I was supposed to babysit tonight. I am really really bummed it didn't happen. I love babysitting. Kids are just fun. They say the darndest things: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFXti_KRcLw
Start it at :46
Taylor had a guys night planned so it was going to be perfect; he goes there, I go there.
Since it didn't happen, I'm all by my lonesome tonight. It's not too bad. I've got the cats curled up with me, I watched Amelie (straaaange movie) and my computer with millions of blogs to keep me company.
In the middle of the movie my stomach started to grrroooowwwllll. Crap. I hate being hungry. Like more than you think you know. My friends joke (lovingly I'm sure!) about how I become a crazed psycho if I'm hungry, or past hungry and NEED to eat. It seems to happen more than I'd like...oh well. Anyway, I was hungry.
I considered my options.
1. Everything having to do with meat was frozen in the freezer because I always forget to take stuff out until I'm hungry.
2. We already ate our leftovers for lunch so I couldn't microwave anything.
3. The closest fast food is McDonald's. Eh...not this month please.
I had to rack my brain for what we had in our cabinet. Given the fact of my recent firing (unfair firing if you ask me. But don't ask me because I'm still pissed. I might bite your head off. No, I just want to bite HER head off....what was I saying? OH!) I've been trying to save money as much as I can. Food ain't cheap around here. You would think it would be because of the college town...but no..
After finding some ingredients, and finding this recipe...
Mmm, it was tasty!
I added fresh spinach. I had to add SOMETHING healthy...butter, Parmesan, AND white pasta: delicious but nowhere near nutritionally sound.
Now I know I already bought the ingredients from the store. But given the fact that I saved money by not buying something like I normally would have....THAT is a steal!
Well that just looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteMy latest kick for cupboard meal-steals is RICE. Just plain rice (usually white because PK won't eat brown even though it's better for us), with a little pat of butter, some spicy mustard and soy sauce. I don't know why but it's been delicious to me lately, and I find myself even going out of my way to cook rice just to eat plain like that, as in, not for a side dish to stir fry. Weird.
Anyway, thanks for participating! Great steal!