Curry in a Hurry?

I love the book "I Dare You to Eat It" because it has been helping me plan meals using my food storage and, novel to me... plan my meals! So last night I got home around 7 and had to make a quick meal plus put Aaron to bed. This recipe was not only a life-saver, but Adam said it was "the best meal [he's] had in a long time!" It is easily converted to vegan or vegetarian, and uses canned, frozen, or fresh items.

Coconut Beef Curry

1 can beef chunks
1 can coconut milk
1 can diced potatoes
1 can sliced carrots
1 can peas
2 T. flour
4 t. curry powder
1/4 t. ground red pepper
1 envelope Lipton Onion Soup mix

cilantro, chopped

Combine everything but the cilantro in a medium pot (drain vegetables). Simmer for 10 minutes and serve over hot rice, garnished with fresh, chopped cilantro. *I also added coconut and peanuts to ours. Adam said, "Wow! This just went from a meal that I like a lot to a meal that I really want to eat a lot of!" So there you have it. Easy easy easy and amazing.


Oh, and I used frozen ingredients this time but the author of the book says it is a great way to disguise canned vegetables. Good, since I hate them and wouldn't know what to do with them in my food storage without recipes like this.

wheat sloppy joes

if you ever want to try something cool with your wheat from your food storage, here's a really great recipe. it's really easy, and in an emergency you could cut out the ground beef and just do it with twice the amount of wheat berries.

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. ground beef
• 2 c. cooked wheat
• 1 10-oz. can tomato soup
• 1 12-oz. jar homade chili sauce

Brown the meat and stir in all the other ingredients. Heat together and serve on toasted buns. This is seriously really good; even Nate -- Mr. Skeptic (with good reason) -- liked it enough to eat 3.

Chili

If it's as cold in Utah as it is in Chicago, it's a great time for Chili even if it's not fall. Here's how:

• 2 cans chili beans (don't drain)
• 1 can black beans (drain lightly)
• 1 can kidney beans (drain lightly)
• 1 small can tomato paste
• 1 can Mexican chopped tomatoes, cut even smaller (I just throw in a can of diced tomatoes, as is)
• 1/2 c. brown sugar
• 2 pkgs. chili seasoning

Brown and add:

• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped

Serve with cornbread and this stuff is so good. The flavor is seriously delicious; I think the brown sugar is the secret.