Last year I had started posting What's For Dinner. While I really enjoyed those posts, it was hard to keep up with a weekly post, especially since Munchkin is getting a little more picky about his diet and we are having a lot of repeat meals (sometimes the same thing several times a week). I still wanted to keep posting tasty recipes but include a little more variety (like the appetizers and desserts that I make for various parties). So I am now posting Tasty Attempts every other Tuesday. The posts will include a variety of recipes, maybe some of them turn out tasty, maybe others are failed attempts.
So I have still been using the Mom 100 Cookbook since Hubby was kind enough to get it for me for Christmas last year.
I came across a recipe for black beans and rice, and oddly enough Munchkin won't eat a lot of things like hot dogs but loves beans. I ended up cutting this recipe in half because it wanted me to use 4 cans of beans and 8 cups of rice! It was meant to be a main dish but I wanted it for a side dish to the Crock Pot Salsa Chicken.
I did alter the dish slightly to use up some ingredients I had on hand and substituted for things I forgot to pick up, but all in all it came out good and Munchkin and Hubby both loved it. The only downfall was even cut in half it made a really lot and we were sick of it before it was all gone.
That looks really good! I always over cook too and by the time the leftovers are gone I'm so sick of it.
ReplyDeleteI try to make enough for one or two lunches plus the dinner but sometimes it gets way out of control. I did have a wonderful cookbook for 2 that was great but now with Munchkin tastes have had to change.
DeleteThat sounds like a huge recipe. That's something I struggle with since I live alone. I wish my freezer was massive so I could do a ton of stuff and freeze the extra for later on. I do some but quickly run out of room.
ReplyDeleteIt was massive, I guess it will be great when I am feeding a growing teenage boy but for right now it was just way too much! It really is so much harder to cook for less people, you want some chili, you are eating it forever! It is really hard to cut some recipes down.
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