Bachelor pad food comes in three overarching varieties. First, food inspired by the microwave:
Bean and Tapatio Burritos
1 can of generic-brand refried beans
3 flour tortillas
12 oz. Tapatio sauce1. Empty Sunny Select refrieds into a cereal bowl.
2. Add Tapatio to taste.
3. Cover bowl with three tortillas for use as a splatter screen.
4. Cook in microwave on high for three minutes.
5. Fold beans and Tapatio sauce into tortillas.
Alternate instructions: Dig in, monster style.Cost per meal: 60 cents.
Second, food inspired by nostalgia:
Peanut Butter and Jam Sandwiches
chunky peanut butter, as desired
strawberry jam, as desired
cheap loaves of wheat bread1. Make a sandwich. You should be able to figure this one out.
Cost per meal: 25 cents.
Third, nostalgia food that serves more than one:
Macaroni and Cheese
milk, I think
ridiculous amounts of butter
box of macaroni and cheese1. Boil water; scald yourself instead.
2. Put macaroni in boiling water.
3. Realize you don’t have a strainer.
4. Knock down neighborhood doors, asking for a strainer. Give up, as desired.
5. Make Peanut Butter and Jam Sandwiches.
Alternate instructions: Follow the instructions Kraft provided.Cost per meal: 80 cents.
I’m also a huge fan of the 88-cent-pizzas from FoodMaxx, and I could eat pot pies until the cows come home.
Any other favorites out there that I missed?
July 5, 2008 at 3:10 pm
You should try the frozen burrito/chimi 10-packs that go for $2-3 at Winco. They require almost no preparation and might even contain traces of meat-related product.
When I’m really carnivorous, I go for microwave hot dogs. The meat and buns go for $3 total, making a per-dog price of about 38 cents.
July 5, 2008 at 5:20 pm
I’ve tried those burritos — barely edible, and relatively expensive compared to my Tapatio-and-bean burritos. Ironic, almost.
I usually don’t bother with buns when it comes to hot dogs. I’m more of a fold-the-bread-in-half kind of guy. Nice and cheap. I have bread, anyway, and I go through it quickly enough that I don’t need to worry about them going stale.
In general, I prefer to use what I have, and I don’t worrying about buying anything special. I don’t purchase mustard for the same reason. Know what condiment goes great with hot-dog-on-wheat? Tapatio.
July 5, 2008 at 5:58 pm
“Give up, as desired.”
LOL!
I went through the same thing with Ramen, which I usually strained. What unmarried person owns a strainer, anyway?
July 5, 2008 at 6:45 pm
I usually let my ramen soak for about half of an hour, then I heat it up. This dispenses with the need for a strainer, or even a spoon.
I don’t bother with the flavoring, because I have my own: Tapatio. I keep finding uses for that hot sauce; funny how that works.