Articles in the Cheap Recipes Category

Carrot Pesto Cucumber Boats
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Posted in Cheap Recipes, Cheap Snack Recipe on 29 November 2011
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Dishes are just a bit fancier when they have an edible vessel. Take stuffed peppers, stuffed mushrooms, quinoa salad in an acorn squash, taco salads in a tortilla shell bowl, etc. This recipe is no exception and up to this point I hadn’t ever used a cucumber as a vessel for a recipe, but it works great. This is a perfect home-made snack to help you stay out of the chip and cracker aisle at the grocery store.

Guest Post – Fresh From the Farm to Your Table
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Posted in Articles, Food Costa Rica, Guest Post on 25 October 2011
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This is a guest post from another organic delivery company in Costa Rica focusing on the Caribbean side. They are a wonderful couple dedicated to bringing real, whole foods to your table organically. They offer everything from organic Strawberries, to Bok Choy, Fennel, Kale, Onions, Lettuce, Eggplant, Peruvian Potatoes, Blackberries, Arugula, Basil, Rosemary, Oregano, a variety of Tomatoes and so much much more. Enjoy the post and thanks for reading!

Acorn Squash with Pear and Quinoa Salad
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Posted in Cheap Dinner Recipe, Cheap Recipes, Cheap Salad Recipe on 13 October 2011
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The way this recipe is put together with contrasting and complimentary flavors is brilliant. There is a tang in the lemon juice and sweetness of the pear that jumps right out with the squash, shallot and cardamom. In my case I used Garam Masala seasoning which is heavy on the cardamom, but also has some other Indian spices in there to bounce off the other flavors. I won’t keep you from the recipe any longer, just click the photo to find it.

Flatbread with Garbanzo and Fava Flour
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Posted in 4 Hour Body, Cheap Recipes, Cheap Snack Recipe, Help in the Kitchen on 28 September 2011
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We’ve begun to explore a low-carb flour option to replace our wheat flours. This garbanzo and fava bean flatbread with thyme, honey and sea salt is to die for. I hope you try this recipe out and don’t be afraid of the bean flour, everything turns out okay in the end. Plus, this is an extremely low carb snack if you leave off the honey.

This post takes you through the process of making your own garbanzo flour and using it to make two very distinct and different flatbreads. Enjoy!

World’s Best Black Bean Veggie Burger
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Posted in Cheap Dinner Recipe on 2 September 2011
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Cheap Food Here has been on the hunt for the perfect black bean burger recipe ever since eating at the Original Penguin restaurant in Charlotte, NC who could tout the most fabulous bean burger on the planet.

I’ve tried plenty of recipes, some with eggs, some with bread crumbs some with Portobello mushrooms; the list goes on and on. We recently found the golden recipe from BrownEyedBaker.com and are sharing our experience making it.

Cheap Dinner Recipe – Homemade Shepherd’s Pie
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Posted in Cheap Dinner Recipe, Cheap Recipes on 31 August 2011
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Shepherd’s pie in our house usually just means if we have ground meat and potatoes, we can figure out what else to throw in our pie. This version of the dish that I’m about to share with you was the best we’ve made so far and the reason for that is simply because we had made a delicious mushroom wine pan sauce the night before to put on top of some chicken. Check out the recipe.

Cherry Tomato Salad with Homemade Croutons
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Posted in Cheap Recipes, Cheap Salad Recipe on 22 August 2011
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I do love a good salad recipe and when it has fresh, in-season tomatoes, it’s bound to be a keeper. Salads also tend to be quick to assemble since there’s hardly any cooking time required but prep-time can be a little daunting depending on how many ingredients there are. But, this is also another reason to love this recipe: it has very few ingredients and very little prep time. Hooray!

Square Buttermilk Chive & Cheddar Biscuits
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Posted in Cheap Recipes on 28 July 2011
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Here’s a quick recipe based on a great recipe post for the best buttermilk biscuits from a fellow foodie, Pinch My Salt. I wanted to whip up a batch of my famous biscuits with chives and cheddar, but now I had buttermilk (powder). All the better my biscuits have become with the addition of buttermilk. This is just a quick recipe post so that you can impress your next breakfast guests. Enjoy!

Homemade Bread French Toast – With Granola, Peanut Butter and Bananas
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Posted in Cheap Recipes on 26 July 2011
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One of the many ways to save money on food is to bake your own bread. Now that we have our own breadmaker, we tend to have leftovers that sit for a day or two. These are perfect slices of bread to make French Toast with so they aren’t too soggy. This recipe explains how to make a delicious breakfast of French Toast made with homemade bread, peanut butter, bananas and granola. Check it out!

Cauliflower Mashed Faux-tatoes
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Posted in 4 Hour Body, Cheap Recipes on 27 June 2011
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I’m not sure who coined the term ‘faux-tatoes’ but it’s fun to say and definitely serves it’s purpose. We scoured the internet for low-carb recipes for alternative side dishes and came across a few for faux-tatoes that included chick peas in some, cauliflower in others but a lot of them used cheese, which is a no-no for the 4HB. Without much success in finding a high-quality recipe, I set off to create one of my very own. Check it out here.