Since I have today off of work (after an exhausting weekend, I might add), I am trying to start my monday recipes on here. My goal is to bake something each week and to share some of my favorite recipes that are frugal, healthy and easy. My bigger goal for myself is to figure out how to do this whole meal-planning thing so that I can cook on my few nights off and then have bases to turn into easy meals for the other nights when I am at work.
I will also try to add pictures as I can, but today is an unorganized day as we were finishing installing our flooring yesterday (YEA!) and everything is pulled out of the office. Other goal for today is to get the office set up...
So...for today, how about some easy Mexican that can be quesadillas, tacos or nachos? and for baking, the easiest bread ever (I soo shouldn't be revealing my secrets!)
EASIEST BREAD EVER!!
Ready for this?
3 cups self-rising flour
(add 3 t. baking powder and 1 t. salt if using regular flour)
1/4 cup sugar
1 12 oz. can beer
preheat oven to 375 degrees
1) Mix dry ingredients together. Sift them if you can, but if not, meh.
2) Add beer. Mix together until a dough forms
3) Pour into greased loaf pan. Pour 1/4 c. melted butter over loaf if desired.
4) Bake for 1 hour. Remove from pan and cool.
5) Bask in the compliments and amazement from your friends that you made homemade bread!
Outside of bread will be crusty and inside soft. Perfect as a side for chili, soup, spaghetti etc.
Feel free to experiment with ingredients. I've had good luck with whole-wheat flour and dark beer, just play around with it!
Let me know how it turns out!
I was going to include my "recipe" for Mexican...but its basically browned meat (or soy meat in my case) simmered with sauteed onions and a can of salsa...then you can do whatever you want with it.
My mom always did this for chicken tacos and EVERYONE always wanted her "recipe".
Now you know our family secrets.
Have a great Monday!
2 comments:
what type of tofu do you use as your meat sub? i've been trying different ones and cant find one i like. i've pretty much given up and cut all spaghetti...burgers...any ground meat recipes out of my life... bleh. i love soy but i guess when i want to eat a burger i want it to taste like a burger not veggie/soy combo. lol.
try to Morningstar Meal Starters at Target...and I <3 Bocca Burgers for my burger substitutes, they make a "griller" one that tastes more like a real burger than the vegan one. Hope that helps!
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