You are really, really far away from home. So far away, I can’t drive over in two hours to bring you some home cooking. Did I ever actually do that? I don’t think so, but I love the idea.
Ok, so for a couple of weeks of food for you and Chris, here is the grocery list:
1 pound of ground hamburger meat
2 bags of frozen chicken breasts or strips
2 jars of salsa
2 cans of black beans
2 cans of garbanzo beans
2 boxes of minute brown rice
2 boxes of whole wheat pasta
2 8 oz blocks of extra sharp cheddar cheese
2 8 oz blocks of mozzarella cheese
4 cans of diced Italian style tomatoes
2 large boxes of liquid chicken broth (no msgs)
2 cans of corn
2 cans of green beans
2 cans of condensed tomato soup
eggs
spices you will need:
1 jar of garlic
onion flakes
garlic powder
Mrs. Dash
rosmary
italian seasoning
basil
mustard
bay leaves
thyme
cinnamon
vanilla
ground ginger
ground nutmeg
salt
pepper
bbq sauce
olive oil
teriyaki sauce
basalmic vineger
apple cider vinegar
regular vinegar
baking powder
baking soda
cocoa
flour
bread flour
whole wheat flour
sugar
frozen broccoli
frozen green beans
frozen mixed vegetables
frozen spinach
Recipes:
Quick, Easy Tacos (without taco seasoning) , Black Beans and Rice
Step I: Brown the meat
you will need:
frying pan (the big, shallow pan with a long handle)
ground beef
salsa
garlic
salt, pepper
onion flakes
salsa
To brown your meat
-place meat in pan
-turn cooking eye to 7 (or two below hi)
-put in a couple of tablespoons of garlic
-a dash of salt ( a couple of shakes)
-a dash of onion flakes
-dash of Mrs. Dash
break up the meat with a fork and stir while it cooks–the goal is to keep the meat pieces small, to break them up while they are cooking. I do this by squishing it down with the fork and then tossing it around the pan. This also spreads your seasonings evenly.
When the meat is no longer pink at all, throw in some salsa.Three tablespoons or so should do it. This is to season the meat and make it taste like a taco, so add as much or as little as looks good to you.
Smell it as you go. You can usually tell what else it needs by smell.
*after you cook the meat, set aside half of it to cool, then place in freezer safe bag or plastic box and place in freezer.
Step II: Cook your rice
Ingredients needed:
a box of instant brown rice
salt
olive oil
a small pot (long handle, the medium size deeper pot)
follow the instructions on the box–do add a little salt and olive oil
Step III: Cook your black beans
Ingredients needed:
can of black beans
salsa
a microwave safe bowl (glass, corningware, or ceramic)
To make the beans: pour in the beans and a couple of tablespoons of salsa. Stir, then heat in microwave until bubbly. Be careful not to overcook.
Step IV: Assemble your taco bar
Lay out the following in small plates:
taco shells or tortillas
Grated cheese ( use your cheese grater and grate some cheddar cheese and put it on the plate)
A chopped, fresh tomato
a chopped onion
fresh spinach cut into small pieces
the meat you just browned
A bowl of rice
A bowl of black beans
VOILA! A lovely meal!
