I came home craving Chinese. Of course, I can't order Chinese without getting a variety of dishes, so I always end up spending more than I usually spend on groceries in a week on three or four times as much food as I need. I had an order planned out, but some show I wanted to watch was starting at 8:00 (this post is so long delayed that I no longer remember what) and I was afraid I wouldn't make it back in time. At 7:30, I needed a true 30-minute meal. (And clearly I need a DVR.)
Carrots and onions are staples I almost always have around and a good part of my sixth of a cow is still in my freezer. Luckily I also had frozen broccoli and in a moment of weakness--I try to resist pre-made items--I had bought a bottle of black bean and garlic sauce at some point.
This all serendipitously combined into an adequate substitute for the takeout I craved, cheaply and in less than half-an-hour, so it counts as a success. Though I'm still kind of craving Chinese.
After writing this post Saturday I succumbed to the craving and ordered take-out Chinese Sunday. Lesson learned: never go for the place nearby just because it's cheap and I can walk to it. It will not satisfy. (Though with the state of the roads, driving to pick up good Chinese would have been unwise and at least there's now food in the house during the blizzard.)
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