The Everyday Bean

Breakfast: Over easy eggs Lunch: Cottage cheese, orange juice Snack: Homemade sourdough zucchini bread Dinner: Homemade refried pinto beans burrito bowls (refried pinto beans, brown rice, romaine lettuce, diced tomatoes, caramelized onions, shredded cheddar cheese, homemade salsa from frozen garden-fresh tomatoes and sour cream) Today was a day of light eating. Some days are like…

Today was an off day. We had a lot going on. For breakfast we had a choice of sourdough blueberry muffins, sourdough toast with peanut butter, or cereal. I had cottage cheese and a slice of leftover bacon from dinner last night. Lunch was McDonalds as well as food from a local coffee shop. While…

Today is the official beginning of the LDS Food Storage challenge for our family. It occurs to me that I should explain my goals and how I plan to proceed with this challenge. I have two goals. First, I want to use up our food storage which is slowly aging. Most of it is still…

I’m a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. And as a member of the LDS church, I have been counseled to keep and use a one-year supply of food storage. I have quite a bit of stored food downstairs but I’m not using it to the best of my ability. As…

Breakfast: Greek yogurt and blueberries or cereal Lunch: Leftovers and tater tots Dinner: Homemade Chili with Black beans and avocado Sorry, it was a busy day, and I forgot to take pictures.

Today was a cheat day. I hadn’t planned it this way but sometimes that happens. Breakfast: My DH had cereal and milk. I had blueberries and cottage cheese. DD 24 had breakfast at work. DD 20 skipped breakfast again. DD 18 had oatmeal with peanut butter and dried cherries. DD 16 had hot chocolate. Lunch:…

1 onion, diced small 1 Tbsp avocado oil 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed 2 cans pinto beans, drained and rinsed 1 tsp salt 2 tsp. Mexican Fiesta seasoning Drain and rinse 3 cans of beans. Set aside. Heat oil in skillet. Add onion. Let cook until soft. Add beans. Add seasonings. Let heat…

Breakfast was yo-yo (you’re on your own): My husband had cereal with milk. DD 24 had breakfast at work. DD 20 doesn’t like breakfast. DD 18 had oatmeal with peanut butter and dried cherries. DD 16 slept through breakfast as she was sick. I had cottage cheese with blueberries. DD 16 had a brunch of…

I’ve decided to share what we purchase for the next year. My goal is to spend no more than $1100. That’s not very much at all – just $19.24 a week. This excludes holiday and birthday meals. It also excludes the garden seeds I plan to buy this month. This will force me to be…

White Chicken Chili Recipe 2 cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed 2 cans Great Northern beans, drained and rinsed 1 onion, diced 1 can green chilies Vegetable broth or chicken broth 1 can corn, drained and rinsed 1 can chicken, drained and flaked 1 tsp. cumin Salt to taste 1 T. Taco seasoning 1/2 block…