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chili and rice

1 can chili con carne with beans
1/4 cup diced tomato
1/4 cup diced onion
2 cups cooked rice
cumin
garlic powder
onion powder
3 tablespoons sour cream

The purpose of this meal is to learn how to make do with little and at the same time learn how to stretch what you do have. I could have very easily used a whole [...]

spaghetti dinner

Things have been tough lately and I’m sure most people can agree. For the next few months I will be sharing recipes that depend upon canned goods other items that people receive from the food bank. I’ve known a lot of people that have had to rely on charity from others recently and these are [...]

fajita rice

This is all made with items I got from the food co-op. Well, except for the spices and the butter and the tomato sauce.

1 lb beef sliced into strips
1 green bell pepper
2 cups cooked rice
2 tablespoons butter
chili powder
cumin
onion powder
garlic powder
cayenne
salt
black pepper
honey
basil
a few ounces of canned tomato sauce

The secret to making this good is: don’t be [...]

ghetto pork ribs

I normally don’t consume pork, but the food co-op always includes about a pound of the stuff whenever I get food from them and my kitchen is quite bare so I made some quick ribs. Those of you who enjoy pork or slow cooked ribs, leave now because I will probably offend you.
Ingredients:

1 pound pork [...]

lettuce tuna

Going along with the theme that I am just eating what happens to be left over in my pantry we will make a quick snack. I’d love to spend more than a couple paragraphs on this topic but I will start writing more later about methods and strategies for eating and planning your budget for [...]