Bachelor food

[rchcfi]

Just curious what some of you have put together to make a meal.

Tonight I forgot to run by the store so I was relegated to what was left in the cupboard. So here is what I made (sounded nasty, but it wasn't too bad)

I started with cooking some Del Monte canned peas with salt and minced garlic. Then I found a can of chunk light tuna and mixed it in a bowl with some almost expired Fat free Ceasar dreasing and pepper. Then I mixed them all together to make this goulashish conconction, but it wasn't all that bad.

And yours?

 

[FN FAL]

I thought all you bachelors liked them there Poonanai sandwhiches, like all us married guys eat?

 

[Timebuilder]

On my way home from a voiceover meeting in Philly, I stopped at a convenience store (a "wawa" store, it's a chain) and picked up a "wrap" sandwich, "Southwestern Turkey." It sounds like a geography lesson, but it is not bad.

 

[JB74]

Back in college living in DAB over on beachside (all you Riddlites will remember this fine part of town), I used to mix ramen "beef" noodles with canned corn and a leftover McD's hambuger patty for texture. Throw in a piece of stale wonder bread and viola...........oh the good life.

 

[jbud]

On my way home from a voiceover meeting in Philly, I stopped at a convenience store (a "wawa" store, it's a chain) and picked up a "wrap" sandwich, "Southwestern Turkey." It sounds like a geography lesson, but it is not bad.

Life has never been as good as when Wawa first started their computer ordering. It's like Subway, expect better hoagies and without the human interaction (I get enough of that at work).

Also to JB74: Nothing was better than Larry's Giant Subs!!!!

 

[tcoll777]

wawa is the god of late night food..........who else is open at 3:30am to make you a fresh sub!!!

 

[Jmmccutc]

Fellas i don't wanna sound like i'm braggin or anything, but the best meal i ever ate, (sense the sarcasm?) (and i did this for a week) two eggs every morning, and kielbasa for dinner every night. wash that all down with some bud light, and you're livin' "high on the hog"

minus the beer, i got a dozen eggs, the kielbasa was buy one get one so i bought 2 and got 4, and a galon of milk, i was able to keep myself fed and watered, for less than $7 for a week...

oh rchcfi, i'm not doubting the taste factor there, but how long did it take till you were glued to the pot with violent bowel movements?

 

[mrvmo]

Beaver, cooked any way and some Budweiser.

 

[Jmmccutc]

Beaver, cooked any way and some Budweiser.

10am EST, and i'm already starting to salivate...

 

[JayDub]

Starving CFI Menu

1. Do whatever it takes to get a Sam's Club, or Costco membership.

2. Get the biggest tub possible of minced garlic. If all else fails, it'll taste like garlic- not too bad if you ask me.

3. My absolute all-time favorite is Rd Beans, rice, and Tabasco sauce (other suitable Louisiana Hot, if you prefer).

4. Cheap noodles (bow ties work well, and Sam's usually has some), garlic, butter, and Parmesan Cheese (your only real extravagance). Throw in your left-over summer sausage if you like for protein.

5. Places like T.G.I. Friday’s have happy hour specials where you can get two appetizers for the price of one. Remember, a lot of waiters/waitresses will allow you to sub certain items. For instance, instead of dry noodles get white rice.

6. Be on the look out for Grand Openings, etc. Usually lots of free food.

7. Don't forget, if all else fails, the CFI buffet. You know, the free samples at Sam's. It all depends on the ladies doling out the food, but it'll at least get you through a day if that's what it takes to get you to your next pay check.

As rough as it got sometimes, it was some of the most fun of my life.


Respectfully,

JayDub

 

[Vladimir Lenin]

re-fried red and black beans from Trader Joe's and rice, plus Cholula hot sauce

mac and cheese, simple and cheap

college job fairs

 

[chawbein]

Did 2 days on 1lb. Spaghetti and a half-tub of margarine.

Lived on 1 gallon of milk, 1 tub of margarin, and a mix of Sam's Choice Noodles and Mac & Cheese for two weeks. Less than $20, so I had some left over for beer, Keystone Light for sure (you have to have priorities).

 

[satpak77]

Freight Dog menu

Local hospital cafeteria usually has good prices

Tang Tang Tang for breakfast, in the huge Sams Club size container

You can also do a walk-thru of Sams and get enought samplers from the girls to fill you up, do this once every other day at different shifts

Hit Mickie D's at 10:31 AM, right when breakfast closes, ask them "whaddya gonna do with them old McMuffins"

Catering left by that Global Express at the FBO is always good pickings.....actually in my freight dog days the were no Globals, but you get the idea

Find out what local hotels offer free breakfasts, modern day ones are Embassy Suites and Residence Inns, do a walk-thru security assessment first, see what the local protocol is

good luck

 

[Typhoon1244]

Bachelor food? Back when I was a Bachelor Regional F/O, before I left work I'd go by the galley and stuff a bunch of Delta snack mix bags in my pockets, grabbed a bottle of water and I was all set.

$18.25/hr with a 75-hour guarantee...you do what you can.

 

[Northern Lights]

Cereal.

Sometimes there's even non-expired milk to put on it!

The real treat is a banana that's not turning black.

 

[ShawnC]

George Foreman is god. And his grill is the tool of the gods.

Take his grill and some hamburger and your set.

