I started this challenge thinking that the most difficult part would be making meals cheap enough to meet the budget and keep everyone full. I was wrong. That part is easy, for us anyway. I’ve realized in doing the challenge that there’s much more to living on SNAP benefits than just eating on $4.50 a [...]
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Torta Ahogada Knock-off
I mentioned in my previous post reviewing Xoco that I really wanted to have the torta ahogada. Since I’m in Chicago quite infrequently, I had to take matters into my own hands. First I made some crusty bread. This is a pretty standard Ratio (5:3) bread, formed into a baguette shape, baked with steam until [...]
