My student survival kit

When I left home at 18, I was a very picky eater with scant cooking skills. However, I was soon knocked out of my unsustainable eating preferences and taught all I needed to know about cooking by my boyfriend at the time. His basic rule was, any protein just needed to be combined with pepper, tomatoes, onion and mushrooms to create a tasty meal.

Sure enough, a few decades later, I open my fridge door this morning in search of red, and these items came readily to hand.

Convenient, as today is red day. (I could have posted red four times over today. Pity I can't save the leftovers for next week).

[Rachel Holbrook]

useful boyfriend :)

[Rosie Kind]

Lovely shiny veg Fav

[Ann Williams]

All fresh and good to eat and probably staples in lots of homes. Super focus and a great capture of the red Helen.

[Maggiemae]

I agree with the inclusions of these three items - with meat, cheese, veggies etc. Lovely glossiness!

[Jane Martin]

Pictures of fresh veg always look lovely. Guess its because I'm a vegetarian!

[Taffy]

Handy to have good eating habits! I realized I would cheat with rainbow month, taking 4-5 photos per color at the same time!

[Kas]

Very healthy food shot! And a great collection for red!

[FotoBlah]

Excellent still life. Reminded me I need to buy garlic :)

[KWind]

Excellent focus!

[Kahsia]

Nice composition.

[Gayle]

Fabulous capture, Helen! Amazing focus and colors! Fav! :-)

[Babs]

All essential foods, especially the capsicum. I seem to put capsicum in just about every meal I make.

[Wim Enserink]

Beautiful still life.

[Lockarec]

It sounds to me as though he had some good skills and you had a great take away! This image is a wonderful still life.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

A delicious contribution for red!

[Helen Jane]

@rvm so true. I also had my first cookery book from him.
@rosiekind thanks Rosie
@flowerfairyann thanks Ann..Yes they continue to get just as much use now as then
@maggiemae thank you Maggie me. All healthy stuff.
@janemartin well you would certainly struggle without these as a vegetarian. I love them too.
@taffy sounds like a good plan. Maybe next year for me ..this time I'm trying to find something new every day.
@wag864 thanks Kas.
@fotoblah glad to be of service .. I need some too
@kwind thanks..and for all your comments
@moonmtn thanks Kahsia
@gaylewood Gayle..how kind of you to enthuse once more. It always cheers.
@onewing I'm with you on that. Get through lots.
@wenser thanks Wim for your encouragement
@evalieutionspics that's right. Shame about the complications but atleast I left him with improved cooking skills
@olivetreeann a combination that works every time!