Note to Self: Must Go To Store
In assessing my options for dinner tonight, I realize that I am by no means prepared to weather a natural disaster or provide a fine dining experience for any guests.
Contents of Jeff’s Refrigerator/Pantry
Bottle of ketchup (3/4 full)
Bottle of lemon juice (used only once)
Stubb’s Bar-B-Q Sauce (used often)
Miracle Whip (Limited amount)
Thousand Island Dressing (no salad)
One bag of steak fries (french fries; need to buy a baking sheet)
Can of cinnamon rolls (same issue as french fries)
3 eggs
Two 7.5-oz. jars of red jalapenos
One onion
Bread and Butter pickles
Half jar of Salsa con Queso
Ragu sauce (small amount left in jar)
Peanut Butter
Jar of homemade pear jelly
Two tortillas
Two slices of bread
Rice (white and brown)
12 taco shells
Half can of refried beans
One can of water chestnuts
One can of green beans
Three cans of corn
One can of chicken broth
One bag of microwaveable popcorn
Oatmeal
Cream of wheat
Assorted spices, flour, and sugar
Assorted honey and syrup
Assorted oils (vegetable and olive)
It looks like I have a P&J sandwich, two breakfast tacos, and an assortment of snacks to keep me fed before I absolutely have to go to the store.
I could problem get quite a bit of distance out of the rice, oatmeal, and cream of wheat, but not exactly a well-balanced diet.
UPDATE: I found a small bag of fajita meat hiding in the freezer. It was cowering behind the ice. As a resourceful hunter-gatherer of the Walters tribe, I had little to no trouble killing and preparing it for my dinner.