I don’t always make quick and easy recipes; I think there is beauty in taking the time to slowly develop flavors. But other times, you need dinner in 30 minutes or less, and that’s fine too. You should keep this recipe saved for the days when the ingredients are low. I went through my freezer, pantry and refrigerator grabbed a couple ingredients, and here we all are.
One big bowl of Protein!
Ladies and gentlemen welcome to flavor town. From the meatballs to the sauce, to the charred veggies to the quinoa, it's just one big bowl of healthy deliciousness. keep reading for more.
Belly Full on a Budget
I made some lemon pepper ribs some time last year and they were phenomenal. I decided that I need to create a full meal on a budget using chicken and a similar lemon pepper sauce. The best part; it uses one bag to marinate it all, and one sheet pan to cook it. It yields juicy chicken with a creamy sauce full of pepper, garlic, and lemon flavors. keep reading to see the full recipe.
You can’t ever go wrong with a vegetable stir fry. It's cheap, it's quick and it's hella filling! this dish was perfection and it easily feeds four persons with two packs of noodles. To be honest I could have eaten the entire thing myself. But cooler heads prevailed, keep reading for the recipe.
Beef and macaroni are the epitome of a belly full. If you were a fan of hamburger helpers as a kid, this just might be up your alley. It tastes more grown-up but is still giving me an ‘I’m a kid eating a sloppy joe at summer camp vibe’. It is the dinner that will please both adults and kids and the whole pot only cost $1586.78 JMD. It can serve maybe 6-8, but let’s say it serves 6, that’s only $264.46 per serving, not bad at all.
Belly Full on a Budget
Today’s cheap eat is elevating the left-over Jamaican beef patty. The beef patty is probably one of the most consumed dishes in Jamaica daily. It’s the Jamaican grab-and-go fast food. Deliciously seasoned meat baked inside the perfectly flakey crust, what could be better? Well, this breakfast patty is what is better! If you ever end up with leftover beef patties this is the way to bring them back to their original glory.
When was the last time you cooked a nice pot of cook up saltfish? If you think you can’t do it, it's time to try again. It does not get any simpler than this. Not to mention it's such a cheap eat and totally delicious. $256 Jamaican dollars per serving and that includes some boiled dumplings on the side.
Happy new year everyone, welcome to year 8 of Greedy girl cooks, has it really been that long? About two months ago I had asked on youtube suggestions of want to cook more of? Meat, specifically chicken dishes were the resounding top choice along with an interesting request to create affordable recipes. His exact words were “meals for college students”. If you ever been to college, you know how important every penny is when it comes to feeding yourself. I for one, lived on cup-o-noodles and easy mac, I gained the freshman 15 to prove it. Today’s recipe is a simple quick and flavorful dish that will have you fed for three days at least.
I should have called this dish loaded home fries; however, I already edited the video with the "breakfast fried potato salad" title. So "it is, what it is." And what it is, is the most delicious potato dish I have made in quite a while.
It's the herb you either love or hate, the great cilantro. This recipe is very long overdue. I finally had a bunch of cilantro in my fridge. I managed to use it for this recipe before it all went bad. I have mentioned on this blog about the best-grilled chicken sandwich ever that I had on Prince street in New York. It was our spot after we did our nails at Marie Nails. I finally recreated it, and it is epic. If you don't like cilantro, I'm shocked that you are still reading, no need to continue.
Low & Slow
If you want fried dumplings and have little to no oil, then keep reading. It's a very similar recipe to the one I already have posted with just a slight variation. However, this post is special because I filmed it. So you can watch me make it too. All you need is a bit of pre-planning and patience.
Snack or Sidedish?
Am I the only one who is obsessed with salt and vinegar potato chips? I simply cannot be. I got hooked on them around 2013. If you are like me, then this will be your new favorite way to cook potatoes. It literally tastes like you popped open a bag of salt n vinegar lays.
There is nothing I love like I love maple syrup….well, maybe pepper jelly. I just adore them both. Maple syrup makes everything better; and maple syrup with coffee is the makings of bbq sauce heaven. Ever since I made the bacon-wrapped coffeebourbon ham one Christmas I have been planning to revamp the combo on some ribs. And it only took me 5 years to actually do it.
Juicy & Icy!
I can’t begin to tell you the amount of June plums we have wasted in this household. We have several trees, but for some reason, no one eats them, they drop off the tree and rot, or when we pick the ripe ones and take them inside, they sit on the counter until they get thrown out. One Sunday My father came into the kitchen and was complaining of the lack of juice options in the refrigerator meanwhile the 12 June plums he picked the day before were staring at us on the countertop. I said enough is enough.
Today we have another pumpkin soup, but this time it's smoked. When was the last time you smoked a pumpkin? if your answer is never, then I think its time we change that. Smoked pumpkin is so much better, adds a lovely complex flavor to the subtle sweet pumpkin.
You're new favorite Platter!
This is a sure winner; it is one of those recipes that is easy to whip up after work for a fast but flavorful dinner. Shrimp, and fish seasoned in a lovely marinade bursting with Jamaican flavors and then grilled. I made this for Sunday dinner two weeks ago and not a soul went to bed hungry.
