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Simple Sustenance

Simple Sustenance- Veggie “Pho”

November 18, 2009

Ok, technically, this is not Pho. Pho is a traditional Vietnamese soup, generally a beef based broth with strips of meat. For this recipe, I wanted to make it vegetarian-friendly. But, I definitely did not want to lose all the fabulous flavor because that is what makes the soup unique.
I added broccoli, [...]

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Simple Sustenance-Thank you!

November 12, 2009

Jessica and I want to give a big THANK YOU to our readers who submitted recipes for our Simple Sustenance feature. We had a great time reading over your low-budget recipes! They were fantastic! We encourage you to keep submitting recipes to keepitsimplefoods@gmail.com if you want to be featured on the blog. We love learning [...]

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Simple Sustenance- Guest Post

November 4, 2009

Fast and Easy Turkey Chili
By Katy Malloy
Ingredients
Ground Turkey – whole package (about 1 lb.)
You can use regular ground turkey but you will have to drain some fat off and if you use lean turkey you can skip that step.
Beans – 2-3 cans, any variety
I like to use white (Great Northern) beans and black beans [...]

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Simple Sustenance-Guest Post

October 28, 2009

Hi Keep It Simple readers! My name is Beth and I maintain a blog over at www.DiningAndDishing.com. I’m excited about the opportunity to submit a recipe for Jennifer and Jessica’s Simple Sustenance collection because it’s a favorite feature of mine on Keep It Simple Foods. Being a young professional in a big city, easy, healthy [...]

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Simple Sustenance-Reader Submissions

October 21, 2009

For SS this week, we are going to mix things up a little bit. Instead of posting our recipes for you, we are asking you for recipe submissions. If you have an easy, healthy, inexpensive recipe (costing less than $5 per serving), please tell us about it by submitting it to keepitsimplefoods@gmail.com. Please include all [...]

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Simple Sustenance- Butternut Squash and Black Eyed Pea Soup

October 7, 2009

This week’s Simple Sustenance recipe is what I like to call a “hodgepot” soup. I basically threw random, but flavorful ingredients into one large pot in order to make a really delicious and simple soup. As you know, Jessica and I love making soups because they are budget friendly, easy to make, and are packed [...]

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Simple Sustenance- Curried Vegetable Soup

September 30, 2009

Most of you know by now that Jennifer and I love to make soups. As I explained in my last post, I have been enjoying lots of easy and simple soups because they make a ton of leftovers for several lunches and are incredibly economical.
My latest creation has involved curry spices, lots [...]

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Simple Sustenance-Pinto Beans and Cornbread

September 23, 2009

Everyone knows that beans and rice make for a nutritious, inexpensive meal, but what about subing the rice for cornbread to make it more interesting? This week, I made a veggie friendly version of the famously southern dish, pinto beans and cornbread. Most recipes call for bacon or fatback, but I used vegetarian seasonings to [...]

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Simple Sustenance- Potato Curry

September 16, 2009

For this week’s simple sustenance, I wanted something easy and quick to make with my favorite pantry essentials (spices, potatoes, onions). This meal includes only simple items that you are likely to have on hand including frozen veggies. When I thought about the type of cuisine- Indian came to mind. The vegetables [...]

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Simple Sustenance-Whole Wheat Baked Spaghetti

September 9, 2009

Baked spaghetti is a perfect comfort meal on cold, rainy days like we’ve been having here in D.C. It’s also really cheap and easy to make. You can make as much or as little as you like and baked spaghetti is easy for left overs.
I use whole wheat pasta noodles and part skim mozzerella to [...]

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