Oh, this is going to be really hard...I'm completely out of Honey Bunches o' Oats, Cream of Wheat, and oatmeal.
Instead, I had to settle for hot, freshly made crepes with blackberry preserves.
Dear God, what else must I suffer? I know there's curried chicken with spiced basmatti rice to be endured for dinner and tomorrow I will have to choke down tuna cakes with roasted red pepper and lemon sauce.
Oh, the humanity!
Well, it is surprising what I can find in my pantry if I just look a little closer.
One of my Internet pals is a former chef but still an avid home cook. One day when I had no idea what I would make for dinner, I IMd him a list of random ingredients I had on hand. He said, oh, do you have this? And this? And then gave me a list of meals I could choose to make from them. This was a valuable lesson that lingers with me still. In all likelihood, I have what I need to feed myself very well for at least the next week.
Excellent.
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Real Simple magazine has sections like that from time to time -- recipes to make from oddball ingredients. Also stuff to make from leftovers you don't want to eat again. Haven't tried the fried spaghetti yet but I keep LOOKING at it.
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