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 [...]
vegetarian
SNAPping into the Groove–Days 2 and 3
As I promised earlier, I wanted to talk about yesterday’s budget, including some more info about our dinner. One of the harder things to do when following a strict budget is finding a way to get all the nutrition you need without spending lots of money. My go-to ingredient in cases like this is the [...]
Vegetarian St. Patrick’s Day Sides – Colcannon and Parsnips
If you’re coming here from Chambanamoms (welcome!), where I am an occasional contributor, you’ve already seen my take on a vegetarian main dish for St. Patrick’s Day. If not, go read about that Guinness tofu stew, and learn about my opinion on “authentic” St. Patty’s Day food. As I touch on there, the food that [...]
Karela
I love to try new things. In this small town, I usually find myself in the situation of having recipes calling for ingredients I can’t get. Sometimes, though, I find new ingredients that need to be explored. Sometimes they aren’t so exotic, like smoked paprika or smoked salt. Sometimes they seem a little more exotic, [...]
