Should just try to cook with whatevers around. I came up with some ballin shit that way,
If you want to makes something out of Tomatoes, onions, green hot peppers and garlic, it's not easy when you think you have tomatoes, and end up not having them. And I don't have much in terms of alternate ingredients at home right now, since I'll be moving back to germany in a little more than a week for a few months (yay summer break filled with work).
OnT: Internships forced on me by my university, because they say my previous 6 months don't count...