Men (no offense fellas) seem to do that - not thinking! Then it's up to the magician (you) to pull something off successfully!
It's always nice to have simple things on hand - refrigerated crescent rolls or dinner rolls can be used to a variety of quickies. Don't forget the little smokies or little weiners rolled in crescent rolls and baked, or the frozen meatballs or little smokies or pieces of polish sausage heated in a crockpot or on the stove with the grape jelly/chili sauce. Freeze leftover chili for hotdog toppings when in a pinch. Frozen hotdog rolls can easily be steamed or microwaved - and don't forget the grated Cheddar and chopped onions for topping. Leftover (or jarred/frozen) spaghetti sauce or pizza sauce with refrigerated dough or French/Italian bread and some toppings can make a quickie pizza. So can bagels, English muffins. baguettes, etc. Frozen bread sticks and a jar of spaghetti sauce for dippers! I always have cheeses and pepperoni in the house and crackers - quickie cheese tray! Add sliced apples or pears or kiwi, maybe some fresh strawberries and grapes.
Got a box of frozen beef patties in the freezer? Slice onions and fry with the patties, season and pour tomato sauce over - great sandwiches.
Quick dips can be made from sour cream/mayo and dry soup or salad dressing mixes. Frozen ground meat in the freezer can be quickly skillet fried and turned into sloppy joes or a loosemeat type sandwich with melted cheeses.
Clean the carrots and celery and cut into strips with ranch or bleu cheese salad dressing.
Canned tuna, drained and mixed with Italian salad dressing can be stuffed in celery stalk pieces. Or stuff with tuna/mayo.
And don't forget those quickie salads - tuna salad, egg salad, ham salad, chicken salad, etc. served with crackers. Serve with cherry tomatoes, fresh veggies, cheeses etc. Add some diced canned pineapple and a bunch of toothpicks for eating.
Cut potatoes into wedges, drizzle with oil, season with salt, pepper, parsley, rosemary or cayenne and toss to coat. Bake 350* until done.
Cut up sausage, brats, hotdogs - even steamed in beer with some easy dipping sauces (even Dijon mustard - now how simple is that?)
Cook ground meat with peppers, onions, beans, etc. for a hot dip for tortilla chips.
Or toss the chicken wings in the deep fryer or oven and make hot wings.
Got tortillas? Roll and wrap with ham, cheese, deli meats and slice into pinwheels. No tortillas - waht about lettuce leaves? Cut slour tortillas into 4 or 6 wedges and deep fry; sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar for a sweet treat.
And don't forget stuffed eggs, pickles, olives, peppers, etc.
(I'll hush for now...............)
