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Fall back foods
Do you have one?
I sure do. Life goes crazy or work has an emergency and my weekly menu goes out the window. And Plan B doesn’t exist in my world until the crisis occurs. It usually consists of me looking through my fridge, only to find no leftovers and nothing that can be produced as quickly as PBJ or scrambled eggs. The two meals that have crossed my plate quite a lot lately.
These meals remind me of college. There was a lot of them, too. No, I didn’t eat Ramen. I never fell into that college stage though I had several friends that did. Although, I did have a Kraft mac and cheese phase that lasted my whole freshman year. I now detest the blue box with they yellowish-orange writing.
Often ponder… Will I ever get sick of PBJ? Or of scrambled eggs? Will I eat too much of it to become allergic?
I know I do after eating it 3 times in a week, but give me a month and I’ll be back to craving a PBJ. And scrambled eggs and toast is always my meal, when I’m filling sick because that is what my Dad always made me.
But what meal would I live off of for weeks at a time if I had to? I thought about it tonight while I was writing this and honestly I don’t know. It would have to be something that I could make into something a little different every night. It would need to be flexible and cheap. So no fillet mignon or lobster. I’ll have to sleep on it cause I still have nothing.
But I would love to hear your fall back meals to add to my very short list that way I can diversify.
Comments
By Ken
August 27, 2008 7:23 PM | Link to this
Greetings, I have a few quick fallback foods that are actually quite good as a staple if needed or desired. The first one I know you are aware of which is know in Greece as the Small Souvlaki. Cut some beef, pork, lamb or chicken into chunks, marinate them in your favorite seasonings, slide onto a skewer and cook until done with fries and a vegetable on the side. I also always keep soft flour tortillas around the house and they can be warmed in the microwave or a skillet for use in a wrap or grilled after being filled for a toasted wrap. One typical variety is ham and cheese with a little hummus and it can be eaten cold or grilled. For breakfast I will throw, scrambled eggs, home fries, sausage, cheddar cheese, diced green pepper and spicy salsa for a quick meal that opens your eyes in the morning. Either of these can be done in less than 30 minutes and feel like you have had a real meal.