Things I Have Made With Food Found In My Kitchen at 3 A.M.: A Cookbook

I realize that Justin is the chef in the band, but that doesn't mean that I don't have some culinary skills of my own. Mine are just of a different variety. While Justin might know how to brulee something, or how an oven works, I am particularly talented at taking the meager, grab-bag assortment of food in my cupboards and creating somewhat edible concoctions. I decided that it is selfish of me to continue to keep these talents to myself, and have assembled a short - but growing! - recipe list for you equally meager and grab-bag blog readers to enjoy.

lemon-lime onion and chickpea salad

You Will Need:

-Onions
-One Can of Chickpeas
-One Lime
-Lemon Juice

1) Cut onion into big pieces and grill in saucepan. Cut lime into slices and squeeze juice into pan. Add water, cover, and steam onions until they are soft and clear (I think experts may call this caramelizing, but I'm not certain).

2) Use can opener to open chickpeas, drain. Put some of the chickpeas in a bowl. Leave the rest in the can on the counter all night so that they will be wasted by morning.

3) Add onions. Stir.

4) Add lemon juice to taste. Stir.

5) Enjoy. Leave dishes for another day.

Nutritional Value: Not bad


creamy mushroom-rice casserole

You Will Need:

-One Can Cream of Mushroom Soup
-Some milk, preferably skim, or water if the milk is no longer consumable
-White rice, instant

1) Boil the rice

2) At the same time, (this can get tricky), heat up milk and soup in a saucepan

3) When rice is ready, stir into soup

4) (Try to) Enjoy

Nutritional Value: Practically none


Guest Recipe: corn and white rice (courtesy of Joe Martinez)

You Will Need:

-One can of corn
-White Rice

1) Boil rice.

2) Stir in corn.

3) Repeat every night until payday.

Nutritional Value: Below average


three bean stew

You Will Need:

-One can green beans
-One can chickpeas
-One can red beans in sauce
-Onion

1) Slice onion and steam covered in pan until soft. Grill a bit with cooking spray first if needed. Set aside.

2) Heat up red beans in sauce in a saucepan.

3) Drain green beans and add to red beans. Stir while heating.

4) Add chickpeas and onions. Continue to heat and stir. Add some water if needed to keep thick consistency without burning.

Nutritional Value: Probably the best you'll get at 3 am when you haven't gone grocery shopping in 3 months