Case study: Leftovers are great [Independent.ie]
- Published: 09 August 2011
BEING the child of a restaurateur couple certainly has its advantages when it comes to interesting packed lunches for school, as Dublin resident Adrianna Fiorentino has found.
Growing up in New Jersey, USA, where her parents run a French-Italian restaurant, Adrianna (inset) and her three siblings all got packed lunches that were far more mouth-watering than the norm, judging from her mother, Vivian.
"I often sent leftover dinner ingredients, between bagels, English muffins, or sliced bread, often toasted to prevent sogginess," said Vivian.
"Some of what was sent included chicken Marsala, chicken picante, lemon chicken, leftover meatballs, meatloaf, steak, leftover barbequed meat, and pretty much anything that could be called a sandwich.
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