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Trout Bean Soup

No fish here, just red spotted dried beans cooked into a stick to your ribs hearty bean soup. Throw the ingredients together. Set your soup pot on simmer. Do your weekend household chores (ugh!). Then sit down to the reward of a tasty, healthy meal. You've taken good care of yourself - good job!

1 T. olive oil

1 lg. onion, chopped

2 t. garlic powder

2 t. chili powder

1 t. oregano, dried

1 t. cumin, ground

8 c. water

2 - 3 c. vegetable broth

1 c. dried trout beans or the dried bean of your choice

2 lg. carrots, chopped

2 c. frozen corn

dash salt/pepper

In a large soup pot, saute onion. Add garlic, chili powder, oregano, cumin, water, vegetable broth and beans. Bring to a boil, then turn down to simmer for 1 1/2 - 2 hrs. until beans are tender. Add carrots, corn, salt and pepper. Simmer until carrots are tender - serve and enjoy!

I found these trout beans at my local discount grocers bulk bin. Any medium sized dry beans will work - pinto, kidney, maycoba, Great Northern.

When I'm not simmering soup and doing a-lick-and-a-promise housecleaning job, I'm sewing lace trimmed cotton aprons made from recycled fabric for my online shop - www.etsy.com/shop/topdrawerthreads .

Or I'm admiring the pattern variegated yarn makes on the latest crocheted scarf for my other shop - www.etsy.com/shop/topdraweryarns .

My daughter's and friend have an online shop - www.etsy.com/shop/yesdesigns - where they hand make and sell cotton pocket rainbow stars knickers, great as part of your festival costume.

SAUTEED CABBAGE

Are you fed up with foods that always serve in carinderias near your school?  Sometimes we are not quite certain of how some of these food stalls prepare the meals they sell. Cooking at home is a better option and you will surely spend less amount of money. If you are an independent student on a budget who lives in a dormitory, you would want to try to make simple, yet delicious dish that will not cost much of your allowance. Cooking every morning is a hassle to some students and the advantage of preparing and cooking this for dinner is you can consume this meal in the morning. It can totally save your time and more importantly budget-friendly.

Sautéed cabbage is not really a popular dish to some food stalls. This dish is easy to prepare, time-saving and healthy. A plain cabbage without any meat will still do but you can make use of pork, chicken or beef if you want to add more flavor to your dish. Here is a recipe for you:

Ingredients:

1 cabbage 1/8 Sliced pork 1 potato 1 Onion 3 Garlic 1 red bell pepper Cooking oil 1 cup of water 1 tbsp soysauce  Seasoning

Instruction: 

1. Heat the oil in a pan. 2. Sauté onion and garlic. 3. Add the sliced potato then put-in 1/8 sliced pork, sauté for 5 minutes  4.. Add soy sauce and 1 cup of water. Let it boil and simmer. 5. Once the potato and pork are already soft, add cabbage and cook for 1-2 minutes. 6. Add red bell pepper and stir for 1 more minute. 7. Season food to taste, let boil and simmer. 8. Serve and enjoy your meal!

EXPENDITURE 

Cabbage - P20.00 1/8 pork - P28.00 Potato - P10.00  Onion - P5.00  Garlic - P3.00 Red bell pepper - P5.00 Cooking oil - P5.00 Soy sauce sachet - P2.00 Seasoning - P4.00 ______________________ Total : P82.00 Without meat: P54.00  Click here & see more appetizing Cabbage Filipino Recipes.