Food Meme

This article showed up on my flist today, and so I thought I'd share the love and food thoughts.  

Easy Dinners, for When You're Very Tired

My old standby is Tomato Soup Plus; heat a can of tomoto soup, add Italian seasonings (dry or fresh and minced), When fully cooked, put in a bowl with a scoop of Cottage Cheese or Ricotta Cheese.

Another incredibly simple one is to take crabmeat or a favorite variety of fish, cut into bite sized chunks, sprinkle with a blend of salt, pepper, and herbs (Pre-made "Crazy Mixed Up Salt" is my blend of choice).  Put in oven or toaster oven until the fish is cooked and the edges turn brown.  Can be served with veggies, pasta, rice, etc.  You can use leftover fish for this also, and just brown it up a bit.  A firmer fish like Swordfish works best for that.

Kitchen Sink Chili is another favorite, and pretty self explanatory; take every bean and tomato product you have canned in your pantry, throw them all in together, season to taste.  Saute half an onion and some garlic, throw that in with it all.  I'm a vegetarian, so I don't add meat to this most of the time, but when I add a fake meat I saute it with olive oil and taco seasoning before I throw it in the Chili pot.

You know what I haven't seen in a while?

One of those round-robin stories.  I'm sure people write them still, but it's been a while since I've seen one.  So, I'm starting one.  Think of it as a creative enterprise, or a meme, or whatever.  But I'd like to see what happens to it, so here it goes!

The rules:  Here is some fiction.  Add to the fiction in comments, then post the whole thing to your LJ and get more comments. If you could link me to your post, I'd be obliged.

The story:

She woke up from her nap with a languid stretch, sprawling across the bed as she woke her muscles.  Feeling refreshed and mobile, she blinked open her eyes and examined the room.  It was darker than when she'd fallen asleep, and the room was only lit with a single candle.  A dark shape filled the chair by the desk, though the person sitting there was obviously not paying any attention to the stacks of paper in front of them.
She sat up slowly, keeping her gaze fixed on the form across the room she still couldn't identify.  It could have been one of any number of people; the room wasn't exactly private.  Some were more likely than others, but the fact that a person had entered the room while she slept made her uneasy.