Comments on: The $1 Family Meal http://childwild.com/2010/03/10/the-1-family-meal/ embracing the wild heart of parenting Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:58:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: marine gps http://childwild.com/2010/03/10/the-1-family-meal/comment-page-1/#comment-2194 marine gps Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:11:00 +0000 http://childwild.com/?p=5885#comment-2194 Love it! I get so frustrated when people complain to me that their groceries cost so much.....that's because they buy prepared and semi-prepared meals....I don't even consider those groceries! Not only is that stuff more expensive, it's alot less healthy. Love it! I get so frustrated when people complain to me that their groceries cost so much…..that's because they buy prepared and semi-prepared meals….I don't even consider those groceries! Not only is that stuff more expensive, it's alot less healthy.

]]> By: Rachel Shadoan http://childwild.com/2010/03/10/the-1-family-meal/comment-page-1/#comment-2151 Rachel Shadoan Sun, 04 Jul 2010 02:09:29 +0000 http://childwild.com/?p=5885#comment-2151 This was the much needed inspiration for my dinner tonight! I don't know if I made it under $1 because I used canned chickpeas, but it was still mighty delicious. I can't wait to get back home and try making my own yogurt. Hope you're having fun in Argentina! This was the much needed inspiration for my dinner tonight! I don't know if I made it under $1 because I used canned chickpeas, but it was still mighty delicious. I can't wait to get back home and try making my own yogurt. Hope you're having fun in Argentina!

]]> By: Natasha http://childwild.com/2010/03/10/the-1-family-meal/comment-page-1/#comment-1947 Natasha Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:25:28 +0000 http://childwild.com/?p=5885#comment-1947 Yay Martin! I miss you guys so much. Yay Martin! I miss you guys so much.

]]> By: Natasha http://childwild.com/2010/03/10/the-1-family-meal/comment-page-1/#comment-1821 Natasha Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:25:28 +0000 http://childwild.com/?p=5885#comment-1821 Yay Martin! I miss you guys so much. Yay Martin! I miss you guys so much.

]]> By: Ricca http://childwild.com/2010/03/10/the-1-family-meal/comment-page-1/#comment-1617 Ricca Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:58:09 +0000 http://childwild.com/?p=5885#comment-1617 Wow, you really do have a very talented husband! I might try this curried chickpeas this coming weekend. Wow, you really do have a very talented husband! I might try this curried chickpeas this coming weekend.

]]> By: Rich Wilson http://childwild.com/2010/03/10/the-1-family-meal/comment-page-1/#comment-1569 Rich Wilson Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:14:38 +0000 http://childwild.com/?p=5885#comment-1569 Another great side effect of soaking chick peas is that they make this wonderful 'popping' sound as they absorb water one by one. Rice Krispies got nothin' on a big pot full of popping chick peas! Another great side effect of soaking chick peas is that they make this wonderful 'popping' sound as they absorb water one by one. Rice Krispies got nothin' on a big pot full of popping chick peas!

]]> By: Sierra http://childwild.com/2010/03/10/the-1-family-meal/comment-page-1/#comment-1557 Sierra Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:53:00 +0000 http://childwild.com/?p=5885#comment-1557 Good to know! He just recently started pre-soaking the beans, and found that he cut the cooking time from 1 hour to 15 minutes and got more flavor/texture from the beans. But he is using a pressure cooker, so those times would be longer with a regular pot. Nice workaround! Good to know! He just recently started pre-soaking the beans, and found that he cut the cooking time from 1 hour to 15 minutes and got more flavor/texture from the beans. But he is using a pressure cooker, so those times would be longer with a regular pot. Nice workaround!

]]> By: Sarah http://childwild.com/2010/03/10/the-1-family-meal/comment-page-1/#comment-1556 Sarah Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:38:33 +0000 http://childwild.com/?p=5885#comment-1556 Because your husband rocks, he sent me his recipe last year, when I bought a 25-pound bag of dried chickpeas from the coop and was figuring out what to do with it :) <br><br>It only takes fifteen minutes in your household because of the magic of your pressure cooker, though, I'm pretty sure :) Cooking chickpeas on the stove in an open pan takes a couple of hours. So when I make this, I usually pre-cook the chickpeas in the oven (using my sneaky dutch-oven technique, which is here: <a href="http://aseasontotaste.wordpress.com/2010/01/28/90-minute-beans/" rel="nofollow">http://aseasontotaste.wordpress.com/2010/01/28/...</a>) and then add them and cook for a few minutes to blend the flavors. Because your husband rocks, he sent me his recipe last year, when I bought a 25-pound bag of dried chickpeas from the coop and was figuring out what to do with it :)

It only takes fifteen minutes in your household because of the magic of your pressure cooker, though, I'm pretty sure :) Cooking chickpeas on the stove in an open pan takes a couple of hours. So when I make this, I usually pre-cook the chickpeas in the oven (using my sneaky dutch-oven technique, which is here: http://aseasontotaste.wordpress.com/2010/01/28/…) and then add them and cook for a few minutes to blend the flavors.

]]> By: Sierra http://childwild.com/2010/03/10/the-1-family-meal/comment-page-1/#comment-1555 Sierra Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:46:52 +0000 http://childwild.com/?p=5885#comment-1555 We do the Red Fire Farm CSA, which lets you come out to the farm and - at no extra charge above your CSA membership - pick something like 10 quarts of berries. Totally great. We do the Red Fire Farm CSA, which lets you come out to the farm and – at no extra charge above your CSA membership – pick something like 10 quarts of berries. Totally great.

]]> By: RiceVermicelli http://childwild.com/2010/03/10/the-1-family-meal/comment-page-1/#comment-1554 RiceVermicelli Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:00:31 +0000 http://childwild.com/?p=5885#comment-1554 I loves the homemade jam (you don't even really need pectin), but it is only cheap when you have cheap sources of produce. Canning what you grow in your backyard or the odds and ends from the bin of funny-looking vegetables at the farmstand is a good way to save money. Mango clove spice jam (while delicious, worthwhile, and a huge improvement in the world at breakfast time) is gonna cost you. I loves the homemade jam (you don't even really need pectin), but it is only cheap when you have cheap sources of produce. Canning what you grow in your backyard or the odds and ends from the bin of funny-looking vegetables at the farmstand is a good way to save money. Mango clove spice jam (while delicious, worthwhile, and a huge improvement in the world at breakfast time) is gonna cost you.

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