Comments on: Three Frugal Recipes Everyone Can Enjoy

By: CB

CB — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:55:34 +0000

Get a dehydrator. My excess gets dried and used later. Just start fruit when not too over ripe. Dried Veggies are great to snack on or use in soups and casseroles.

By: mollyoo

mollyoo — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:24:19 +0000

There is nothing listed here that a human should eat, not one.

Since arriving at the decision that more than 90 percent of us are indefensibly and insensibly stupid, we won’t explain, only encourage each of you to learn why cooked food is NOT what humans were designed for, mechanically or chemically.

Please, throw this author over the back of the boat when no one is looking. What a murderous creep.

By: vered

vered — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 04:33:44 +0000

I’m not sure… try and let us know.

By: Susan

Susan — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:34:53 +0000

Pita Bread recipe sounds great. But I am the quick cook kind of gal. Can I make it with already prepared bread dough? This summer heat, surprised if anyone eats at all.

By: CreditShout

CreditShout — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:19:42 +0000

My mom used to make the weirdest casseroles with leftovers and whatever else was in the kitchen on Monday nights. They always tasted good, but I never asked what was in them; I was afraid of what she would say.

By: vered

vered — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 04:11:14 +0000

Thanks Tracy.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 02:50:53 +0000

Susan one recipe I make a lot during the summer is Vered’s pitas (http://momgrind.com/2009/02/26/pita-bread-recipe-homemade-soft-and-fabulous/). I make them in the morning before it gets hot and they are indeed fabulous. I’ll then pick up a rotisserie chicken from the market and all sorts of vegetables like lettuce, spinach, cucumbers, carrots, bell pepper, tomatoes, fruit for dessert and make a big batch of hummus.

Then we have a feast. And all the leftovers make a great lunch the next day. It’s a good watch to stretch one chicken to feed a family of 7 and so easy to just put out on the table and let everyone make their own.

I read in How to Cook Everything Vegetarian that you can make pita bread on the stovetop in a cast iron skillet but I’ve yet to try it. Maybe I’ll do the next batch that way and report back.

By: Susan

Susan — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 02:40:08 +0000

Dear Vered and Tracy: What great recipes. Thank you both very much. Summer time heat is a way to bring out the frozen leftovers in the freezer left from winter. As long as you don’t have to turn on the oven. Microwave or frying pan..is the way to go.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 02:09:29 +0000

When I have fruit that is looking like it might not be eaten in time, I freeze it and use it later to make smoothies.

One of my favorite ways to use up a small bit of leftover meat is to make fried rice the next day. You only need a tiny amount to feed a lot of people and can clean out your veggie bin at the same time. If it looks like it won’t be hearty enough, you can add a couple of eggs. So delicious and easy and if you make it at home it doesn’t have to be as oily and salty as the restaurant version.

By: Vered DeLeeuw

Vered DeLeeuw — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:08:19 +0000

I 100% agree that it’s perfectly fine to spend entire summers eating fresh, raw foods and avoiding cooking altogether.