That sad fridge night turned into my best $2 meal

Last Tuesday I got home late and had zero energy and maybe $4 left for the week. The fridge had half an onion, a wrinkled bell pepper, some eggs, and a bag of rice that was almost empty. I figured I'd just scramble the eggs and call it dinner, but then I remembered a bag of frozen peas hiding in the freezer back. I made a fried rice with soy sauce from the dollar store and it somehow tasted like a restaurant dish. That one meal stretched into lunch the next day, so I spent under $2 total for two full meals. It made me wonder how many times I've tossed stuff that could've been a solid dinner with just a little creativity. What's the weirdest combo you've made from near-empty shelves that actually turned out great?

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ericb664d ago

That line about how many times you've tossed stuff that could've been a solid dinner hit me hard. I once had a jar of salsa, like two spoonfuls of peanut butter, and a sad sweet potato that I baked into fries. I mixed the peanut butter with soy sauce and a little hot water and drizzled it over the fries, then dumped the salsa on top. Sounds gross but it was this sweet and spicy mess that I still think about like once a month. My roommate watched me eat it with real concern on his face. Now I keep a leftover container in the freezer with random bits of veggies instead of letting them rot.

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daniel1054d ago

The weird meals we remember are always the ones that came from pure desperation. Same thing happens with music, clothes, whole phases of life, you just throw stuff together and somehow it works.

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