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The week I had only half a lemon and a bag of frozen peas to work with

Last Tuesday I was dead set on making a stir fry until I opened the fridge and found no veggies except a sad half lemon and a bag of frozen peas that had been in there since who knows when. I tossed the frozen peas straight into a hot pan with garlic powder and soy sauce, then squeezed that lemon over everything at the end. It came out weirdly decent - the lemon cut the soy salt and the peas got this char that tasted intentional. For three straight nights I ate variations of that until I finally went grocery shopping. Has anyone else had a random ingredient combo that actually saved dinner?

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evanr79•8d ago

Microwave exploded my egg last night - new rule unlocked

I was at my cousin's apartment in Austin around 10 PM with zero food except a single egg and some hot sauce. Figured I'd nuke the egg for 30 seconds for a quick snack. Big mistake. The thing blew up inside the microwave and I had to scrub egg chunks off the ceiling for 20 minutes. Now I always poke a hole in the yolk with a fork before microwaving any egg. Has anyone else learned a kitchen lesson the hard way like that?

c/last-minute-meal-hacks

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