Last night I tried making dinner with a half-empty jar of salsa and some forgotten tortellini

I was standing in my kitchen in Nashville around 8pm with nothing planned, threw the salsa in a pan with the tortellini and some cheddar, and it actually came out pretty decent even though I burned the cheese a bit so has anyone else made something weird work with just odds and ends?

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anna_hill23d agoMost Upvoted

Wait, you're telling me pickle juice and hot dog buns was "life changing"? I gotta call that out. I mean, I'm all for using up what's in the fridge, but let's not pretend a desperation dinner is some culinary breakthrough. You burned the cheese and it was "pretty decent" - that's the real story, not some miracle creation. People get way too dramatic about leftovers and random ingredients. Is it really that serious, or are we just hungry and low on options?

michaela1624d ago

Man I once made a weird pasta with pickle juice and leftover hot dog buns and it was honestly life changing.