Chief Longwind Of The North
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So many good ideas with the beans and rice. So, after scratching my head a bit, I thought I'd ad some other inexpensive items.
1 cup Rice with one can each of water chestnuts, and bamboo shoots, one sliced onion, one sliced carrot, and two eggs, scrambled, or tofu, all stir-fried together and flavored with soy sauce, garlic, ginger, and 5 spice powder. This will make four servings.
Split green pea soup. Just follow the directions on the package. Add a chopped onion, a bit of liquid smoke, and bind it with a couple tbs. of blonde roux. Again, you could add firm tofu to this soup.
Yellow dried pea soup. Again, follow basic package directions. But this soup has a bit more onion flavor, and the addition of black pepper. Add a touch of liquid smoke to this one as well. Completely different flavor than split green pea soup.
Dahl - Cooked lentils, flavored with cumin and coriander. Add sliced onion if you want while the lentils are cooking. Can be made with curry.
If you use dairy, then there are a great number of creamed veggie dishes that you might enjoy.
And don't forget using squash and pumpkin to make desert breads.
Apples can be inexpensive and can be used in salads, with deserts, in smoothies, in quick breads, in pancakes and muffins, or as a topping for savory foods.
Scalloped potatoes are inexpensive and can be enhanced with herbs and spices, then broken into single servings and frozen.
Chili! Need I say more? I mean, beans, tomatoes, TVP, celery, peppers, herbs and spices. How much healthier or flavorful can you get?
Gazpacho - the dish that's made by taking your leftover veggies, throwing them into a pot with tomatoes, peppers, and cilantro, all cooked through, then served ice cold. Refreshing and delicious.
Pies, all made with fresh fruit, or a very economical pumpkin that you process yourself.
And speaking of pumpkins, after the meat of this versatile veggie is cooked, it can be used in desert breads, pies, soups, or just eaten as is with a bit of brown sugar and butter (or margarine).
Just a few ideas. Hope they help.
Seeeeeya; Goodweed of the North
1 cup Rice with one can each of water chestnuts, and bamboo shoots, one sliced onion, one sliced carrot, and two eggs, scrambled, or tofu, all stir-fried together and flavored with soy sauce, garlic, ginger, and 5 spice powder. This will make four servings.
Split green pea soup. Just follow the directions on the package. Add a chopped onion, a bit of liquid smoke, and bind it with a couple tbs. of blonde roux. Again, you could add firm tofu to this soup.
Yellow dried pea soup. Again, follow basic package directions. But this soup has a bit more onion flavor, and the addition of black pepper. Add a touch of liquid smoke to this one as well. Completely different flavor than split green pea soup.
Dahl - Cooked lentils, flavored with cumin and coriander. Add sliced onion if you want while the lentils are cooking. Can be made with curry.
If you use dairy, then there are a great number of creamed veggie dishes that you might enjoy.
And don't forget using squash and pumpkin to make desert breads.
Apples can be inexpensive and can be used in salads, with deserts, in smoothies, in quick breads, in pancakes and muffins, or as a topping for savory foods.
Scalloped potatoes are inexpensive and can be enhanced with herbs and spices, then broken into single servings and frozen.
Chili! Need I say more? I mean, beans, tomatoes, TVP, celery, peppers, herbs and spices. How much healthier or flavorful can you get?
Gazpacho - the dish that's made by taking your leftover veggies, throwing them into a pot with tomatoes, peppers, and cilantro, all cooked through, then served ice cold. Refreshing and delicious.
Pies, all made with fresh fruit, or a very economical pumpkin that you process yourself.
And speaking of pumpkins, after the meat of this versatile veggie is cooked, it can be used in desert breads, pies, soups, or just eaten as is with a bit of brown sugar and butter (or margarine).
Just a few ideas. Hope they help.
Seeeeeya; Goodweed of the North