Iām calling bullshit. 
If you were poor, it would be beans and rice, no chicken. Meat is too expensive for poor people. Spices? Well, maybe a little bit of onion or garden grown garlic, but spices? Poor people donāt got no spices.
Ha! Our household could never be vegetarian, Joker has to eat meat, itās an imperative.(crossing myself Hope Trixie doesnāt get set off by this fact.)
We, the downtrodden, we got our ways, the super cheap spice rack at Dollar General Stores and Big Lots Storesā¦almost forgot Family Dollar Stores. Even our Good Will store has a spice rackā¦so 
You, elitists, canāt make us suffer completely! 
More bullshit. Those so called cheap spices are worthless. I know, I bought some at the dollar store. They were stale with no flavor. They were floor sweepings or plain old dirt. Iām poor,so I had to save up for three months to buy good spices. 
Joker doesnāt have to have meat. You canāt be a martyr and chow down on meat. Martyrs are supposed to suffer so get busy suffering. 
Iāll send the violent meat deprived Joker to your place for eatsā¦save upā¦heās got a rather healthy appetite. 
Now what are you cooking for dinner with your pricey spices?
Iām having prime rib cooked in my sous vide machine. I used a little olive oil and balsamic vinegar as a rub along with salt and pepper. As soon as the timer says done, Iāll sear the meat on the grill and serve with pearl cous cous and shallots as a side dish. Dessert will be a small creme brulee with fresh blue berries. I havenāt decided on the wine yet, but I have several bottles in the cooler. 
Being poor is really hardā¦
You must throw fantastic dinner parties, Tent. 
If Joker and I crash at your place Tent, we can save a fortune and become humbly rich too in no time. Iāll start local, in your locale, just like you suggested. You take us in, a small local change with a huge impact. 
Just a couple of summertime deck parties. Itās the only time I have friends - I think theyāre friends. Nothing fantastic, Iām too poor for that. Just a teensy bit of extravagance once in awhile.
Oh yeah, huge impact alright. We squabble enough right here. I donāt need that on my doorstep every day. Nope. The no vacancy sign is out. But if you would practice what Iāve been preaching, your life would become a bed of roses. Trust meā¦
What have you been preaching that I can practice to live in a bed of roses?
Uhhhhā¦ I donāt think Iāll go there but maybe a little more advice? Save those pennies and nickels for awhile and get some nice dark chocolate candy. I hear it does wonders for the disposition. :-" Or, scrounging a little money here and there would allow you to accumulate some decent flavorful spices. I dunno, this thread is about making dinner soā¦
I do have a recipe for a delicious salad with rose and assorted flower petals as garnish. Eating flowers isnāt for everyone, but it might be considered a bed of roses?
Only elitists use garnishes.
I had a beef shoulder, some duck, some beignets, and a beef fat candle for dinner last night. Iāll post pics later. The shit was delicious.
Topping piled high on homemade pizzas.
I garnish everything.
Even your garnishes? And yeah, like I said, that beef candle looks obscene and delicious.
Even my garnishes.
Garnish-ception.
Tonight I had McDonalds for dinner. Big Mac and fries. Not great, certainly not healthy, but fast and hot, just the way I like it.