Sunday, April 17, 2016

Staple: Lemon Kale and Quinoa Salad

http://www.budgetbytes.com/2015/01/lemony-kale-quinoa-salad/

This is delicious and so so so easy. I make this all of the time and it only gets easier.

So, I have made some modifications that up the price a little bit, but are so worth it. (And my quinoa from costco probably makes up theh difference really)
-- use precut kale. so. easy.
--use prechopped garlic, it's not quite as good, but oh well.
--double it, I'm going to eat it. Save myself the trouble

So directions are now

1. Put some olive oil (1 tbsp or so) in a big pot and put the garlic in there too and turn up to like 6.
2. Add a bunch of kale... haven't figured out how much is ideal yet, but dump a bunch in. Keep them in there for a couple of minutes or until they start to get glossy.
3. Add two cups of quinoa and three bouilion cubes and three cups of water. Put a lid on it and turn up the heat to a 7 or an 8
3. Start zesting the lemon
4. When the pot is boiling, turn it down to a 2 or so and let it simmer for 15 minutes. (Do longer if necesary to get the liquid out)
5. Put the lemon zest on it, squeeze either half a lemon or the whole lemon into it, add feta and walnuts. Done.
So. EASY.

Sunday, April 10, 2016

Own Recipe: Fastest Healthy Dinner on the planet

-can of beans (whatever kind)
-can of diced tomatoes (usually with chilis)
-can of tuna
-sriracha
-whatever spices you want to add

Un-can, drain, mix, delish

Own Recipe: Leftover Brown Rice and Stirfry Veggies

This is perfect for when I have leftover rice and I want to use it up and eat something delicious in ten minutes

Ingredients
Kroger Stirfry frozen veggies
olive oil
brown rice
sriracha
soy sauce
optionals: whatever-- this time it was green onions and canned pineapple bits

Directions
Olive oil on the frying pan and heat it up. When it's warm, add the frozen veggies. When that's all warm, go ahead and add the brown rice to warm that up too. Once it's all hot and happy, add sauce and other ingredients as desired. Boom.

Thursday, April 7, 2016

Staple: Thai Curry Vegetable Soup

http://www.budgetbytes.com/2016/03/thai-curry-vegetable-soup/

This needs a proper entry, but this will do for now. This was delicious. Bok Choy was expensive, so I replaced it with leftover spinach and a bag of frozen stir fry veggies. I think the Bok Choy would prob have been better, but this was delicious. Also, sriracha is worth it. The red onions were blegh for me.