Freaking amazing baked pasta casserole. Freaking CHEAP, too.

Did you ever think you would read "amazing" and "pasta" and "casserole" in the same sentence?  Well.  Welcome to my playground.

I can't take credit for the original recipe, but as I modified the crap out of it, I will anyway.  Here are the ingredients:

Cooking with ramen

Really?  Yes.  And let's be honest.... don't you secretly WANT an excuse to buy a huge case of ramen?  I know I always do.  Hell, I watched my husband eat a pack of uncooked ramen noodles last week.  Sure, I was a bit appalled, but the fact remains that I'm the one that supplied them.
And you know what?  It's CHEAP.  Soooooo cheap.  The noodles themselves aren't in league with the devil... it's the seasoning packet that you have to shield your soul from.
So here's the ingredients:

We've got:

• 2 tbsp olive or sesame oil
• 1 onion cut in half then into long thin slivers
• 1 carrot, thinly sliced
• 2 c slivered cabbage
• 1 clove garlic minced
• 3 packages oriental flavor ramen noodle packages
• 1 c bite-size broccoli florets
• 1 c water
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 2 tbsp cornstarch
• 1/2 t grated fresh ginger
• Sprinkle of sesame seeds

Poor/cheap/lazy woman's guide to Sangria

Put some sliced lemons & limes in the bottom of a glass.  Bonus points for strawberries.  Add a bit of sugar if you are feeling super fancy.

Shove as much ice as you possibly can into the glass.

Fill up the glass half-way with wine.  WALK AWAY.

Wait until the wine is flush with the ice.  At this point, drink it or add even MORE ice to re-top it off.  

I did mention lazy, correct?  Add impatient.

Also, if you are REALLY hard up, this works with just lemons.  Or just ice and sugar.

NOTE: more fruit adds fanciness points, but subtracts poor & cheap & lazy points.  Do with that what you will.