Jan
01
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 [...]
Dec
30
I had an extra packet of mac ‘n’ cheese sauce mix lying around. Amazingly, this was made from stuff we had in the fridge.
1 lb of spaghetti
1 lb bratwurst, sliced into 1 inch pieces
1 onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced or 1 tbsp garlic powder
2 tbsp olive oil
1 can of diced tomatoes
1 c [...]
Dec
30
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 onion, minced
1/2 green pepper, minced
2 cloves garlic, minced
salt and pepper
dash cumin and cayenne pepper
1 c bread crumbs
2 eggs, beaten
thin sourdough baguette slices, toasted
diced tomato
minced onion
brown mustard
grated Parmesan cheese
Mix all the ingredients up to the eggs, mashing the beans until lumpy. Place onto the baguette slices and garnish with [...]
Dec
29
I still don’t have a food photographer but I hope these pictures are better than nothing.
This is just a quick snack that takes more manual dexterity and patience than usual but it’s worth it in the end.
Triscuit thin crisps quattro formaggio
fresh jalapeno
diced tomatoes
sliced onion
TapatÃo hot sauce
sour cream
Spread approximately 1/2 to 1 full teaspoon on each [...]
Jul
21
This isn’t quite how lasagna is traditionally made, but I’ve never made lasagna before and they were the only noodles I had so I just threw this together.
1 box lasagna noodles
1 dozen spinach leaves
1 can pink salmon
1 can whole tomatoes
brown sugar
1/2 pound shredded cheese
1/8th of a read onion, sliced thin
3 cloves garlic
oregano
sea salt
black pepper
crushed red [...]
Feb
02
Many times, out of laziness or a lack of resources for better ingredients, I will take some prepared food and attempt to add flavor and nutrition to it. Sometimes I fail epically but most of the time I end up with mouth watering yummy.
My sis and my coz can both attest to my last foray [...]
Jan
29
I ate all of what I made just to stay full but it wasn’t as bad as I thought it could have been. I hope I can remember what I did. I think it involved the following:
One half a box or bag of spaghetti noodles
One can of roasted diced tomatoes
3 garlic cloves
1 pearl onion (I [...]