The Art of Re-Purposing - Charlie Barbera

Every morning when I've woken up, after our morning athletic activities, I tromp on over to Robertson's to enjoy a delicious breakfast. Each morning I toast a couple of pieces of bread and cover them in bacon. However the morning before I noticed the most incredible thing. The refrigerator at Robertson's was chock-full of things we were never going to use. A third of it was taken up completely by three containers, one of plum sauce, one of veggie dip and one full of pickles. There also happened to be a huge tray of chicken. Now I realized that if some of the supplies were- used to an effective cause, we might substitute them for something more... delicious (ie. Bacon). Smiling to myself I took out a huge metal tray and laid out several of the pieces of chicken onto the tray. I took my knife and cut several incisions in each of the pieces. Then I slid the plum sauce out of the refrigerator and gently poured the contents of it onto the tray, sliding the molten, golden liquid over every bit of visible chicken I could find. The next morning we grilled the chicken in the pan and were graced with a beautiful breakfast. And the best better? We now had even more room in our fridge for bacon.