I had company over for dinner the other night and made a homemade marinara sauce for the Italian meatball subs we had. However, there was way too much marinara sauce leftover with no meatballs. I wondered what to do with it and decided to create my own recipe, which would use up the rest of the sauce. All I did was boil some penne noodles, brown some ground beef, and layer them in a casserole dish. I poured the marinara sauce over the top of the noodles and ground beef and baked it in the oven at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. I then sprinkled Parmesan cheese (also leftover from the Italian subs) over the top of this new dish and put it back in the oven for 5-10 more minutes. It ended up tasting great and is now one of my husband's favorite dishes. It also fed us a couple of times, which was very helpful for the days I didn't have time to cook. This meal made me realize leftovers don't always have to be looked down on or not taste very good. It proved to me that being creative with leftover food from other meals can be put to good use and it does not have to be thrown away and wasted. It just takes some creativity and a basic knowledge of what foods go together. Then what was once leftovers can be turned into another masterpiece.
While creating this new meal out of the "aftermath" of a previous meal it reminded me of Alexander the Great. One of his qualities that helped make him the conqueror he is known as was his creativity dealing with the civilizations he conquered. He came up with different ideas of how to create unity and win over the hearts of the conquered people so he could continue expanding his kingdom while not having to deal with revolts from his people. Alexander's creativity in the "aftermath" of war helped him conquer civilization after civilization and become Alexander the Great. Similarly, being creative with the "aftermath" of dinner can also bring about "Great" things and new recipes for your cookbook.
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