Day 6: Temp X and Trader Joe's Project

Dinner:  Tofu scramble with salsa on a flour tortilla

Tofu:  $1.19 (19 oz.).  Use half the package.  
Salsa:  Use about $0.15 worth.
Flour Tortillas:  Maybe $0.25 each.  Maybe less.

WHY THIS MEAL WORKS?
Tofu is the Eric Bana of food.  That is to say no matter what you surround it with or how much you tinker with it, it's still bland, forgettable and a poor substitute for the real thing.  On the plus side, it's cheap, easy to obtain and will tide you over for a while.

As for cooking the meal, lop off a hunk of tofu, chop it into little pieces and cook it like you would scrambled eggs.  It takes longer than eggs because you want the tofu to dry up and brown before you add the salsa.  Then cook a little longer, pour the contents into a heated tortilla and serve.

WHAT DID I LEARN ABOUT MYSELF?
When I resort to eating tofu for dinner, it's time to go grocery shopping again.


HOW DOES THIS HELP ME IN HOLLYWOOD?
Everyone in this town has some sort of weird dietary thing going on, whether it's Veganism, Fruitarianism, Lacto-ovo-Vegetarianism, Lacto Vegetarianism, Ovo Vegetarianism, Pescatarianism, Flexitarianism, Pollo-Vegetarianism, Raw Veganism, Freeganism, Macrobiotic-ism or BDSM.  So a meal like this should help me join the in crowd quickly.  I just need to remember not to ask for a side order of manatee veal when I'm out with these people.