Special "No Waste" Edition of Fruits and Veggies Monday :)

Happy Monday guys!  I am quite happy to be getting back to my usual routine as we had quite the interruption to our daily life here in Atlanta starting on Friday.  We got snow!  Lots of it.  If you are not familiar with this part of the Southern United States, it is quite rare to get any snow, let alone this much in early December.  It was quite the winter wonderland.

I am very thankful that all of my friends and family made it home unscathed before the roads became treacherous.  However, we lost our power for right at 24 hours.  Luckily we have friends close by that we could borrow some power to heat up some lunch and charge our phones.  I also managed not to lose any of my food in the refrigerator or freezer.  It did totally throw me off my normal shopping and cooking game!

So today instead of showing you my lovely goodies from the market or store, I figured I'd give you a slightly less glamorous post for #fruitsandveggiesmonday initiated by @lenasveganliving.  I am very much a fan of not wasting food, so yesterday I threw together the last of the homely veggies I had to make into a bit of a breakfast hash.  No sense letting good food go bad, and it turned out just as delicious as anything I make really fresh. ;)

I had a sweet potato, the last bit of Napa cabbage, and always keep a few onions around in case of en emergency.

My spinach was on it's last leg, too, but you can't tell once it's cooked!

I chopped and shredded my veggies.  Then I cooked my onion with a minced chipotle chili in adobo sauce.  After that was warmed through I added my shredded sweet potato with a tablespoon of chili powder.

I also had some extra adzuki beans that I had cooked for one of my recipes last week to add some extra fiber and protein.  I tossed those in, then added my cabbage to the skillet.

After letting all of that cook through for about 10 minutes, I finished it off by mixing in my chopped spinach.  I was able to make it to the store yesterday, so I will top it off with some salsa for breakfast this week.  Not too shabby for a meal made from scraps!  Hopefully it will inspire you to see what you can make when you are down to the bare bones of the produce bin.

We are still without internet, so if I am not responsive to any interaction on here that's why!  I have access here at work, but I am heading home now to make  some more meals for the week.  I look forward to checking out everyone else's posts for #fruitsandveggiesmonday when I get access again. :)  Have a great day!