Save $ & Time! Get Back to the Kitchen!

Get Back to the Kitchen: 

I'm not crazy about cooking. But I do it out of self defense. Everyone needs to get "back to the kitchen" to get away from the expense of premixed, chemical laden foods, dashboard dining & dining out. (not to mention the possible filth of the kitchens we order out from- yikes!)

It's not "rocket science" and it really doesn't take that much time to cook a simple, balanced, nourishing meal, honest! I'm the sort that likes to make 1 or 2 different major dishes each week and transform them each day to something "different" and just "fill in" with salads & veggies around the main course. 

For example: I'll cook a pot of dried beans, like the humble Pinto bean. Beans, (legumes), are a terrific source of fiber and vegetarian protein. They are "time released" carbs, making them low glycemic. These carbs don't impact blood sugar in a negative way. They make you feel full longer & are cheap!

I don't add ham or bacon, just cook a pot of beans well salted with some pink himalayan salt at the end of cooking. I always cook about 3 cups or more of dried beans so I'll have plenty left over for the week. They're not complicated or expensive. If you're not going to be around to watch the pot boil, put them in a crock pot and they'll be ready when you are.

Opening Act- Day 1

You can enjoy a steaming bowl of beans along with some steamed greens like kale or collard greens, or a salad. I love cornbread with beans. No mixes. Not sweet. Just wholesome fresh from the oven organic corn bread. (make cornbread in mini muffin tins & pop some of them in the freezer for the next round) That hits the spot! Yum!

Act 2 - next day
Take some of those beanie babies with some of the liquid they cooked in and throw em in a bowl, mash them up with a fork or potato masher, season them however you want.  Get some organic corn chips out onto a baking sheet, spread the beans over the chips & add fresh chopped onion, tomatoes, jalapeno & a little fresh grated cheese, slip em in a hot oven for 5- 10 minutes and now you have a super nacho supper! Or wrap the beans up in a organic corn or flour tortilla with some cheese, avocado, onions & some salsa. You decide.

Final Act  
Tired of the plain beans after a day or two? It's time to transform them to chili!   Brown 3 or 4 cloves of fresh minced garlic , a whole onion chopped & a pound of grass fed beef or bison, hit it with DIY taco seasoning while browning the meat. (super easy to make, lots of recipes for DIY taco seasoning out there!)  You can add a chopped jalapeno & / or cayenne if you like it spicy. Throw in a can of organic, bpa free, (no white liner in the can), diced tomatoes and all your left over beans, (with the "juice"), heat to a simmer and voila'! You have delicious, easy chili, top it with some sliced avocado & bam! you've just served it gourmet! Perfect for a cold winter day!

Think of the time and money you saved fixing that one pot of beans at the beginning of the week or on the weekend! 

I'm hungry, gotta get back to the kitchen now=) I'm making a low glycemic spaghetti dinner tonight! Guess what I'm doing with the left overs over the next couple days? Got any ideas?


Helping You to Select The Best Health,


Sherry