Really really tight this month. DD is ill so a pretty housebound day (am on my own with 3DCs while DH works away).
Dinner was late anyway, at nearly 7pm, and it was ham and cheese on toast with baked beans for those who wanted. Lasts bit of bread (used the 'heels'), ham and cheese. Some carrots, grapes and yogurts in the fridge. Lunch was tuna pasta with our last tuna and pasta. You get the idea.
Could've gone to the supermarket with a credit card during the day but hadn't as knew we had the makings of an acceptable dinner.
DS2 knocked his drink all over his plate. I tried to make it not a huge deal but was thinking oh shit, I don't know what else to give him.
In the end he ate a bowlful of baked beans (the water had got in them but was easily poured off), and DD shared her toast with him and we had coco pops for 'pudding'. I'd hidden the box in the cupboard for a 'special occasion' but hey.
The DCs seemed cheerful enough with it and I am going to drag them to the supermarket tomorrow no matter what, but I was thinking, I should've been able to pull something 'better' out of the situation.
I've scoured the cupboards and we have stuff like baked beans, tinned tomatoes, chicken stock. If I'd had more time/warning I could've made pancakes perhaps but we were so late to eat already. I thought about scrambled egg but we only had the one egg and I wasn't trying to make a big drama for the DCs.
I wondered if anyone had any suggestions for really quick 'emergency food' - bread in the freezer would've made more toast in short order, for example.