Quick Random Dinner

Fruit (Mango)
Cooked or cured meats (Salami)
Nuts (Cashews)
Something Pickled (Chanterelles)
Cheese (Dry piece of sharp cheddar)
Crackers, chips or bread (A few water crackers)

I got home later than I expected last night and I didn't really have time to cook dinner. I had an hour to have dinner before meeting up with friends to go see Girl Talk. More so I did't really have anything in my fridge to cook. (I havn't been to the grocery store, and with my garden inbetween seasons I havn't had much fresh produce.)

I almost popped a frozen burrito in the microwave, but that seemed so wrong. (I had one for breakfast in the morning.) I had an old mango sitting on the counter that needed to be eaten. So I started with that, grabbed some nuts, found a drying out piece of cheddar in the fridge, some sliced salami, opened bag of crackers, and my preserved mushrooms.

In no time I had created a easy meat, cheese, fruit, nut platter. I looked down at my plate and laughed. I was pretty proud of myself for not eating a frozen burrito, but if we should all try to eat a rainbow I'd just taken a big bite out of yellow.

I showed a friend this picture and she thought I ate too fancy. But really it was a random accumulation of things that most people have in their house. Everyone should have sandwich meat, cheese, fruit, nuts (my dad always demands something to munch on whenever he comes over so I keep nuts in the pantry), crackers, and pickles. With these basics one can create a meal, jazz up a meal, or entertain at the drop of a hat.