Anyway, getting back to food... getting ready for today, I made all eight of us breakfast this morning -- eggs, sausage and biscuits ($4.64 total). We were still a little full from that this morning, so couldn't quite decide what to make for lunch.
I finally decided on hummus. I had bought some tahini for the first time ever from Amazon last week and have been dying to try it. I used this recipe from Allrecipes.com. I adjusted the recipe from 16 servings to 24 servings (just a click on Allrecipes!) because two cans of drained chickpeas (garbanzo beans) is 3 cups not 2. So, here's the breakdown:
We also used the baby spinach left over from the other night, but I think next time we do this, I'm going to try to get cucumbers and carrots.
This recipe just couldn't have been easier. Drain the chickpeas, add the seasonings, blend in the food processor. You put it in a serving dish and then drizzle with olive oil. Once in the bowl, I thought, "Why not?" and drizzled it with a little balsamic vinegar and a couple of spins of the pepper mill, and WOW! That really made it fantastic.
That fed seven of us for lunch for $6.00. Even the 12-year-old ate it (and liked it!)
**An Update: Tonight for dinner, we had turkey bacon and pancakes. Overestimating the cost (syrup and spices) it came to about $7-8. Let's just say $8. That means, today, I fed 8 for breakfast and dinner and 7 for lunch, 23 meals (with leftovers!) for about $18.00. Not bad.
- 2 cans chickpeas, drained - these were $1 a can at Winn Dixie -- $2.00
- Tahini, 1/2 cup -- about $2.00
- And let's say the other ingredients total about $1.00
- Crackers -- about $1.00
We also used the baby spinach left over from the other night, but I think next time we do this, I'm going to try to get cucumbers and carrots.
This recipe just couldn't have been easier. Drain the chickpeas, add the seasonings, blend in the food processor. You put it in a serving dish and then drizzle with olive oil. Once in the bowl, I thought, "Why not?" and drizzled it with a little balsamic vinegar and a couple of spins of the pepper mill, and WOW! That really made it fantastic.
That fed seven of us for lunch for $6.00. Even the 12-year-old ate it (and liked it!)
**An Update: Tonight for dinner, we had turkey bacon and pancakes. Overestimating the cost (syrup and spices) it came to about $7-8. Let's just say $8. That means, today, I fed 8 for breakfast and dinner and 7 for lunch, 23 meals (with leftovers!) for about $18.00. Not bad.
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