Sometimes recipes are very well-thought-out, meticulously planned beforehand. Usually, I plan at least a few days beforehand just because I always go grocery shopping on Mondays. But this one? This was a spontaneous event, a result of a sudden and unexplainable craving for chicken casserole. Well, that and I was trying to figure out what I could make with the canned chicken and spinach I had sitting in my kitchen that needed to be eaten. And I didn't even end up using the spinach. But I digress.
I was actually inspired by something my boyfriend's brother/my good friend Clayton made: a delicious chicken and broccoli casserole with a cracker crumb crust on top. I ended up using asparagus and breadcrumbs instead, purely based on my mood at the moment I picked them out at the store.
Sometimes you need a little spontaneity. When things are getting to be routine, when you find yourself doing the same thing every weekend (can anybody say, Chinese takeout and Stargate: SG-1 on Netflix?), you need to say, "I am craving a casserole. So I'm gonna make a casserole. Not someday, but today, right now in fact!" It helps spice things up. No pun intended...
