Pantry Challenge recipe

Yummy recipe from my blogging friend over at the goodcheapeats blog, click on the link to go to the recipe for Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake. The recipe is NOT GF, but you can use any of the baking mix/flour mixes and it will work fine. I also used dairy free margarine and Almond milk to make ours.

I made a few additions to our recipe that I made this morning. It was very quick to make and did not mess up my morning routine. It took about as much time as it does for me to make eggs and toast for everyone.

Going along with our pantry challenge theme I had some cranberries and golden raisins that needed used up. I also wanted to limit the oil so I used 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce and 1/4 cup oil, also we are working on adding more fiber to our diet so I sprinkled in 3 tsp Ener-G Pure Rice Bran (can’t even tell it’s in there). And I doubled the topping recipe YUM!! My guys like it and so did I.

I love how the topping soaks into the coffee cake. Those chunks of Cinnamon topping were wonderful! I always double the topping on stuff like this.

Thanks for the great recipe idea on a cold morning!

This is a KEEPER!

Have a blessed day.
Moe

Shopping again

I ran to Aldi and got a few things, spent around $21.00 and can't find my receipt to itemize it for you.
broccoli
cauliflower
mushrooms
yogurt
almond milk
dry pinto beans (going to try to make refried beans from scratch-share your recipe if you have one)
several loaves of high fiber bread for my guys (they were cheap)
Stolen (clearance & impulse buy!)
fancy cookies (clearance & impulse buy!)

Food sure does add up even when you are at Aldi!! $72.09 for the month so far on groceries for a family of 3, with me being gluten free/dairy free and now on low sodium. YES!! Saving money can be done even on a special diet.

I start my wonderful upper/lower scope prep today, drinking that wonderful drink that sends you to the bathroom time and again (I know TMI). I drink 1/2 of it today and 1/2 of it tomorrow. I would appreciate prayers for my scopes tomorrow, that all goes well and that the doctor sees what he needs to see so that he can fix the issues.

Hebrews 13:5b
"and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee."

Moe

What we have been eating.

We have found some goodies in the freezer.
Beef roast in crockpot with Italian seasoning (beef sandwiches)
Pastrami lunch meat (frozen)
Beef soup for lunch (frozen)
Pork chops with seasonings on them (freezer)
Chocolate chip pancakes (freezer)
GF/CF cupcakes (freezer)
Lentil soup for lunch (canned) added a can of corn and sprinkled a bit of cheese on top for color
Corn (pantry)
Greenbeans (pantry)
Fruit cocktail (pantry)
Homemade cocoa mix (top of the fridge)
More partial bags of cold cereal (top of fridge)

Pork Chops & Oven Roasted Veggies
I made pork chops again this week. I cooked them in a skillet with olive oil and some seasonings on med/high for about 20 min or until brown on each side, then I add about 1/2 cup of water and then cover (you could use broth or creamed soup if you are not doing low sodium/gluten free/dairy free like me) and cook for about 45-60 min until they are the desired tenderness, I like them falling apart) add more liquid if they are not done, so you don't burn them.

Then in the oven I made cut up roasted veggies with skins left on, I had a yam, white potatoes, celery, mushrooms, zucchinis, onions and I tossed all those in a bag with lemon juice, garlic and olive oil. Baked first 3 items for around 30 min at 450, then added the rest in and baked another 30 min at 375 until done. I did stir them a few times and check potatoes for doneness. Our 11yr old asked why the potatoes turned orange in the oven, he had never had a sweet potato before. He loved them and so did DH. I actually liked them myself, in years past I had had baked ones that were stringy and nasty, so I just assumed that they were all like that. Well I have a new veggie that I like!! Yams or sweet potatoes (same thing right? correct me if I am wrong please).

What have you been eating?
Moe

Beef & Noodles from the pantry challenge

I found a packet of Italian Beef seasoning hidden in the cabinet. Got a beef roast out of the freezer and put it in the crockpot with about 6 cups of water. Left it on for 10 hours on low (1st hour on high), then I used up some noodles from the cabinet, cooked them part way on the stove, drained and then added them to the beef in the crockpot. I stirred it up and left if on for another 5 hours on low. YUM!! Ate that with some leftover veggies and tonight we are having it over baguettes (found those on the day old bread rack for $1.29.)

What are you feasting on from the pantry?

Moe