Talk to me about food. What are your favorite meals that are cheap/easy/tasty/healthy? What's your go-to meal if you're broke and tired and just want something to eat, dammit
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Hahah don't mock my toast-burrito microwaved delight! It's very nice!
And hmm...I own one of those ingredients right now. (hint: it's the apple) lol. I did find surprise $20 in my purse today (BEST. EVER.) so maybe I'll splurge...
a standby for me is zucchini -- perhaps with oregano or garlic I did bok choy with garlic scapes the other day... You can throw peppers, carrots, potatoes, whatever else you have... if you think it might taste good together, it probably will. A little olive oil and maybe salt are enough to make veggies tasty (and I'm not a big veggie person).
Leftover veggies are good to scramble with some eggs and maybe cheese. (I put goat cheese on everything.) Throw in some toast and you've hit all your food groups!
Will give recipes later (it's late, and I'm sleepy) but these are my favorites:
Tacos of any kind--chicken, turkey, beef... you name it Potato Soup White Bean Soup Black Bean dip (but I usually use it in tacos or enchiladas) Turkey meat loaf (so good--do not scoff!) Chicken and Rice Chicken with pasta and broccoli (my current fave)
Seriously--I love cooking! I will give you recipes (or something close to--I don't really follow recipes much, so it's like dashes and handfuls and things) later.
This is a FANTASTIC quick, cheap soup that is amazing in the winter (or whenever). I usually use chicken broth, but veggie broth should also do just fine
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okay so some of these aren't super quick (though they're all easy and cheap, esp. if you buy in bulk), but you can do prep work in advance, like chop and store peppers, onion, etc, which is what i do - they're generally good for a full week. also, if you're cooking meat, you can cook more than you need (make sure it's cooked all the way through!) and store it for later recipes, too. (i think i once read that you can also make cilantro ice cubes for recipes that call for cilantro if you have some randomly lying around - chop it up, put it in an ice cube tray, fill the tray with water, freeze, and then it's just as tasty when it defrosts. but i've never tried that, so i don't know
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My "easy and cheap" is sometimes frozen meals like Lean Cuisine - when on sale, they are usually around $2 a meal. I buy a bag of frozen mixed veggies, and add a half-cup or so partway into the microwave cooking time. They're also good with a side salad. I don't find them to be particularly filling on their own, but healthy and quick.
Comfort food - home made apple sauce. Chop up apples into small pieces (minus core), and put it in a pot with a tiny bit of water and some sugar and cinnamon. Cook and stir occasionally until the apples mush down. Will be slightly chunky.
Beans and rice. Awesome on tacos, salad, or on it's own. I have recently learned to make it from scratch with dried beans. It takes a couple of hours to simmer, but little actual effort. I'll type up the recipe if you want.
Marinating meat is an easy way to make it taste better.
Annie's mac and cheese is good, better than any other box mac I've tried. It's good with broccoli or canned corn, too.
I also didn't know you didn't eat meat. I recommend at some point you pick up the cookbook How to Cook Everything Vegetarian. I got it just to try to eat a little healthier, but it's generally awesome and informative.
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And hmm...I own one of those ingredients right now. (hint: it's the apple) lol. I did find surprise $20 in my purse today (BEST. EVER.) so maybe I'll splurge...
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Lol, apple FTW!!!!
Also, surprise money = WIN! :) You have to build up ingredients like soy sauce and spices slowly, haha. When you have them, then make that! :)
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a standby for me is zucchini -- perhaps with oregano or garlic
I did bok choy with garlic scapes the other day...
You can throw peppers, carrots, potatoes, whatever else you have... if you think it might taste good together, it probably will. A little olive oil and maybe salt are enough to make veggies tasty (and I'm not a big veggie person).
Leftover veggies are good to scramble with some eggs and maybe cheese. (I put goat cheese on everything.) Throw in some toast and you've hit all your food groups!
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Tacos of any kind--chicken, turkey, beef... you name it
Potato Soup
White Bean Soup
Black Bean dip (but I usually use it in tacos or enchiladas)
Turkey meat loaf (so good--do not scoff!)
Chicken and Rice
Chicken with pasta and broccoli (my current fave)
Seriously--I love cooking! I will give you recipes (or something close to--I don't really follow recipes much, so it's like dashes and handfuls and things) later.
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Comfort food - home made apple sauce. Chop up apples into small pieces (minus core), and put it in a pot with a tiny bit of water and some sugar and cinnamon. Cook and stir occasionally until the apples mush down. Will be slightly chunky.
Beans and rice. Awesome on tacos, salad, or on it's own. I have recently learned to make it from scratch with dried beans. It takes a couple of hours to simmer, but little actual effort. I'll type up the recipe if you want.
Marinating meat is an easy way to make it taste better.
Annie's mac and cheese is good, better than any other box mac I've tried. It's good with broccoli or canned corn, too.
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