This time I made smaller amounts of recipes, which still produced enough for dinner, with some for leftovers and some to freeze. That's the secret to spending less (time and money).
The ingredients are those found in the home kitchen and little from ultra processed foods. This is not a hard concept. Is that what is meant by "just eat real food"?
Last night's dinner was a simple crockpot meat featuring new potatoes and a top sirloin steak (1 pound), cooked in a cup of cheap wine with onion, garlic, a few cabbage leaves and spices (salt, pepper, parsley, thyme and nutmeg). About 1 hour before eating, I stirred in a non GMO cornstarch mix of 1 teaspoon each cornstarch and cold water.
Here are the inspired recipes I will keep:
Pita Burgers with Tzatzki Sauce
(2 servings)
5 ounce ground meat
1/8 teaspoon cumin
1/8 teaspoon ground mint
1 tablespoon Tahini
Mix ground meat (beef, turkey or chicken). Shape into 1 tablespoon balls. Bake at 325 for 10 minutes, until internal temperature reaches 160 F. Serve on pita with Tzatzki Sauce.
Tzatzki Sauce
2 tablespoon feta cheese
5 tablespoon Greek yogurt
1/3 cup cucumbers
Mix in food processor until cucumbers are desired size.
Salmon Spread
(4 servings)
3 ounce smoked salmon
Leftover cooked salmon (about 3 ounce)
Squeeze of lemon juice
1 tablespoon Greek yogurt
1 teaspoon horseradish
Mix in food processor.
Crab-Scrub Cakes
(2-3 servings)
1/3 cup cooked potatoes
4 ounce crab meat
1 tablespoon beaten egg
1 teaspoon flour
1 teaspoon horseradish Mix
1 tablespoon crackers crumbs
Mix in food processor. Portion into cakes. Sauté in small amount of olive oil over medium heat, flipping once to brown on both sides.
