Dinner Tetris for a flight attendant
And self-described picky eater.
Welcome to Dinner Tetris, an advice column here at 40 Ingredients Forever where a reader shares the ingredients they always have on hand and I dream up three dinners using those ingredients. If you’d like your pantries Tetris-ed into dinner, head here.
The Cook: Cate, she/her
Occupation: Flight attendant
Residing in: Philadelphia, PA
Feeding: 2
Notes: Picky eater — and don’t like cheese or dairy based sauces
Forever ingredients:
Pantry staples: White rice, brown rice, farro, pasta, sourdough bread, canned chickpeas, canned cannellini beans, coconut milk, canned tomatoes, tomato paste, olive oil
Fridge: fresh parsley, fresh cilantro, onions, garlic, butter, milk, chicken breast, pork cutlets, frozen salmon, frozen cod, ground beef, lemon, limes, blueberries, apples
Seasonings: Thai red curry paste, chicken bouillon, harissa, red pepper flakes, dried chilies, cholula hot sauce, adobo seasoning, garam masala, ground cumin, fennel seeds, dried oregano, ground cinnamon, tahini paste
