Chilaquiles

Good With: Chips & Salsa, Pico de Gallo, Bean dishes
Prep Time: >10 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Cost: About 66¢ per serving

After we had chilaquiles at a Chicago mexican restaurant called El Jardin (The Garden), we knew we wanted to try to make it. It’s a great way to use up extra tortillas, cheese and . . . → Read More: Chilaquiles

White Goat Pasta

Good With: Lettuce based salads, Garlic Bread, Pepper Bread
Prep Time: < 5 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Cost: $1.25 per serving
Original Pirate Material

If it wasn’t apparent before, it definitely is now: we’re really into goat cheese-based pan sauces. It’s such a rich, beautiful taste… Adding in the white wine (for quick and delicious de-glazing*) doesn’t take away . . . → Read More: White Goat Pasta

Mujadarrah

The lentil – a tiny nutritional bombshell that’s ready to absorb and compliment whichever flavors you have on hand. This dish incorporates one of my favorite things – caramelized onions – and doesn’t disappoint. . . . → Read More: Mujadarrah

Fried Rice

Good With: Asian-flavored meat dishes, alone, soup
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Cost: About 30¢ per serving
Adapted from a recipe at Healthy Delicious

Nothing cures a hangover quite like greasy take out – we all know that. A good, shiny, slightly salty fried rice dish takes the edge off almost as well as those . . . → Read More: Fried Rice

Shopping List & Menu #2

This week, we really wanted to try things that we’d never done before, with ingredients that we’d never really used before. This lead us to procure some large root vegetables, assorted seeds, and lots of cheese. . . . → Read More: Shopping List & Menu #2

Butter Garlic Gnocchi

Gnocchi at its best, as an absorbent base for something extremely flavorful. In this case, garlic. . . . → Read More: Butter Garlic Gnocchi

Garlic Beet Greens

Beet greens are extremely high in Vitamin K, Fiber, Vitamin A, Calcium, Iron and a multitude of other necessities. A little olive oil and a lot of garlic makes them taste delicious too. . . . → Read More: Garlic Beet Greens

Tortilla Chips

Why spend $4 on a bag of tortilla chips when you can make them at home for pennies? . . . → Read More: Tortilla Chips

Confetti Salad

We almost called this ‘Cornfetti Salad.’ Guess why. . . . → Read More: Confetti Salad

Baked Salmon with Onion & Lemon

This is great way to use leftover fish. All you need is two fillets, an onion, a lemon and 30 minutes. . . . → Read More: Baked Salmon with Onion & Lemon

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