You look in your fridge. All you see is half an onion, three cans of Hamm's, leftover rice and a bell pepper someone guilt-tripped you into buying at the farmers market on Church Street. What do you cook? Hamm's-braised onions?
Every cook needs a couple of recipes in their back pocket they can whip out time and time again. Having a large repertoire ensures you'll always have a meal to fix, no matter how destitute your pantry looks.
Chicken fried rice