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Dinner Tetris for Ashley in Mobile, AL

Dinner Tetris for Ashley in Mobile, AL

Ali Slagle
May 08, 2025
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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: Ashley, she/her

Occupation: Fitness instructor

Residing in: Mobile, AL

Feeding: 6

Notes: I don't eat a lot of meat, although my family generally loves it.

Forever ingredients:

  • Pantry: Pasta, rice, canned beans (typically black beans, chickpeas, and pinto), canned tomatoes, peanut butter, oatmeal, applesauce, sliced bread, lentils (red and brown), breadcrumbs

  • Condiments & spices: soy sauce, sriracha, flour, sugar, miso, salt, pepper, chili powder, cumin, urfa pepper, paprika, curry powder, cumin seeds, coconut milk, maple syrup, vinegars (white, white wine, red wine, rice wine, balsamic), olive oil, vegetable oil, canola oil

  • Produce: onions, garlic, carrots, fresh rosemary

  • Fridge: eggs, milk, butter, tofu (usually extra-firm), greek yogurt, ricotta, parmesan, cheddar/mozzarella blend, block of cheddar cheese

Three Meat-Optional Meals Using Ashley’s Ingredients

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