Day 3 | Dinner: Cosmopolitan vegetable spaghetti
Well, perhaps not as cosmopolitan as I thought at first; broccoli, daylilies, and olives are all native to areas around the Mediterranean. But add some oregano, black pepper, seasoned salt, and creole for a little bit of a kick, and it tasted worldly enough. A little romano cheese didn’t hurt, either.
Total approximate cost: $1.06
It may have become apparent by now that I rarely cook to a recipe. That’s coming in especially handy at the moment, when I don’t necessarily have ingredients to make any particular meal. Whatever seems like it will taste good goes into a stir fry and gets supplemented by pasta or rice—even the pack of ramen I found at the back of a cabinet is as likely to be used as a carb supplement as it is to be eaten some evening when I’m feeling especially lazy. Simpler meals including only packaged goods (like spaghetti with tomato sauce) can be reserved for later in the week when I’ve run through the store-bought veggies; packaged goods won’t spoil if they go unused for a few days. My willingness to eat backyard greens also means I’m unlikely to go without veggies unless I’m too lazy to go out and pick them.
I’m pleased to report that a day later, I’ve experienced no ill effects from any of the green vegetables I harvested from around town. Perhaps I’ll pick up some salad dressing during my next shopping trip so I can do some proper backyard salads. Better still—does anyone know of a salad dressing that’s easy to make from ingredients commonly found in the kitchen? Let me know!
