# Make an impromptu "meal" out of what's in your fridge right now. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 24, 2013, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-an-impromptu-meal-out-of-whats-in-your-fridge-right-now/661789 "2013-06-24T15:10:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-an-impromptu-meal-out-of-whats-in-your-fridge-right-now/661789/1 "2013-06-24T15:10:12Z")
At the moment, the most interesting idea I have is green grapes wrapped in smoked ham. And maybe throw in some pepperjack cheese to spice it up a bit. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-an-impromptu-meal-out-of-whats-in-your-fridge-right-now/661789/2 "2013-06-24T16:33:44Z")
I could make a salad, I suppose with mixed greens, mushrooms, carrots, broccoli, asparagus, cheddar cheese and dressing. Normally, I’d throw some egg, tuna and croutons but those are out of the fridge. ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-an-impromptu-meal-out-of-whats-in-your-fridge-right-now/661789/3 "2013-06-24T16:37:24Z")
Cream cheese slathered on ice cubes. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-an-impromptu-meal-out-of-whats-in-your-fridge-right-now/661789/4 "2013-06-24T16:40:24Z")
Given that we went shopping yesterday, the sky’s the limit. Off-hand, let’s go with steak, salad, green beans and craft beer. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-an-impromptu-meal-out-of-whats-in-your-fridge-right-now/661789/5 "2013-06-24T16:48:41Z")
An omelette with, duh, eggs, sliced ham, cheddar cheese, and carmelized onions. ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-an-impromptu-meal-out-of-whats-in-your-fridge-right-now/661789/6 "2013-06-24T16:54:31Z")
I have 3 friends that pop this quiz at me every once in a while. They’ll call me and say something like “I have bread, eggs, asparagus and cheese, what can I make?” I’ll say “You can make a frittata” and then spend twenty minutes explaining how to make as frittata. I get these calls less often now that there are apps that will create a recipe for you based on your ingredients, but they were always a fun challenge. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-an-impromptu-meal-out-of-whats-in-your-fridge-right-now/661789/7 "2013-06-24T17:04:32Z")
Braunschweiger on toasted rye with thinly sliced onion, chopped pickle and mustard and side of French fries. No wait, can I get a baked potato instead? ---
**Author:** ![ReticulatingSplines](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@ReticulatingSplines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReticulatingSplines)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-an-impromptu-meal-out-of-whats-in-your-fridge-right-now/661789/8 "2013-06-24T17:18:16Z")
I could make…whatever Jello mixed with beer is. ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-an-impromptu-meal-out-of-whats-in-your-fridge-right-now/661789/9 "2013-06-24T18:36:36Z")
Uh… dill pickle and kale tacos. I’ve been out of town a lot lately. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-an-impromptu-meal-out-of-whats-in-your-fridge-right-now/661789/10 "2013-06-24T19:00:07Z")
If we include the freezer, then pulled pork and other good things. If not, then: omelets with ham, turkey, Swiss. Or sandwiches with same. Or grilled cheese. Bagels and cream cheese. Club sandwich with bacon, turkey and Swiss on sourdough. Bacon and egg sandwich. Breakfast burritos. Cheese enchiladas. Leftover breaded chicken filets with orzo and asparagus, spritz of lemon. ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-an-impromptu-meal-out-of-whats-in-your-fridge-right-now/661789/11 "2013-06-24T20:36:04Z")
> [@MOIDALIZE](#): > > Cream cheese slathered on ice cubes. Less is more. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-an-impromptu-meal-out-of-whats-in-your-fridge-right-now/661789/12 "2013-06-24T20:43:40Z")
Tonight, we are having grilled burgers. I’m also going to slice up potatoes, bell pepper, onions, and carrots, brush with a little oil, and grill those as well. I bought a couple of those grill baskets two years ago, and they are wonderful. Tossed green salad. Yes, we have hamburger buns. And we have cantaloupe, strawberries, bananas, and green grapes for dessert. If I had cabbage we’d be having cole slaw, too. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-an-impromptu-meal-out-of-whats-in-your-fridge-right-now/661789/13 "2013-06-24T20:55:46Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > At the moment, the most interesting idea I have is green grapes wrapped in smoked ham. And maybe throw in some pepperjack cheese to spice it up a bit. That actually sounds interesting. Hm - fresh strawberries, baby spinach, leftover poached chicken, cucumber, shredded carrots, leftover sliced water chestnuts, mung sprouts - I foresee we are having spinach salad for supper tonight. Just need to whip up some sort of vaguely oriental toasted sesame oil dressing for it. Wonder if I an get mrAru to stop and get a can of those funky[LaChoy noodles](http://www.lachoy.com/products/noodles.jsp) in place of croutons. I think I may pop open that fresh tub of white miso and make some soup to go along with it. ---
**Author:** ![KRC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/45deac/32.png) [@KRC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KRC)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-an-impromptu-meal-out-of-whats-in-your-fridge-right-now/661789/14 "2013-06-24T21:58:30Z")
Wow! A tub of spoilt milk, and the TV dinner smells a bit funny but, I’ve eaten worse. 9 hours later “This is 911. What is your emergency?” ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-an-impromptu-meal-out-of-whats-in-your-fridge-right-now/661789/15 "2013-06-24T22:02:44Z")
I currently have in my fridge bread, cheese, eggs, a chorizo sausage, butter, jam, salsa, milk, carrots, bologna, mayo, mustard… Plenty of options. ---
**Author:** ![BigNik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/73ab20/32.png) [@BigNik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigNik)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-an-impromptu-meal-out-of-whats-in-your-fridge-right-now/661789/16 "2013-06-24T22:48:05Z")
Instructions: - In a large frypan, melt butter until it froths. - Add minced garlic, tamarind paste and prawn paste and fry until fragrant. - Pour in diet cola and reduce. I have a supermarket on the corner, between my house and the train station. I don’t keep much in the fridge long-term. ---
**Author:** ![Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angel_of_the_lord/32/2949_2.png) [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-an-impromptu-meal-out-of-whats-in-your-fridge-right-now/661789/17 "2013-06-24T22:56:19Z")
Hm. Steak sandwich–I have take and bake rolls and those cheap bacon wrapped steaks. Could add cheddar/jack cheese if you want to be all fancy. Serve with yogurt for dessert. If we open it up to the freezer, I could serve some vegetables with it. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2013, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-an-impromptu-meal-out-of-whats-in-your-fridge-right-now/661789/18 "2013-06-25T13:29:08Z")
Beer, cupcakes and pineapple! Hmmmm - breakfast opportunity… ---
**Author:** ![StJoan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@StJoan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StJoan)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2013, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-an-impromptu-meal-out-of-whats-in-your-fridge-right-now/661789/19 "2013-06-25T13:47:11Z")
Bocconcini con pomodori (Mozzarella with tomatoes) in a herb and olive oil dressing. Nutella & biscuit sandwiches. Eggs scrambeled in ghee, served with a slice of wholewheat bread.[Egg Bharuchi Akuri](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOY4B-aD8wg) (savory scrambled eggs with dried fruits). That is going to be my dinner, supper-in-bed and breakfast respectively :). ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2013, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-an-impromptu-meal-out-of-whats-in-your-fridge-right-now/661789/20 "2013-06-25T16:38:25Z")
I have leftover smoked ham, homemade potato salad, deviled eggs and fresh green beans. Sounds good to me… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-an-impromptu-meal-out-of-whats-in-your-fridge-right-now/661789.md?page=2)