Reminds me of the best French onion soup I ever made. Had been freezing meat trimmings for a year leading up to it.

Dish Name: Soulful Tears Stew

Serving Size: 2 servings

Ingredients:

• 500 grams (1.1 pounds) of hearty beef or vegetable broth (or water, if preferred)
• 1 large onion, chopped (about 150 grams / 5.3 ounces)
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons (30 ml) olive oil
• 1 cup (150 grams / 5.3 ounces) of chopped cooked greens (such as spinach or kale)
• A pinch of salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

1. Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.
2. Add the chopped onion and minced garlic. Sauté until softened and fragrant.
3. Pour in the broth or water. Bring to a gentle boil.
4. Add the cooked greens and simmer for about 10 minutes.
5. Season with salt and pepper.
6. Serve hot, savoring the emotional depth of this simple stew.

This is the modern evolution of the drawer full of taco bell sauces

This is actually a great way to practice improvisation as a general skill. When you start looking at it, most foods are basically different variations of each other. If you break it down to what it brings to a dish, you end up with some incredibly weird combinations that actually aren't bad at all. Once you're good at it in the kitchen you'll find yourself applying it to everything.

You can substitute potato in stews with apples and cornstarch to get the exact same texture but a light botanical taste that complements chicken herbs very well.

There is a Chinese congee called "La Ba Zhou" consumed on a specific holiday ("La Ba") that supposedly originated from a poor family that didn't have enough of a single grain to make congee for the holiday. So they made a congee with a bunch of different grains in order to have enough for the whole family. And it ended up tasting really good and now everyone makes it on that day.

Same, shit slaps

Yeah, I feel like it requires more cooking skill to tie it together, but it prevents you from playing it safe, by going for your usual recipes or by selecting relatively few ingredients that you know to work together.

The worst part is trying to go back and replicate what you did

I misread your username as soytale after reading your comment. I thought "makes sense" 🤔