Back by popular demand, my adapted recipe for hobo cobbler. You can double this pretty easily if you need to. For two people, this is more than sufficient. I’ve adapted this recipe from the fine people over at Betty Crocker.  keep reading »

Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 garlic cloves, minced
3-4 small-medium leeks, halved and sliced*
1 cup onion, diced
3/4 cup uncooked pearled barley
2 cups carrots, peeled and sliced into coins
1 cup cabbage, chopped into bite-size pieces
5 cups water or broth (we added two vegetarian bouillon cubes diluted in a quarter cup of boiling water to this measurement)
1 bay leaf
28 ounces diced/stewed tomatoes, undrained keep reading »

This reads like a semi-questionable recipe, but it’s delicious. Manfriend and I LOVED it, and we’ll definitely be making it again. It’s actually (to my surprise) originally a weight watcher’s recipe, and evidently it’s 3 points. If you’re using vegetarian ingredients it may be even less, but I don’t know that much about how WW points work, so don’t take my word for it.

Ingredients:
1/2 lb macaroni (8oz)
1 box Fantastic Foods Vegetarian Sloppy Joe Mix*
- 1 WHOLE (6 oz) can tomato paste (box of sloppy joe mix calls for only 3oz)
- 2 tbs oil
- 1 1/3 c water
1 carton of cottage cheese (16 oz)
grated or slices of cheese keep reading »

1 Box Fantastic Taco Mix
1 pint Trader Joe’s Fresh Salsa
1 double-pack Trader Joe’s Avacado’s Number Guacamole
Three Cheese Blend (Mex blend)
Fresh Butterleaf Lettuce (rinsed and dried)
Trader Joe’s habanero lime tortillas

1. Take a tortilla, sprinkle a layer of cheese in the center.
2. Spread a tablespoon or two of the Taco Mix on top (this makes the cheese a little melty)
3. Spoon some salsa on top to taste
4. Add a heaping spoonful of guacamole
5. Arrange a few leaves of the butterleaf lettuce

Fold the tortilla and enjoy. So. Good.

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