tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post2649621057155075036..comments2024-03-28T18:58:47.880-07:00Comments on creative savv: Cheap & Cheerful Suppers for late MayLilihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-90973540475521947952016-05-31T09:19:42.895-07:002016-05-31T09:19:42.895-07:00Hi Bonnie,
I used nearly a pound of mushrooms (I w...Hi Bonnie,<br />I used nearly a pound of mushrooms (I was given 2 pounds). I sauteed them in butter, seasoned with onion powder (a fair amount of onion powder), a bit of garlic, a bit of thyme, some salt. I added soy milk, chicken stock and water, then pureed with an immersion blender. I think I thickened it with a flour/water slurry. I topped each bowl with pulled apart chive blossoms.<br /><br />It was the mass of mushrooms, combined with the onion powder that gave it most of its flavor. If I had sherry in the house, I would have added a bit of sherry, as well. <br /><br />It was good, and so much more flavorful than canned cream of mushroom soup.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-27132391512254606902016-05-31T09:11:22.008-07:002016-05-31T09:11:22.008-07:00Thank you, Belinda!
The brownies disappeared quic...Thank you, Belinda! <br />The brownies disappeared quickly this last week! Time for another batch.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-57324575295670817782016-05-31T09:10:41.046-07:002016-05-31T09:10:41.046-07:00Hi Patti,
I totally agree! Chocolate or whipping c...Hi Patti,<br />I totally agree! Chocolate or whipping cream makes any bad day better!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-19793744274599134182016-05-31T09:09:56.334-07:002016-05-31T09:09:56.334-07:00Hi Kris,
Chocolate to the rescue! I was reading up...Hi Kris,<br />Chocolate to the rescue! I was reading up on the nutrients in chocolate the other day. It's rich in magnesium, calcium, iron, zinc, copper, potassium and manganese. At least I'm not just eating "empty" calories.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-58984684291540216522016-05-31T09:05:25.455-07:002016-05-31T09:05:25.455-07:00Hi YHF,
To give you an idea of the yield on my soy...Hi YHF,<br />To give you an idea of the yield on my soy milk from beans. I used about 1/2 cup of dried beans and made 3 cups of milk. That 1/2 cup probably weighed just under 1/4 pound (just guessing). For me, I think I should be able to make 3 or 4 quarts of soy milk with 1 lb of soy beans. At $1.30/lb for beans, making 3 or 4 qts, that's a substantial savings by doing it yourself.<br /><br />If you use a soy milk maker, you will extract even more from the beans. Maybe making 5 qts per pound?<br /><br />I want to tell you, I made soy patties yesterday with the okara. These are soooo good. Better than bean burgers. More like falafel. I added some ground sesame seeds, and used soy sauce, garlic powder, cumin and onion powder. I fried them in oil and they were crispy on the outside, like some good falafel that I've had. I microwaved the okara first, for about 3 or 4 minutes on high.<br /><br />Your basil pizza sounds delicious. We're out of mozzarella for the time being. I may make cheddar pizza later this week. It's still too early for basil, here, though. It's been too cool for the last couple of weeks. The basil plants have just sat there and done nothing.<br /><br />Anyway -- Have a great day!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-46426381045040639142016-05-31T07:54:44.062-07:002016-05-31T07:54:44.062-07:00Lili, how did you season your mushroom soup? Sound...Lili, how did you season your mushroom soup? Sounds great! BonnieBonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03075725527049981496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-22762166104061531372016-05-30T05:06:17.056-07:002016-05-30T05:06:17.056-07:00Everything looks great, Lili. Especially those bro...Everything looks great, Lili. Especially those brownies! YUMBelindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17486895127003368291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-282654546064928652016-05-27T20:26:20.221-07:002016-05-27T20:26:20.221-07:00Yummy what a wonderful menu you had this week. I t...Yummy what a wonderful menu you had this week. I think chocolate makes everything better. <br />Blessings,<br />PattiPrecious People Preschoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284398084100195331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-70913299436661920742016-05-27T12:18:18.741-07:002016-05-27T12:18:18.741-07:00sorry about your crazy Wednesday ... but hooray fo...sorry about your crazy Wednesday ... but hooray for brownies, with or without frosting! Sometimes ya just gotta have a sugar buzz ...Krisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-34926438201378504202016-05-27T10:22:25.968-07:002016-05-27T10:22:25.968-07:00Just amazing how you are able to put together ingr...Just amazing how you are able to put together ingredients to help use up something, and the result is simply gourmet!! When we have a vegetable or meat item to use up, we go back to the same recipes in our head, maybe only a slight modification, but basically eating the same thing. <br /><br />This week we had, again, tomato basil soup with basil pesto pizza (the crust was fabulous). We make three 12" pizzas, slice and freeze in the pan to toast individually as we need them. The soup lasted about three meals (days), and we toasted three pizza slices at each meal. Still have a lot of pizza left for future meals. My husband made kimchee fried rice with some leftover frozen rice. We also had leftover chicken soup from last week and froze half of the homemade noodles which we will use today for our cream of tuna dish. We also made another batch of bean patties yesterday, he makes the bean mixture and I form the patties and pan fry (with no oil in the pan). Then we will IQF the patties for my father (this seems to be his only "meat" since he doesn't have teeth), and to eat in salads, soft tacos, and wherever...we seriously need new menu ideas. Also I now have a new morning routine, making coffee gelatin after serving ourselves coffee in the morning. My husband says he looks forward to eating a little dessert after lunch and dinner, so I will now make a batch of four 4oz serving cups every morning and serve with some bought whipped cream (not sure I can make my own).<br /><br />We didn't have time to experiment making our own soy milk, but we found a cheaper source for the soybeans ($1.30/lb) at a small oriental wholesale outlet 30 miles into town. If we do this well enough, we will save on paying about that price per quart. I think we can make more than 1 quart of soymilk per pound of beans. Plus the okara will be a plus to have in our diet. We spinned by the tofu factory that sold us beans and tofu coagulant over 20 years ago, they no longer do this but were sellling okara for $1.30/lb (or $1.39), soymilk and all kinds of okara desserts. We are way ahead making our own if my husband gives the milk a thumbs up.<br /><br />Have a nice Memorial Day weekend!!<br /><br />YHFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com