 

[skyking1976]

Whole bags of Oreos...

 

[mar]

Tool of the Gods!

God I wish....

Oh yeah, bachelor food: Chili Mac.

Bag o' pasta.
Can o' chili.

Mix.

Looks like dog food. It's great cause nobody'll ask to share.

 

[Typhoon1244]

I knew a guy in the Army who heated-up old pizza with an iron. "Heavy starch or medium?"

 

[rchcfi]

oh rchcfi, i'm not doubting the taste factor there, but how long did it take till you were glued to the pot with violent bowel movements? [/B][/QUOTE]

Well, I wasn't quite glued to the pot, although I did have an interesting side ache this morning. It made me think YEP, time to go to the store. OOOPS, can't get out of my 45 degree angled up driveway 'cause there'a a blizzard going on....CRAP....More peas, but I'm all out of tuna fish.

 

[rchcfi]

and BEER!!!! As Mr. Bill would say "OH NO!" I guess it's time to put on the showshoes and hike an hour and a half down the hill to the store.

 

[transienttorque]

I knew a guy in the Army who heated-up old pizza with an iron. "Heavy starch or medium?"

Used to make "grilled" cheese sandwiches the same way. Anybody else ever heat lunch in the tailpipe after shutting down in the holding area?

I know a guy who joined the Reserves just for the MREs. Beef Patty (Dehydrated) and Top Ramen! Mmm, mmm, mmm!

 

[skyking1976]

I know a guy who joined the Reserves just for the MREs. Beef Patty (Dehydrated) and Top Ramen! Mmm, mmm, mmm!

The meatloaf and beef stroganoff are da bomb!

 

[ERJ2FLY]

Ground beef mixed with cream of mushroom soup over rice, noodles, mashed potatoes, etc. Fills you up and you can make a pound of ground beast go forever!

Ah, grad school food... won't touch it now!

 

[Smoking Man]

Back in the CFI days I would also bartended, so you could get the employee discount--- ring somethin up, set it to the side promo it if you were able, eat it, or just claim the person left. etc etc.

Kroger deli, about closing time if there is food left over that was going to be trashed sometimes it would be up for a buck or two.

Keystone was purchased with the extra $$$

 

[350DRIVER]

METRX or MYOPLEX, you cannot go wrong if you can handle the taste which isn't too bad. The bars are actually rather tasty as well.


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[JediNein]

Albertsons Meat Department 30 minutes before close... all the hamburger you wanted for a buck or two. Sometimes there were other meats, too.
Kraft Mac & Cheese (w/water n butter, milk if on special) 6/$1 specials
Bag of Lettuce 2/$1
Noodles 4 boxes for $1 or 2/1 specials
All sorts of soups on special
All sorts of coffee on special, store brand dry milk for the creamer, store brand for the sugar.

Make a pot of potato soup/burger/noodles for $2, eat some freeze the rest.

Split the lettuce into those ziploc bowls, throw in some other stuff, baggie the dry goods and dressing. Instant chef salad. The dressing is currently 49 cents a bottle at Big Lots (CA Chain). Big Lots is sometimes fresher than Food For Less.

Buy a 12 pack of water bottles, keep 2 in the flight bag, exchange at end of day, refill from the tap (if you're low on minerals), or the FBO's water service.

Silverware/plates/dishes at the Big Lots or 99 Cent store
Linens, towels, bedding, etc... at the Big Lots or equivalent... There's a neat little store in Pacomia, CA that has the 300 thread count sheet sets for $14, instead of $100... Towels were $3 each for the large ones.
baking soda and vinegar in the big containers for cleaners and laundry detergent... plus a bottle of bleach for the pilot shirts/uniform whites...

Now it's no longer not having money to make meals, it's the time!

Fly SAFE!
Jedi Nein

 

[navigator72]

Cheap eats

I got the best cheap eats in town it's only 2 bucks.
You gotta go to Wendy's and buy a Sour cream n' chives baked potato and a small chili w/ cheese. Pour the chili over the potato and you will have yourself a true Mexican fiesta.

When I was a poor starving college student, i used to buy a 10 pack of hotdogs for $.69 (seemed like a good idea at the time).

When I would get my paycheck, I would go crazy and buy a package of mini chicken fingers and a couple cans of dinner rolls (the ones that go "POP" when you open the cans) I would then proceed to eat a couple dozen mini chicken sandwiches over the course of an evening (oh, those were the days).

Now that I am still poor but more health conscious, I try to add a few more fruits and veggies into my diet.

 

[labbats]

Buy a dozen eggs and hard boil them. Quick, filling snack.

Red Beans and Rice package - 2 full meals for $1.50

Chicken Pot Pies -- don't do Banquet, do Swanson

Get a 6-pack of Zone Bars -- fill you up and good for you -- $5

Loaf of Bread, cans of tuna, mayo and relish. Buy the relish and mayo once, and you have lots and lots of tuna fish sandwiches, and you can dice up a hard boiled egg with some seasoning salt and mayo for an egg salad sandwich.

 

[jws717]

buy the 99 cent big grab of dorritos at the 7-11 or circle k. go over to the hotdog garnish area and fill the bag with the chili dog chili, nacho cheese, tomatos,lettuce and salsa. its just like taco bell but 99 cents. ( can you tell im a cfi )