My dad is concerned that I "eat like a hobo."
He thinks that a weekly trip to the grocery store might cure this habit I have of not eating at my apartment until I have to, and then emptying the contents of my cupboard and trying to make something remotely edible out of the mix of ingredients.
And then eating it.
There are some things that really go well together. For instance, one time a friend of mine and I got together and emptied the contents of our fridge and came up with a culinary masterpiece: chicken rubbed with lemon juice and crushed red peppers, topped with Swiss cheese and sauteed mushrooms. It turned out delicious.
Cream of chicken soup over rice with vegetables stirred in is not the best thing I've ever eaten, but it's passable.
Cottage cheese and black beans and green peppers = disgusting.
A can of green enchilada sauce, refried beans, wild rice, pepperjack cheese and some sour cream wrapped in a tortilla... well, it's just like eating a frozen burrito. Only, a lot more....runny.
Yeah, so, it all sounds unappetizing. And it definitely does not sound very healthy. But, when it's between that and going to the grocery store, sometimes it is just worth it to mix some things together and see how it works out for you.
This week, I don't have to worry about breakfasts or lunches. With all the food floating around the office: Peruvian fruitcake, bags of pistachios, apples and oranges, crackers and peanuts... I'll still be eating like a hobo. But at least I won't have to buy lunch!
This post made me laugh.
ReplyDeleteWe do kind of the same thing, except it usually means we always buy the same things. So we make the same things. Every time.
The trouble is, to make real recipes you end up buying a lot of stuff. And then you have a lot of random ingredients, in random quantities. If they are perishable, either you waste money or you would have to be really creative. For instance, I can never use a whole stalk of celery before it wilts.
I am a boring cook, I guess.