You know those stories you hear? About living in New York City and being a struggling artist/actor/intern, etc.? And how you typically LIVE off of Tuna, Pasta, and Peanut Butter?
Well, except for the early days of my time here (Late Summer/Fall of 2008) and a few moments of laziness/exhaustion sprinkled in-between, I have pretty much avoided having to exist on only these foods.
BUT, rewind to Monday,Tuesday evenings when this is what my fridge looked like.. ( See image at the right)
These are the items in my fridge from left to right;Brita water filter, goat cheese, blue cheese, pickled jalapeno peppers, salsa, Italian dressing, White Bean Hummus, Fig Jam, Ground Flax Seeds, Iced Tea Pitcher (with no tea in it), Cool Whip container ( with homemade Gazpacho in it), crumbled goat cheese, buffalo cheese dip, zucchini-(PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE ZUCCHINI it was a purchase last evening when my lovey got paid) , Herbs in the crisper AND one more jar of salsa-and that wayward bottle of Caesar salad dressing. ( I see you America's choice dressing!)
Now mind you that this is the fridge and I DID not photograph my cabinet/pantry nor the side door on my fridge which houses all of the condiments. And I am sure that there is a container of fat free feta cheese hiding in there somewhere. BUT THAT IS NOT THE POINT.
How did this happen? I dunno, usually as a household we are fine on food, because lets face it my retail therapy typically involves clandestine trips to Trader Joes, Home Depot purchases, AND the occasional sale rack jaunt to Anthropologie. So its not like I am living my life wrapped in Burberry.
The point is, we were broke, in the days our meals consisted of; tuna, peanut butter, hard-boiled eggs, chips and dip, cheese and bread, AND spaghetti. In short we were one cup of ramen noodles away from being that girl on the A train singing "I'm broke (drum beat) and it ain't no joke (drum beat).
So, the lesson here kids IS STOCK UP ON THE ESSENTIALS ; TUNA, PASTA, AND PEANUT BUTTER, because like it or not at some point you will go through a crunch period while surviving and thriving here in NYC. And to ensure survival you must occasionally eat whats in your pantry/fridge. And if it's only a collection or gourmet cheeses and specialty salsas, well then you are going to be hungry!
And please no pity for me and mine we are just fine since payday :)
