What did you have for lunch today?
By The Horse
@TheHorse (220478)
Walnut Creek, California
March 27, 2020 5:39pm CST
In these difficult times, we use whatever we have to make our meals, and do our best not to waste stuff.
This was my lunch a couple of days ago. I took some baked chicken I had bought from Safeway, put it on toasted sourdough toast, and added some blue cheese dressing. I also added some Roma tomato for flavor and texture contrast.
It was actually quite good, though it was not something I had ever had before.
Have you been "improvising" during these odd times?
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@TheHorse (220478)
• Walnut Creek, California
29 Mar 20
I've also been buying steak (seems readily available) and making smallish steak sandwiches. Or having packaged mashed potatoes (kind of like freeze dried) on the side. I bought some more canned beets and Marie's Blue Cheese Dressingand will get back to my "Coronasalads" soon.
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@TheHorse (220478)
• Walnut Creek, California
29 Mar 20
@porwest I've been able to find eggs and have increased my consumption of eggs. Bacon also seems easy to find. Toilet paper and paper towels? Impossible here! Fortunately, I am what I would describe as an "efficient" butt wiper.
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@porwest (92741)
• United States
29 Mar 20
@TheHorse Hey, can't knock your Coronasalads one bit. lol. It IS a bit of an odd thing to me that one of the hardest to find meats since this thing got going, is pork. So yeah, you can generally find some beef and some chicken.
I am still having a hard time getting toilet paper and eggs too. Going out for a run today so I will see what's out there.
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@lovebuglena (44743)
• Staten Island, New York
28 Mar 20
I am about to have my second meal now. I made veal ribs and potatoes in a Staub cocotte, which is a dutch oven.
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@TheHorse (220478)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Mar 20
@lovebuglena I m eating now. My steak and mashed potatoes are way yummy!
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@lovebuglena (44743)
• Staten Island, New York
28 Mar 20
@TheHorse It was delicious. I am still licking my fingers. 
In my mind that is.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
28 Mar 20
yeah, all leftovers are getting eaten, and we are working through random things.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
30 Mar 20
@TheHorse I did several days of grilled hot dogs and shells and cheese. I suspect I will do that meal alot.
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@TheHorse (220478)
• Walnut Creek, California
30 Mar 20
@Jessicalynnt Do you have another "default" meal you can go to when that one gets tiresome?
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Mar 20
It seems like I eat ham sandwiches every day lately. Funny thing is they taste better when my wife makes them.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Mar 20
@TheHorse Maybe it is a hint that she makes better sandwiches somehow?
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@TheHorse (220478)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Mar 20
@JamesHxstatic Is she reading this?
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
28 Mar 20
Haven't improvised yet but if this goes on, I might just have to.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
30 Mar 20
@TheHorse exactly.
Nowadays, even personal protection kits are being improvised.
@TheHorse (220478)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Mar 20
@Tampa_girl7 Or I'll go buy some.The gremlins here literally got a raft I was making. Gone like a train.
@andriaperry (117177)
• Anniston, Alabama
29 Mar 20
No not yet. I had company so I cooked butter bean with ham, cornbread, friend taters with onions. Pickled beets.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
28 Mar 20
Just sourdough toast with peanut butter.
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@LindaOHio (182343)
• United States
28 Mar 20
We have enough food to last for a while. I usually have soup just about every day; so it's not very creative.
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@Micharica (109)
• Indonesia
28 Mar 20
@TheHorse nothingg since it is instant noodle. I never heard of roma tomato :o
