Leftovers and orphans

On Sunday I had a Super Bowl Party. Yesterday I had leftovers. I served them to myself using mismatched serving pieces I call orphans.


For tea, I prepared a loose leaf Pai Mu Tan white tea from China's Fujian Province. I got it last year at the Spice Merchant, our local Coffee, Tea, and Spice Market. It is known for its clear color and smooth flavor. Along with the tea, I took advantage of veggie leftovers and made a veggie rice soup. I added a potato and an onion to the veggies when I cooked them. It was obvious from the leftovers that the broccoli and tomatoes were big hits, while the carrots were hardly touched, or so it seemed when I started adding veggies to the soup.

Of course, my friends brought a few more fattening foods. There was avocado dip and chips, hummus and pita chips, and buffalo wings, which I believe were scarfed down before the game began!

Dessert was in the form of a carrot rolled cake. I didn't make the rolled cake, like I did the pumpkin ones at Thanksgiving two years in a row. This would have been a true vegan meal had it not included the cream cheese in the carrot cake. I was not impressed with the carrot cake, although the bakery assured me the cream cheese icing was hand made. I took the easy way out for the Super Bowl party, which made the leftovers easy to turn into a delicious Tea Tuesday even though I fixed the leftovers on Monday! Now go visit Kimmie and please show us what you are drinking today!