Living on food bank food
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 3:33 pm
It would seem that most of us are good and inventive cooks. We all know that food banks give out a lot of pasta, so it goes in soups, gets eaten with sauce, or you can beat up a couple of eggs and fry it to make a frittata, ditto for potatoes.
Canned vegetables aren't always lovely, so hide them in soup or stew. Canned lentils and canned tomatoes with some Spike or Veg-All make a nice casserole (drain lentils first, cook with tomatoes 1 hour in loaf pan) Canned meats or fish can extend boxes of Kraft dinner or the cheap substitutes.
One way I manage to keep my favorite supplies on hand is to trade with someone who doesn't use them, for something I have, good old barter system.
Having a big garden helps me, but having a bus garden would be difficult except maybe pots of herbs.
So creative cooks, what have you got in your hamper or allotment that you've made into something interesting?
Lois
Canned vegetables aren't always lovely, so hide them in soup or stew. Canned lentils and canned tomatoes with some Spike or Veg-All make a nice casserole (drain lentils first, cook with tomatoes 1 hour in loaf pan) Canned meats or fish can extend boxes of Kraft dinner or the cheap substitutes.
One way I manage to keep my favorite supplies on hand is to trade with someone who doesn't use them, for something I have, good old barter system.
Having a big garden helps me, but having a bus garden would be difficult except maybe pots of herbs.
So creative cooks, what have you got in your hamper or allotment that you've made into something interesting?
Lois