[Magdalen] Storm cooking

[Grace Cangialosi]

...well, maybe cooking is too elegant a term!
I laid in a large supply of canned goods on Wednesday--not only in anticipation of the storm, but because I hadn't grocery shopped in ages. For some reason, this kind of weather always makes me want to combine various kinds of warming things, often in random ways.
So today saw the making of a quick and easy guacamole--1 mashed avocado (fresh), 1/4 can RoTel diced tomatoes & green chiles, a splash of lime or lemon juice. Mix together and enjoy with tortilla chips!

Then there was a sort of soup/stew dish that started with a can of Progresso lentil soup, to which I added 1/2 of the same can of RoTel and about a cup of cooked elbow macaroni. Hearty, a little spicy and very good!
I just didn't have the making of a from-scratch soup, so this was a good alternative.