It is just regular whole wheat rotini, on sale at acme 10 for 10 this week, with some jar sauce and cheese and olives that were already in my cupboard/frig. Now, I will admit that cooking since I moved into the new house has been a challenge. You would think it would be the exact opposite, but no. You see, when I moved out of the Roxborough house I gave a lot, a lot, a lot of stuff to charity. And Anna took the items she won in the "custody battles." :) So you see, it has been a costly endeavor to work my way up to a functioning kitchen. One of the first meals I tried to prepare were some sloppy joes. Nothing fancy. I believe I was speaking to Anna on the phone, happy to have a house, browning away the ground turkey. Well when I went to pop open that can of sauce, realization struck. I no longer owned a can opener. That had been Anna's. Luckily I dug out one of those punch contraptions and that was sufficient enough for that scenario. In anycase, with each recipe I review not only must I be carefully checking my pantry for spices, but I must be carefully inspecting drawers and cabinets to make sure I have all the contraptions required. Thankfully, I finally have all the needed accessories to make a quick spaghetti dinner now. And it was good.
Interesting...I hadn't heard of this movie although I vaguely remember reading something about the woman who was testing all of JC's recipes.
ReplyDeleteI can completely commiserate with the "custody battle" situation. lol There were so many cooking items that I had to give away, sell or are in storage at my dad's house. Like you said, sometimes the cheap and cheerful meals are the best (and they don't require fancy equipment!).