Quote Originally Posted by StateDawg44 View Post
Shew I have purposely not eaten Ramen since college. I swore it off but you know desperate times and all... I should probably keep an eye out for some but that will truly be me raising the alarms if I dip into a Ramen supply lulz. I'm sure mixing in actual stuff besides the powder they provide makes things much better though.

I'll keep an eye out for meatballs, because like you said, they are pretty versatile.

Got a recipe for that tater tot bake? That sounds good and like it can feed for a while.

Certain stores in Chattanooga have meat, (at least last Thursday they did) others don't. I have avoided stores since then so I'm not sure what the state of most of the are currently. I'm pretty sure it's luck of the draw and timing with items like meat.

The Publix near my house is a madhouse and has been busier than it was the day before Thanksgiving this past year when I popped in for 2 weeks now. I just skip that one altogether because I struck out so many times on stuff and never seemed to change.
Hell I throw the packet that comes with the ramen out. I use garlic powder, onion powder, ginger, lemon juice, soy sauce, ponzu, a little vinegar, peanut oil, and sesame oil. So definitely not your normal ramen. Makes for a good stir fry.

For the tater tot casserole it's just meatballs, tater tots, cheese, and whatever else you want in. Dice up onions, garlic powder, anything else. Bake it and done.

We use InstaCart and get groceries delivered to avoid the craziness for most of it. Occasionally I'll go into Publix and get a gauge on how things are by actually viewing how things are going. Ham is another one I've seen a lot of folks ignoring. You can do a lot with ham.