Spicy Marinara

[Guest guest]

looks good angie - my future brother in law is from Trinidad - so I will have to

send some over to him to try =)

 

Christine

Very veggie Mom of Lauren " baby " ,

Hayley " beans " and Kelsey " Q "

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angie00735

Sunday, August 27, 2006 12:10 PM

Re: Spicy Marinara

 

 

I have a recipe that is ideal for your situation. Its a one pot dish

and serves a lot of people and can be frozen and reheated for later

if needed.

 

3 tablespoons vegetable oil

3/4 cup granulated sugar, or brown sugar, packed

1 pack flavoured soya chunks (soak and season well before cooking)

1 onion, chopped

1 clove garlic, minced

1 1/2 cups pigeon peas or black-eyed beans, soaked overnight( the

can stuff works just as well.

2 cups rice

3 cups water

1 cup Coconut Milk

2 carrots, chopped

1/4 cup chopped parsley

1 teaspoon dried thyme

1 bunch green onions, including green tops, chopped

1/4 cup ketchup

3 tablespoons butter

 

In heavy pot or skillet over high heat, heat oil. Add sugar and let

caramelize until almost burned, stirring constantly. Add soya and

stir until all pieces are coated with sugar.

 

Reduce heat to medium, add onion and garlic. Cook, stirring

constantly, 1 minute. Drain peas and add to pot. Add rice, water and

coconut milk. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, 30 minutes.

 

Add carrots, parsley, thyme, green onions, ketchup and butter and

stir well. Cover and cook over medium heat until vegetables are

tender, 20 to 30 minutes. Makes 6 servings.

 

This dish can be found in every home in Trinidad and Tobago at least

once per week either made with the soya chunks, chicken, beef, lamb,

goat, pork, salt meat. Hey people can even put all of this if they

want.

 

, " Christine Marcinek "

<mysweet3 wrote:

>

> I have a question...money is really tight around here..the

mortgage is killing me LOL...I want to make all these delicious

homemade recipes but can't afford all the ingredients some

months...so I live on FF Cheese sandwiches with Miracle Whip, Whole

Wheat Pasta and salad. Any suggestions?

>

> Christine

> Very veggie Mom of Lauren " baby,

> Hayley " beans " and Kelsey " Q "

>

> -

> Sue

>

> Saturday, August 26, 2006 5:09 PM

> Spicy Marinara

>

>

> I make this all the time. It has less sugar, is cheaper, and

tastes better

> than canned sauce.

>

> Ingredients:

> 2 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Oil

> 3 garlic cloves, crushed

> 1/2 Tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes (I use more)

> 1- 32 oz can crushed tomatoes.

> 1 Tsp. Italian dried seasoning

> 2 Tsp. dried Parsley

>

> Add olive oil to medium saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic

and pepper

> flakes. When the pepper snaps and the garlic sizzles, add the

can of

> tomatoes. Season sauce with salt, pepper and Italian seasoning.

> Simmer for 5 minutes and stir in parsley.

>

> (When this is finished, I pour it into my crockpot to which I

have added any

> veggies that I have on hand, usually zucchini and summer squash,

and

> mushrooms. I set the crockpot on low, walk away and leave it and

come back

> in the afternoon to a wonderful smell in my kitchen.

> I serve with whole wheat fettucini, garlic bread and a salad)

> sue

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for all the ideas....I eat alot of fruit and salad and veggies all

day...I love my cheese sandwich with miracle whip LOL - one of my favorite

lunchtime meals =). I think when hubby gets paid again Im gonna go out and buy

stuff to make chilis, soups and stuff like that so I can freeze them and not be

out of " the good stuff " LOL.

 

Our budget is so tight - my mortgage is so darn high..Im' trying to get a P/T

job but with 3 kids all under 7 yrs old its tough...come October - money will be

more free like it was a few months ago b4 the stupid refinance..baaaad move

=(..we can get out of it in April tho WHEW!

 

Hugs to all

Christine

Very veggie Mom of Lauren " baby " ,

Hayley " beans " and Kelsey " Q "

 

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strayfeather1

Sunday, August 27, 2006 1:33 PM

Re: Spicy Marinara

 

 

Hi Christine,

Hubby & I live pretty low on the food chain on our budget too Bulk

bins are great, almost always cheaper than packaged. Do you have room

to grow stuff, even in little pots? You can do lots of herbs that

way, adding flavor & flexibility to your cooking. Often ppl on

FreeCycle will share seeds, pots, etc. to get you started.

 

Your freezer is your friend. The way large cans of tomatoes are

usually cheaper but with just 2 of us, sometimes I can't use up an

open one fast enough so I freeze the other part. Also can do big pots

of soup or chili pretty cheap & freeze in meal-size portions.

 

Swap out that miracle whip for some fruit Try a veggie spread

instead of FF cheese -- once I made hummus & put a bunch of

nutritional yeast in it & it tasted very cheesy.

 

hth,

Peace,

Diane

 

 

, " Christine Marcinek "

<mysweet3 wrote:

>

> I have a question...money is really tight around here..the mortgage

is killing me LOL...I want to make all these delicious homemade

recipes but can't afford all the ingredients some months...so I live

on FF Cheese sandwiches with Miracle Whip, Whole Wheat Pasta and

salad. Any suggestions?

>

> Christine

> Very veggie Mom of Lauren " baby,

> Hayley " beans " and Kelsey " Q "

>