Top five favorite school hot lunches, in no particular order: Garfield-style lasagna, square pan pizza (squishy crust), chickenwiches, PPS-style dirty water dogs, and chicken a là king. The last of these is a dish that originated on the East Coast in the 1880s, with various hotels laying claim to its invention. Tonight’s version is made with leftover chicken picked from Saturday’s smoked carcass, good gravy with mushrooms and thyme, and smashed roasted Yukon golds and rutabaga, because Zephyr has been loving the Rutabaga manga series lately and I love using food to keep him engaged. The asparagus was never part of any free lunch I received as a child, but it’s in season and felt right (served with a lemony white wine butter sauce). #dinnertonight #freelunch #culinaryhistory #chickenalaking . . . . . #foodandwine #f52grams #bareaders #kitchen #foodstories #instagood #huffpostfood #spring #leftovers #condenast #schoollunch #hashtagtovictory
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