Shakshuka

Prep time:      10 minutes  
Cook time:     30 minutes

Cost:               ~$5

Makes:           2-4 servings

Great for a cold day when you feel like some simple, healthy comfort food. Goes well with fresh bread, and you can flip the eggs if you want them cooked more. I used a mix of fresh and canned tomatoes, but you could use just one or the other.

Ingredients:                                     Cost:                                     

-          1 can of diced tomatoes        $1.25

-          4 eggs                                            $2

-          Oil

-          Vegetables

o   Onion                            $0.50

o   Garlic                            $0.25 

o   1 jalapeno pepper    $0.25  

o   2 roma tomatoes       $0.50

o   1 red pepper               $0.50

-          Spices

o   Cumin

o   Thyme

o   Basil

o   Salt and Pepper

 

What to do:

1.      Wash and cut all vegetables into small pieces

2.      Cook onions and red pepper in frying pan on medium heat until browned

3.      Add all other vegetables and spices

4.      Cook, stirring, for 15-20 minutes, until everything is soft

5.      Make four spaces in pan and crack eggs into spaces

6.      Cook covered for 5-10 minutes

 

Curried Lentils

Prep time:      10 minutes

Cook time:     30 minutes

Cost:               ~$4

Makes:           2-4 servings

If you made the previous recipe and have some left-over lime and jalapeno pepper, you can use it for this simple recipe that goes great over rice. You can also put left-overs in a wrap with salsa. Add more water if you want this dish to have more sauce.

Ingredients:                                   Cost:                                     

-          1 can of coconut milk           $1.50

-          2 cups of lentils                       $1

-          Oil

-          Vegetables

o   Onion                         $0.50

o   Garlic                          $0.25 

o   1 jalapeno pepper    $0.25 

o   1 lime                          $0.50

-          Spices

o   Curry spice

o   Turmeric

o   Salt and Pepper

 

What to do:

1.      In pan on medium heat cook onions until browned

2.      Add all ingredients, a bit of water, and bring to a boil

3.      Turn down the heat, cover, and cook for about 20 minutes, until lentils are cooked and most of the liquid is gone

 

Tempeh Squash Bowl

Prep time:    15 minutes

Cook time:   45 minutes

Cost:              ~$8

Makes:          2-4 servings

Another way to cook squash, this meal is fairly easy, and looks nice. I got most of the ingredients from the Red Barn, and you can change the vegetables or put less spices in it.

Ingredients:                                   Cost:                                     

-          1 acorn squash                         $3

-          Tempeh                                     $3

-          Oil

-          Vegetables

o   1 small leek                $1

o   4 mushrooms             $0.50

o   Garlic                         $0.25 

o   1 jalapeno pepper   $0.25 

o   1 lime                          $0.50

-          Spices

o   Cayenne pepper

o   Turmeric

o   Salt and Pepper

What to do:

1.      Preheat oven to 400 and cook squash, cleaned out and face down in water for about 45 minutes, until soft

2.      Place cut jalapeno, garlic, lime juice, oil and spices with chopped tempeh in bowl

3.      In pan on medium heat cook leek and mushrooms until browned

4.      Add tempeh and cook for about 15 minutes, until tempeh is browned on both sides

5.      Take squash out of oven, remove water, and place tempeh mix in squash

Butternut Squash, Pumpkin & Yam Soup

Prep time:    15 minutes

Cook time:   45 minutes

Cost:              ~$6

Makes:          4 servings

A great fall/winter soup that is thick and tasty. Cans of pumpkin are on sale at Market on Yates, and you can mash the soup once cooked, or keep it chunky.

Ingredients:                              Cost:                                     

-          1 can of pumpkin                 $2

-          1 small butternut squash   $2

-          1 medium yam                      $1

-          1 large onion                          $0.50

-          Fresh garlic                             $0.25

-          Spices

o   Curry spice

o   Turmeric

o   Cayenne 

o   Garlic

                  o   Salt and Pepper

What to do:

1.      Cook chopped onion and garlic in a pot on medium heat

2.      When browned, add peeled and chopped butternut squash and yam, water and spices

3.      Cook covered for about 20 minutes, until vegetables are soft

4.      Mash, then add pumpkin and cook for another 10 minutes

 

Warm Couscous Salad

Prep time:    10 minutes

Cook time:   30 minutes

Cost:              ~$5

Makes:          4 servings

This is a simple meal that is healthy and fast to make. I added half a cup of dried apricots, but you can also add raisins. You can also choose different spices, and adding crushed tomatoes is optional.

Ingredients:                                   Cost:                                     

-          1 can chickpeas                     $1.25

-          1 can crushed tomatoes       $1.25

-          1 cup couscous                      $0.50

-          1/2 cup dried apricots            $1

-          Vegetables

o   1 small zucchini          $1

o   5 green onions           $0.25

o   2 carrots                      $0.25

-          Spices

o   Cumin

o   Turmeric

o   Basil

o   Salt and Pepper

What to do:

1.      Cook chopped carrot, green onion and zucchini in a pan on medium heat

2.      When browned, add couscous, 2 cups of water,      chickpeas and spices

3.      Cook covered for about 10 minutes

4.      Add tomatoes and apricots and cook for 5 minutes

Blackberry Jam

Prep time:    10 minutes

Cook time:   20 minutes

Cost:              ~$3

Makes:         ~4 small jars

Since this blog is called Food With Jam I thought I should include a recipe for home-made blackberry jam. Go out and pick the blackberries in a large bucket while they are ripe right now, and then you only need to get jars and pectin to make this recipe, which is healthy, and a great gift. The cost is fairly low, depending on if you have jars, which often go on sale this time of year.

Ingredients:                                                Cost:                                     

1. 4 cups mashed blackberries         $0
2. No sugar needed pectin               $3                                       

What to do:

1.  Boil jar lids 
2.  Wash and mash blackberries
3.   In large pot on medium heat cook blackberries stirring in pectin
4.    Add hot jam to jars and seal quickly with lids
5.    Keep jam 6 months to 1 year