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What's the strangest food combo or snack you've ever come up with when your bored and all you have to work with is whatever happens to be in the pantry or fridge and you haven't been to the store?

I used to make sugar sandwiches when I was little. The pantry was lean occasionally and I would poke around for something to eat, par for the coarse when you're a kid. Well, there was always white bread lying around, but no meats, PB@J or cheese. I finally came up with a slice of white bread, slather on a lot of butter, coat with lots of sugar and slap on another slice of bread. Wow, I can feel the energy still! My mother probably wondered why I was always hyper and the bread was disappearing!

Plain old buttered cooked spaghetti with some salt and pepper was another favorite, actually still is.

My mother-in-law used to slather mayo on white bread and top with lots of black olives. That one doesn't appeal to me though.

The Dwuane Purvis All American burger at Triple XXX in West Lafayette, IN is a burger with peanut butter. Pretty good stuff.

I've heard of that one. Does peanut butter REALLY go good with a hamburger?

Cheet-O's and mustard. regular yellow mustard. just a dab, not tons.

Cottage cheese for dipping Frito's Corn Chips. Maybe some Salsa on top.

Edit: My 10 yr old boy likes to put a thick layer of mayonaise on a slice of plain bread, grape jam (has to be grape) on another slice. Presto! Mayo/jam sandwich. He love 'em.

He gave me one and like a good father I humored him and sampled it. Tasted exactly like Miracle Whip with a little sugar added.

Mushroom and cheese sandwich's. Sounds gross, but oh so nummy!

-frozen peas, straight out of the bag (believe me, its amazingly refreshing)

-macaroni and cheese with cheezits mixed in (not sure what i was thinking but turned out great)

-oatmeal with honeybunches of oats mixed in (hot cereal + cold cereal = great cereal)

Thanks for reminding me of my childhood…mustard and mayo sandwiches, and if this economy keeps tanking, I might just be having to resort…

Peanut paste, cheddar cheese, macadamia nuts and sultanas. Yum

One time when I was a kid the microwave meal my mom bought me was so disgusting I took one bite and almost threw up, so I had the only other 2 things I knew how to make at that time for dinner- PBJs and hard-boiled eggs.

Peanut butter and tortilla wrap.

Spam and hot sauce.

OJ and cereal

Cereal and nothing!

Ramin with alfredo sauce

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This is also what I normally eat.

Ooooooooooooh! Some tasty sounding combos there. How about a baked potato, topped with broccoli and smothered with cheese sauce! Potato chips and peanut butter work good together too.

Octo, Ramen noodles can be mixed with just about anything! Instant food for college kids if they're creative! They're fun to fry up in hot peanut oil after you've boiled and drained them.

I had to watch out what I eat at my mother's house sometimes. She NEVER threw out dried goods and so packaged food was more than likely OLD in her pantry and that was before the days of open dating on packaging. One time while hunting for a snack, I grabbed a box of cereal, took out a handful and munched on some stale and sour grains that had a nice population of live grain bugs mixed in to boot! I should have looked first. I wouldn't recommend that one!

tunnelcat wrote:Octo, Ramen noodles.....fun to fry up in hot peanut oil after you've boiled and drained them.

That's a good idea!

Ok, you people have way too much food, when you are “out of food”

Spidey wrote:Ok, you people have way too much food, when you are “out of food”

tunnelcat wrote: What's the strangest food combo or snack you've ever come up with when your bored and all you have to work with is whatever happens to be in the pantry or fridge and you haven't been to the store?

You are a regular hero Octopus, you pointed out the error in my tongue in cheek comment. What would we do without you.

Spidey's tears. (I could live off those)

Fry 'em up, anything goes!

Flour tortilla, slice of bologna, green hot sauce.....