You guys. Sometimes I just want whip up toaster oven potato cakes with the least amount of effort required. So, that means I don’t want to chop, I don’t want to use a bunch of equipment, and I don’t want to have to go to the grocery store to buy extra stuff and go over my grocery budget.…
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11 Rice and Beans Recipes That Aren’t Boring
Looking for rice and beans recipes that are fun and not boring? Here’s my roundup of some of the most delicious rice and beans recipes on the net, that’ll blow you away (on a budget, of course). Some pros to rice and beans: They are some of the cheapest food items you can find. …
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Brown Rice + Black Bean Veggie Burger Recipe
Ugh, I am so in love with veggie burgers, especially this brown rice + black bean veggie burger recipe that I whipped up for my #WeAreEatingRice week on Instagram. Honestly, I could eat burgers all day, everyday. The veggie options are endless: Black Bean & Tofu Burger Smoky Shiitake Mushroom Burgers Potato Breakfast Burger Plant-Based Lentil Burgers The list goes on-and-on. But you’re probably wondering: is this burger mushy like all the other veggie burgers out there?…
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Hearty Rice And Bean Tomato Soup
I know, I know. It’s summertime and you’re probably wondering why I am still making soup recipes, especially something like a tomato soup. Here’s the real answer: because they are delicious and cheap that’s why. Did anyone here forget that I am frugal?…
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Puerto Rican Yellow Rice (Arroz Con Gandules)
If you haven’t cooked with sofrito, are you really cooking? 😉 Just recently I made sofrito, so I knew it was only right that I made Puerto Rican yellow rice with it, which is also known as arroz con gandules.…
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Sin Carne Guisada (Vegan “Beef” Stew)
Puerto Rican food is always the winner at my home, so it was time to finally make Puerto Rican-style carne guisada, but vegan and sin carne. Also known as vegan beef stew. Puerto Rican carne guisada is a beef stew that’s usually made with beef stew meat.…
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Dang Good Black Bean & Tofu Burger
I am often experimenting with burger recipes – trying to figure out the near-perfect balance between flavor, texture, and moisture. For this recipe, I decided to for a black bean and tofu burger. Each ingredient in a veggie burger serves a particular function, whether that’s to enhance the flavor, texture, or the burger’s stability. Anyway, I highly recommend reading the cooking notes and following the recipe exactly as it is. So far, this is the best (easy) veggie burger I’ve made.…
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Vegan Fried Rice Recipe [Oil-Free]
Cheap, easy, and plant-based – this recipe is the epitome of this blog. Additionally, if you’re focused on reducing or eliminating oil from your diet, you’re going to enjoy this vegan fried rice recipe. What I really love about fried rice recipe is that there are no hard rules for how you can load your rice.…
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Meatless Bolognese Sauce
I’ve been craving a particular something, but I just couldn’t figure it out what that thing was. That is, until I was fixated by bowls of meatless bolognese sauce recipes on my Instagram feed. So, I decided to switch things up from my boring bowls of pasta and make something that was partnered up with something savory, textured, and a little bit on the fancier side.…
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Creamy, Garlicky Mashed Potatoes
On most days, a basic bowl of potatoes will do. With all of the recipes out in the abyss, keeping it simple is sometimes key. With this creamy, garlicky mashed potatoes recipe, there’s not much to it, except for a lot of flavor.…
