Candy Candy Awesome Dive Haul

 

I just had to take picture all the candies were not expired, wrapped and in super clean separate bags.  We left so much it was such a shame!  I will not be needed to buy breath mint and gum for a long time!

Bitter Melon Tea recipe

 Why I get this bitter tasting veggie? Its known to be great for clearing up impurities, acne, anti tumor and anti cancer and good for suppressing appetites.  

To Prep, just cut off ends. 

Cut length wise.

  Scoop out pulp and seeds in the middle.  And just cut and put in pot of boiling water.

When you done, the liquid is the tea.  And you can do whatever you wish with the bittermelon. Make it to smoothie.  Add to popular pork and bittermelon stir fry.

Warning it is potent stuff so don't have to much and if your prego you can't have it or when you on your period.  It induces abortive effects.

Dollar Veggie bag from Chinese Supermarket

Some potatoes, Zucchinni, 2 bitter melons all for $1

This is why I love chinese supermarkets, the Bitter mellon was especially good deal cause their like $2/lb normally.  I made a huge stir fry dish from zuchhini, Bittermelon tea and added bittermelon to pork dish as a meat filler.  And the potatoes I used for mashed kale potatoes.  So many dishes all for $1.

Left Over Cooking Ideas: BBQ Burger Lunch Combo

HOW I save money on eating out and food

I love leftovers.  It becomes almost a game to me.. I ask myself ways to extend a meal especially when I'm eating out.  Or getting treated by work.  Like this day I got a lunch order of a BBQ Burger with Bacon and french fries.  I made it my goal to start with the Fries since those get cold and soggy and are not good for left overs.  Then I ate the small coleslaw side.  Once I ate that I barely could finish the Burger ! Hint hint that was the point.  But I made an effort eat half of it and save the rest for another meal.  There is a method to my madness lol I always get bacon if its FREE aka company is treating or same priced to another menu item.  I never eat it and just save it for BREAKFASTS!  So this ONE lunch order I was able to stretch out into 3 meals.

Meal two above, all I did was take out the bacon.  Fry it with an egg, and toasted leftover bread I had from another meal and topped with cheap american cheese.  To make a cheap next day breakfast sandwich.  ($.10 for the egg, $.10 for cheap cheese) so $.20 extra cents!

AND MEAL THREE, was just half the burger with the bacon taken out, the meat portions were huge on this so all there meals were filling.  And to jazz it up, I added some lettuce and tomato after reheating the burger.

LEFT OVER cooking Ideas: Raw Veggie Wrap

So I got a bunch of these Collard Green THAI wraps from a dive and because its RAW, I wanted to cook what I couldn't eat to preserve the food.  So GREAT point is when in doubt make FRIED RICE.. you can do this with most leftovers.  With this combo of veggies and there was Mango, I decided on making fried rice but added Korean Red Pepper Paste. I also used a combo of leftover rice, 1 part white rice and 2 parts brown rice. So it had a taste very similar to Mixed BIMIBAP.

SO yummi!  ANd healthy vegetarian, I actually made a big batch and froze half of it.  Great easy microwable meal if your in a hurry too!

Gazpacho Verde Left Over Ideas

LEFTOVER GAZPACHO VERDE IDEAS

Freeze it.  Yes the texture will change so I just puree it and freeze it.

When your ready for another cold cup, if u like it chunky just add a little bit of chopped cucumbers and tomato.

Heat it up and make what I did a HOT Gazpacho Verde soup with SHRIMP and brown rice.  Basically left overs soup.  This actually turned out so yummi!  I just quickly stir fried 3 shrimps, heated the soup, put in leftover frozen spinach and some left over brown rice.  

Make it Salsa, by adding Chopped Chunky Unions and Tomato's.

Use heated version as a MEAT sauce, similar to Spanish Style Rice dishes. I have a feeling this would taste great over White FISH with refried beans on the side.

Or use as soup base for another soup.

Thai Collard Wrap

Organic Avenues Thai Collard Wrap, super filling and healthy!

$9 in store !

Basically an entirely RAW meal .