Today, for the sake of my refrigerator, cabinets, and of course my stomach I went grocery shopping. The dreaded, daunting task that every college student must do; that every person must do. I looked through some recipes, got inspired, and knew it was now or never.
Trader Joe's, I love you. (I also picked up a few things from Fred Meyers) But look at all the stuff I got!
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| yummy recipe posts coming soon :) |
This is all the stuff I bought: 3 boxes of Silk Vanilla Soy, 5 bananas, 3 jars of Prego Veggie Smart, a 2-lb organic spagetti squash, a pound of green beans, Mission brand Artisan Corn and Whole Wheat Blend tortillas, a green pepper, Tofutti Cream Cheese, a container of raw peanut butter, Soy Chorizo, 8 Whole Wheat Buns, 3 hearts of Romain, a box of Imagine Tomato Soup, Red Mill TVP (textured vegetable protein), a bottle of bbq sauce, a box of Joe's O's, and a bag of slivered almonds.
All that stuff, $40. I have meals for the whole week (and then some) and enough leftovers to freeze for later! Tonight was no exception to leftovers.
Here's what I ate:
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| is that brown sugar oats with peppers? |
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| what could that be? |
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| is it a sloppy joe!? |
what you'll need:
- 1/2 of a green pepper, chopped
- 1/3 of a onion sweet onion, chopped
- 1 cup TVP (textured vegetable protein)
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup bbq sauce
- salt and peper to taste
- buns
what you'll do:
- Bring water to a boil.
- Stir in TVP for about a minute and remove from heat.
- Add onion, pepper, and bbq sauce. Mix well. If desired, add salt and peper.
- This step is completely optional- toast buns in toaster, or broil until buns as golden.
- Place as much or as little sloppy joe on bun as desired. (I put about 1/2 cup on and it was good)
I have so much of this left over, probably enough for 5 more Sloppy Joes. I will maybe eat some later this week, but if not I will just toss it in the freezer like I did the buns. Doing this gives me a quick easy dinner for some other time; a busy collegiate's dream!
