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	ahiru 2009-03-04 09:08 pm UTC (link)
	So, anyone else suddenly have a craving for something cheap and processed? Preferably dusted with store-bought cheese. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	persona 2009-03-04 09:21 pm UTC (link)
	Yep. I'm feeling a sudden need for sodium, myself. I'm tempted to walk down to the freezer vending machine and buy one of those little pizzas. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	beccastareyes 2009-03-04 09:26 pm UTC (link)
	I had something like that for lunch. (Casserole with canned tomatos, frozen peppers and onions, ground turkey, mozzarella-cheese-in-a-bag, and a dinner-roll-in-a-can crust.) I think the original recipe called for fried onion sticks on top, too, for a bit of crunch. It was very tasty. (Reply to this)(Parent)

undomielregina
2009-03-04 10:45 pm UTC (link)

I'm craving the hash brown casserole recipe I got out of the Sydney, Nova Scotia Curling Club cookbook. Canned cream of chicken soup, frozen hash browns, sour cream and cheddar cheese, topped with crusked cornflakes and melted butter. It's one of my ultimate trashy eats -- someday I may even try it with potato chips a la tuna noodle casserole. It's also flipping delicious.

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	evening_rose 2009-03-05 02:35 am UTC (link)
	...that sounds delicious. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	calatha 2009-03-04 11:05 pm UTC (link)
	Going out to buy a can of Cheez Whiz, brb. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	sparkysrevenge 2009-03-05 12:38 am UTC (link)
	Nope, can't eat cheap and processed foods. Sends my lactose-intolerance off the deep end. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	pokecheck 2009-03-05 04:12 am UTC (link)
	Store-bought pre-shredded cheese. Mmmmm. (Reply to this)(Parent)

snarkbunny
2009-03-05 05:18 pm UTC (link)

I was already thinking about possibly making my favorite "just got home from a crappy night at work" recipe:

GHETTO GARLIC BREAD!

Take 1 slice of store-brand Italian bread (hey, my store brand has sesame seeds, unlike some name brands), and slather it with some butter-esque "spread" that comes from a tub. Sprinkle, also liberally, with garlic powder. Grab a big handful of store-brand shredded mozzarella or "Italian" cheese that was on sale (also better than many name brands I've tried, amazingly), dump in center of bread. Use fingers to spread it out.

Set directly on rack in toaster oven, toast on the upper edge of the "light" setting or until cheese is slightly browned on top. Ignore the fact that shredded cheese is dripping all over the bottom of the toaster oven. If necessary, remove batteries from kitchen smoke detector. (If you do this, remember to put them back in until the next time you make this dish!) Remove bread from oven with fingernails because you don't want to wait long enough for it to cool. Sprinkle with black pepper until your taste buds cringe just looking at it.

(But I am just food snobbish enough now that I grind the black pepper now instead of using a shaker. Eating this so often increased my tolerance of pepper until I could hardly taste the pre-ground stuff.)

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	cmdr_zoom 2009-03-05 06:16 pm UTC (link)
	My brother likes to spread a mix of cream cheese and a little (more) garlic on top of the store-bought bread, then heat it up in the oven. OMG SO GOOD. (Reply to this)(Parent)

tephra
2009-03-05 06:17 pm UTC (link)

1 16oz package dried pasta (radiatori works great, lots of surface area)
1 26oz jar tomato based pasta sauce
2 cups shredded cheese of choice
Optional:
1 pound hamburger
1/2 package frozen onions and peppers
1 can sliced mushrooms

In 13x9x2" pan mix uncooked pasta, sauce, and one full sauce jar of water. If going for the options, fry the meat up with the onions and peppers and sprinkle it and the mushrooms over the pasta. Cover tightly with foil and bake at 350F for 35 minutes. Stir and check if the pasta is nearly done. If it isn't add a bit more water and bake a bit longer. If it is, top with cheese and bake uncovered for about 10 minutes. Enjoy with your cheap and quick garlic bread of choice.

Baked pasta where I don't have to precook the pasta? LOVE. I will be trying it with an added can (15oz) of tomatoes (stewed, diced, crushed, something) the next time I make it though, I think the pasta could use just a smidge more moisture and tomato-y goodness.

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	marsdragon 2009-03-06 03:40 am UTC (link)
	Well, I was going to eat Top Ramen with carrots anyway (yay student jobs that barely pay the bills), but now I can eat it and...rejoice in my pleb-ness, I guess. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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