For some reason - and probably because I'm vegetarian and not really all that picky - my day to day recipes are fairly cheap to make, and I tend to reserve the special dishes (with pricey ingredients) for, ah, special occasions.
One of them is my Yam and Black Bean Burrito. Mash canned black beans with a little bit of water, spread them all over a tortilla. Peel, cube and boil yams, mash. Spread over the black beans. Add a tiny little bit of shredded cheese in the center (or this can be omitted). Bake at 350F for 10 minutes on both sides, and serve with salsa and/or sour cream.
I've made big batches of cajun rice, which is made with rice, black beans, celery, green peppers, onions (essentially vegetables that have been in the fridge so long that they'll go bad the next day) and common-type (not fancy) spices. I'd have to dig out the recipe for that one, if you're interested.
I usually buy a lot at the bulk store - couscous, rice, cereals, flours, sugars, beans, mixes etc. They are typically cheaper than the storebought stuff (I was surprised to see the difference in price to buy fennel seeds at the grocery store versus the bulk store - 80% price difference!). They even have powder mix to add to your pasta to make mac and cheese, for example, though, really, mac and cheese is pretty cheap in its own right.
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Date: 2007-03-07 12:35 am (UTC)One of them is my Yam and Black Bean Burrito. Mash canned black beans with a little bit of water, spread them all over a tortilla. Peel, cube and boil yams, mash. Spread over the black beans. Add a tiny little bit of shredded cheese in the center (or this can be omitted). Bake at 350F for 10 minutes on both sides, and serve with salsa and/or sour cream.
I've made big batches of cajun rice, which is made with rice, black beans, celery, green peppers, onions (essentially vegetables that have been in the fridge so long that they'll go bad the next day) and common-type (not fancy) spices. I'd have to dig out the recipe for that one, if you're interested.
I usually buy a lot at the bulk store - couscous, rice, cereals, flours, sugars, beans, mixes etc. They are typically cheaper than the storebought stuff (I was surprised to see the difference in price to buy fennel seeds at the grocery store versus the bulk store - 80% price difference!). They even have powder mix to add to your pasta to make mac and cheese, for example, though, really, mac and cheese is pretty cheap in its own right.