Anxiety said:

Are you cooking out of my kitchen?

CarrieMpls said:

when i lived in NYC, i had a roommate who literally worked 24 hours a day - she was a bartender, an event planner, a florist and a dog walker. she taught me how to eat semi-kinda-decent meals on the fly, and i got some good tips (and bad habits) from her. the quesadillas are all her fault!

Anxiety said:

lol. I haven't done the quesadillas in a while, but I've been keeping tortillas on hand and eating them w/just some cream cheese and throwing in whatever veggies I may have around. Dip it in some spicy peanut sauce if you've got it around for a treat and it's sooooo yummy.

And pasta (along w/rice) is the staple of my diet. In the summer it's pasta salads, in the winter it's w/various sauces.

CarrieMpls said:

i'm SO the same way, only i think i've gotten a bit burned out on the pasta and i lean more toward the rice - i usually throw together a good simmer sauce with some veggies and mix it with rice for work. it's easy and cheap, and it's something i actually look forward to eating for dinner.

+

Ramen noodles.....all ya gotta do is boil water, and an avg. package isn't any more than $.50!

BOOMshockaLockaBOOM said:

kiss85 said:

I can't even look at a pack now.

kiss85 said:

Jiffy rocks

canned beef
corn tortillas
sour cream
hot sauce


heat the canned beef
heat tortilla
roll up beef in tortilla
deep fry

serve with sour cream and hot sauce....

desnt sound too good, but they taste good and cheap
3.00 total at the most

OH! and good ol' frito pie - get a couple of cans of cheap veggie chili and a bag of fritos. you all know the rest.

Anxiety said:

Imago777 said:

just dump that thar chili in the bag and set ta eatin', cletus!

NoodleSoup said:

OH yeah, this is very "cost-effective".
the most "expensive" ingredient is the peppers.

I guess the Thai thing is a packet or two of MaMa or WaiWai noodles. Two is enough for a full meal. They do all manner of different flavours and cost about 4 baht a packet, so 2 together with the oil, spices and powder mixed in make a tasty meal for the equivalent of 20 cents!



Moo nam tok

You can get them in the pot for 25 cents if you're lazy.

1. scrambled eggs (about 20 cents for two)

2. proscuitto, tomato, & mozzerella or goat cheese on scandanavian wheat toast ,preferably onion flavored... (about 20 cents per crisp)

3. homemade dal (30 cents for a 2 bowl serving)

4. spicy roast chicken (about 50 cents to cook 2 leg quarters)

5. caprese salad with extra virgin olive oil ( 1.00...mozzerella is HELLA cheap in germany, with one ball water packed in the cheapest markets costing 49-55 CENTS!)

6. chicken noodle soup with fresh ginger (about 2.50 to make a BIG pot in the winter)

7. my mom's alabama mustard greens cooked with a a BIG OLE hunk of bacon or fatback, and served with louisianna hot sauce (2.50 for a gigantic pot that takes me three days to eat)

8.spagetti bolognese (what we americans know as regular spagetti with meat sauce...(about 1.50 for a medium pot serving)

9. thai style yellow curry and brown rice (3.50 or less depending on what meat, fish, or veggies and brand of coconut milk i use..)

10. and my "trend meal" at the moment, brown rice sprinkled with soy sauce, super hot chinese chilies and japanese seaweed based condiment called 'Maguri Furikake' (about 60 cents)...about 6 months ago my 'trend meal' was mediterranean seafood salad: a pre-frozen mix of shrimp, mussels, calamari and crab that runs for 4 bucks at german walmart, and after defrosting i would toss it with garlic oil and balsamic vinegar and throw it over rucola greens and tomato, about 4 bucks per serving i think....

Anxiety said:

UMMM, NO WE DON'T!!!!! SHARE!!!! I NEED TO KNOW THIS

Ottensen said:

Sometimes I eat the whole box. Well, not the box itself, but... well, you know.

NoodleSoup said:

i can see why people want to retire or vacation in such places... and wait until you afford to build your own paisley park.

Ottensen said:

it's disgustingly simple. get your chili. get your bag of fritos. heat up the chili. open the bag of fritos. pour chili directly into bag of fritos. enjoy.

it's yummier than it sounds. though i gave myself just a wee bit of nausea typing this up.

Anxiety said:

Don't forget about the chopped onion and cheddar to melt on top of it!

kiss85 said:

Hiya, Kiss!!


My cheapo favorite: Lipton Rice & Sauce or Pasta & Sauce. They're like 79 cents a bag.

Stymie said:

those have gotten me through many broke days.

pour on enough cayenne pepper, and it all tastes good to me.

Anxiety said:

They save me mega bucks at lunchtime and I actually buy em cuz I like them a lot.

i like those little michelina's microwave lasagna thingys that cost about 99 cents sometimes lower when on sale.




p.s! hey stymie! long time no see!

brownsugar said:

Call your girl.

Ramen and Maruchan noodles.
You can get 6/$1.00...I usually get $5 worth and take one to work everyday.

a large bag of fried okra from the fish house nearby...costs about $2.50 or so.

good stuff.