Showing posts with label epicurious recipes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label epicurious recipes. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

A Cheap Dinner with an even Cheaper Lunch

Last night I chopped up a grilled pork chop.  Set some onion to saute in the pan, added the pork chop with a handful of diced grape tomatoes.  Seasoned with cumin, chili powder, and salt and pepper.  I added about 1/3 can of refried beans and kept the heat medium low.


Meanwhile, I cooked 4 corn tortillas in oil, and cut up the following: scallions, cilantro, radish, tomato, mild cheddar, and lettuce.   When the pork chop glop was hot, we sat down at the table and concocted our own tacos.  I also put the sour cream and the salsa out.  Boy was it tasty!


Today for lunch, I cooked 3 tortillas (two for Significant Other, one for me).  Heated another 1/3 of the beans in the microwave:  served lettuce, tomato, chopped fresh mozzarella, radish and cilantro.  Also sour cream and salsa.  It was the last bits of lettuce, cheese, radish and cilantro.  Drank a glass of white wine with the feast on the deck, admiring garden and the tuberous begonias which are blooming like crazy.  Delightful meals.


And so cheap!


In the oven right now is orange yogurt bread.  We'll eat 2 slices tonight and freeze the rest for company.  This has become one of my go to quick breads. Find the recipe on this link.  This food blogger has other good recipes, too.  Orange Yogurt Bread   I use whatever Greek yogurt is on sale.   0 % fat is fine, 2% is even better.  This bread keeps well and is popular with guests and family.


The other food item on the agenda is:  Lemon-Lime Ice Milk from Epicurious.  the Plum Streusel-pie is good too, but we really go for the ice-milk. Here is the Epicurious link.  Many of their recipes are a) easy and b) don't break the bank.  Almost always tasty.  Try it!   Luscious Lemon-Lime Ice Milk

Friday, March 11, 2011

Bon Appetit Scores a hit with Pappardelle, Pancetta, Brocccoli Rabe and Pine Nuts

We tried this dish  last night and agreed that it was even "company worthy."  So tasty.  In a weird twist, the pasta (imported Italian pappardella ($3.99) cost most than the meat ($ 2.00 worth of pancetta).  There's something about this combination of flavors that really hit a home run.  On the web site, some cooks advised cooking a fennel bulb (or half) with the onion, and I think that would make it even yummier.  Always look for ways to incorporate more veggies into your food.
Serve with a salad.  The price of lettuce has gone down a bit.  You can also make carrot salads and cabbage salads.  Or serve a half grapefruit instead.  Cucumbers with a bit of yogurt or sour cream and some dill make a wonderful salad.  Grapefruit and avocado?  Yowza!   My grandma made a salad (Waldorf) with apples, celery, walnuts and some mayo.  Think outside the "leaf."   


Dynamite Recipe  


To save gas, we're working extra hard to combine trips.  Just think and plan ahead, sometimes difficult until it becomes habit.