A Frugal Dinner
June 3rd, 2008 · 3 Comments · Posted in Uncategorized
Rummaging through the freezer the other day, I came across snack bags stuffed with last year’s carrots. They’d been cooked, stored and forgotten. I pulled some out to defrost and discovered they make a wonderful meal, simply heated in the microwave. The carrots are still tender and sweet–hard to tell they were harvested 8 months ago.
Toss the carrots with some leftover brown Basmati rice and fresh cilantro. Dress with red wine vinegar, extra-virgin olive oil, a little salt, some freshly ground black pepper. Voila: dinner.
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Shopping: none
So quick and so healthy too. 🙂
It’s how I eat!
(And to think people want to make fun of us for being local, organic elitists.)
Jeena, I am determined to eat more vegetables. The carrots were truly delicious–a bit of a suprise, frankly, considering how long they’d been in the fridge.
CC, you’re right. This is how I eat most of the time. Especially the meals where we’re not sitting down as a family. The rest of my family (wife and daughter) would never stand for this. This need something new and different every night. I will probably survive on chicken casserole and quinoa pilaf for the next week.