A 'what have we got in the cupboard?' meal

"Karen AKA Kajikit" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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We went to Orlando for the weekend (food report in another post) and
DH didn't want to go get groceries when we got home... I cleaned out
the fridge before we left, so pickings were a bit sparse tonight, and
I made a 'what have we got left in the fridge?' dinner - ground beef,
onion, half a red pepper, a stick of celery, a can of tomato sauce, a
can of small tomatoes (cut in half so they stayed chunky) and a
generous amount of frozen thyme equaled a pretty good spaghetti sauce,
especially when topped with some grated cheese. 🙂

Sounds very tasty!

Karen AKA Kajikit said:

We went to Orlando for the weekend (food report in another post) and
DH didn't want to go get groceries when we got home... I cleaned out
the fridge before we left, so pickings were a bit sparse tonight, and
I made a 'what have we got left in the fridge?' dinner - ground beef,
onion, half a red pepper, a stick of celery, a can of tomato sauce, a
can of small tomatoes (cut in half so they stayed chunky) and a
generous amount of frozen thyme equaled a pretty good spaghetti sauce,
especially when topped with some grated cheese. 🙂

Some of my best meals have come from making due with whatever was there.
It forces one to be a bit more creative, I think?

Karen AKA Kajikit <[email hidden]> was forced to post this in:
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Quoted message said:

We went to Orlando for the weekend (food report in another post) and
DH didn't want to go get groceries when we got home... I cleaned out
the fridge before we left, so pickings were a bit sparse tonight, and
I made a 'what have we got left in the fridge?' dinner - ground beef,
onion, half a red pepper, a stick of celery, a can of tomato sauce, a
can of small tomatoes (cut in half so they stayed chunky) and a
generous amount of frozen thyme equaled a pretty good spaghetti sauce,
especially when topped with some grated cheese. 🙂

Amazing what one can whip up with very few ingredients isn't it? I still
remember the pasta I made the night we moved. We were dog tired and it was
midnight. Pickings were slim as I had cleaned out the fridge and pantry
before the movers got there. Pasta noodles are a given staple around here.
In the fridge I had a stick of butter, cheese, a head of lettuce and some
veggies. IIRC it was a red bell pepper and some carrots. I made pasta and
topped it with a basil butter sauce with bell pepper and a can of diced
tomatoes. Not too bad but not real good. It was edible.

Michael
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Goomba38 said:

Karen AKA Kajikit said:

We went to Orlando for the weekend (food report in another post) and
DH didn't want to go get groceries when we got home... I cleaned out
the fridge before we left, so pickings were a bit sparse tonight, and
I made a 'what have we got left in the fridge?' dinner - ground beef,
onion, half a red pepper, a stick of celery, a can of tomato sauce, a
can of small tomatoes (cut in half so they stayed chunky) and a
generous amount of frozen thyme equaled a pretty good spaghetti
sauce, especially when topped with some grated cheese. 🙂

Some of my best meals have come from making due with whatever was
there. It forces one to be a bit more creative, I think?

I agree! And it's kind of fun to have to stretch the imagination. I enjoy
the challenge. :~)

kili