One of my favourite ways of cooking involves improvising in my trusty cast iron pan. I was thinking about that today when I stopped in at Starsky’s for some groceries. I bought some beautiful spicy Slovak sausage and some fresh veggies to go along with whatever I might be able to find in the pantry.

Cast iron pans are great for one pot cooking. Today I used onions, garlic, wax beans, a small zucchini, mushrooms, a small red pepper – and in the pantry I found a can of diced tomatoes and a can of chick peas. There was fresh thyme in the fridge and I have some great smoked paprika, perfect for the sausage/chick pea combination. I finished it with a squeeze of lime juice.

Perfect with crusty bread.