And that mean I use the same 3 base ingredients: leftover steak, sautéed onions and sautéed peppers – three different ways and make a quesadilla, a hash and a stroganoff. And while the episode is kinda frenetic – ok a LOT frenetic – there are some great lessons to be learned here. Not sure what they are, but they’re here.

When you have extra lemons, you make lemonade. When you have extra chicken and peanut butter – you make chicken and PB stew of…course.

I’m in love with using up leftovers, and believe they can be the source of tremendous meals. So when faced with a container of remainder fried rice, I was forced to think of something I hadn’t done before – and I ended up with this little gem. It would be good anytime, but especially after a night of drinking when you don’t want the Uber driver to stop at Denny’s. So the unwritten message is this: always keep fried rice on hand. Always.

If there was an official hot dog of the Hawaiian Islands – this could, and should be it. Is it the sautéed onions & bacon? The truly wonderful combo of Japanese mayo & teriyaki sauce? Or maybe the grilled pineapple? Well, whatever it is, it just fricking works and you should definitely make one. Or two.

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But not just any chili dog, cuz as we hit Hump Day on Hot Dog week, it just gets better. Of course you can always put fries on a hot dog (and should) but there’s something about crispy hash browns that changes things. And then to combine them with sour cream and melty queso makes the whole thing ridiculous – in a good way of course.