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By: GFCF on a budget and $5 Dinners « warriormama.com

GFCF on a budget and $5 Dinners « warriormama.com — Mon, 03 May 2010 16:23:00 +0000

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By: joy

joy — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 22:12:08 +0000

black beans (I use canned for convience) vvith chunks of pineapple, a splash of lime juice, can use red but I prefer green onion, and cilantro! YUM you can also bump it up by adding corn either canned or thavved. My kids love this. I serve room temperature and if there are leftovers straight from the fridge.

By: Larissa

Larissa — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 23:55:37 +0000

I know it’s not as cost effective but most of the beans I use are from a can and rinsed…much faster/convenient for those quick meals. I do love homemade split pea soup and you can make any number of basic versions without the ham. Very quick, cheap and healthy. Yum! I am blessed to have a veggie loving 4 year old and a somewhat accepting spouse…even if he doesn’t love it…he’ll eat it…for at least the first recipe/batch.

By: Evelyn Cox

Evelyn Cox — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:50:59 +0000

I agree, beans are a big one in our house. I also love wheat. You can make so many fun things with it!

By: Candi

Candi — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:01:31 +0000

I think she nailed it on the head, those are all healthy and frugal foods. Everyone has access to them. We grew up on beans, but over the last two years I’ve been really incorporating dried beans into our weekly meals.

By: Christina

Christina — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:11:48 +0000

@ Heather
Beans are a staple in vegetarian dishes, especially Mexican ones. I’d substitute brown or black beans wherever you’d see something like ground turkey. Things like burritos and quesadillas are great with black beans!

By: Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom

Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:56:15 +0000

@Heather,

Here is my “how to” on cooking dried beans.

http://www.5dollardinners.com/2009/10/how-to-cook-dried-beans.html

I cook them “plain” so that I can use them differently in different recipes. You can also look here for some “bean-y” ideas!

http://www.5dollardinners.com/category/beans

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:09:02 +0000

I really struggle with how to cook beans.
It’s not something I grew up eating or seeing cooked much.
My husband did, but all his family does is always cook it with a hambone or bacon (which we can’t always afford).

Do you have recipes for cooking them without the meat? Any without cumin (which my husband doesn’t like)?

Any recipes for ways to use for picky kids or as substitutes for the meat?
I know they’re healthy (and affordable) and want to use them more for my family, but I feel so lost when I try.