” Beach Boys.
Fun to read! What’s life without the ability to laugh? Who cares if you were not able to dish out gourmet meals! mom was here, the kids had their grandma and life is good, right>Love that rice concoction too! sounds perfect!
oh God this made me laugh! been there, done that! just keep swimming . . . just keep swimming . . .
This post has me grinning from ear to ear…very funny…
LOVE THE OLIVE MONSTER!
You know, i like this…I may try it!
Carmen
Sounds like you were able to enjoy lots of great mom time. Good for you – no apologies necessary! Though I do love seeing your beautiful photos once again 🙂