Staring at a half jar of salsa and some old corn tortillas made me miss my grandma's kitchen

I had to choose between ordering pizza or trying to make something from the weird stuff in my fridge (like that salsa, some leftover chicken, and a block of cheddar). I picked the fridge stuff and made these kinda sad but okay quesadillas, which got me thinking about how she could make a feast from almost nothing. What's the best meal you've ever pulled together from total fridge scraps?

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lisa_carr25d ago

Seriously, a feast from nothing? @burns.fiona just said eggs and sauce packets, that's survival, not a meal.

burns.fiona1mo ago

Honestly my best was just eggs and random sauce packets.

nora9541mo ago

Totally get that. I once lived off scrambled eggs mixed with leftover fast food ketchup and soy sauce packets for a week. It sounds grim but honestly, you can make it work. The key is to really beat the eggs well and cook them slow so they stay soft. Those sauce packets add way more flavor than you'd think, especially if you mix a couple different kinds. It's not fancy but it fills you up and tastes okay.