$40 dollars a day

i am the rachel ray of sucking at life. it was 8:45 saturday night and i had less than $40 to split between two people, but i still managed to concoct a totally decent pregame party. twizzlers and beers for dinner, jack daniels to pour into the pepsi bottle and sneak into the bar. the twizzlers also made perfect late night munchies and breakfast as well.

food porn

sorry i don't have any sexy pictures of an organic german chocolate cake that i made from scratch. nope. the cupboards and my wallet are both bare, so its time to come up with creative uses for those staples at the back of the pantry: canned veggies and starches. pictured is a quick and dirty take on rice and beans. white beans and left over rice fried in oil and flavored with a shake of pretty much every spice in the cabinet. if you happen to be drinking a beer, you can deglaze with that. actually, if you have alcohol on hand, it might be wise to pound a few before you eat, so you aren't as acutely aware of the fact that your life is in ruins and you are getting most of your calories from processed, packaged food.

white trash tea

i forgot tea bags today so i drank hot water with sweet n' low in it until i discovered a co-worker's tea bags in the kitchen and stole one.