Pesto Pizza

Ingredients

·          1lb White or wheat pizza dough

·          3-4 oz pesto sauce

·          1 cup mozzarella cheese

·          ½ cup broccoli

·          Parmesean cheese

·          Flour

Directions

1) Preheat the oven to 350 then lightly flour the pizza pan and spread dough to the length of the pan.

2) Put the dough into the oven for 3-5 minutes until the dough is no longer “doughy”. While the dough is in the oven, take time to cook the broccoli and cut down into smaller pieces.  

4) Take the crust and lift it off the pan to prevent the crust from sticking to the pan.  Then spread a thin layer of pesto sauce.  Now add the cheese and broccoli. 

5) Cook the pizza for roughly 10 minutes, or until the crust slightly browns.   

6) Add parmesan cheese for added flavor.  Then nom nom your heart out.

Serves 2-3

Results

Price
Mozz Cheese:         $1.12

Parmesan Cheese: $0.56

Pizza Dough:          $1.49

Pesto Sauce:          $4.24

Flour:                      $0.03

                             Total: $7.44
*Price is adjusted for portion used

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Roadkill (Beef Teriyaki)

Cooks for 2 people
Ingredients

·     8 oz beef
·   Lawry’s Teriyaki Sauce with Pineapple Juice

·     ½ tbsp. olive oil

·    1 tbsp garlic powder

·     ½ tbsp. minced garlic

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Directions

1)    Start by marinating the beef by adding enough to cover the beef, and add garlic powder into the marinating sauce.

2)    Let the beef marinate for at least 4 hours.

3)    Heat up a frying pan with the minced garlic and olive oil.  Once the garlic is browned add the beef. 

4)    Cook beef until finished, add Lawry’s if needed.

5)    Nom Nom! and Enjoy

Results

Price
Beef:                   $3.60              
Minced Garlic:  $0.13            
Garlic Powder:  $0.11             
Lawry’s:             $0.26
Olive Oil:            $0.15
                             Total: $4.25

Leigh-Maries's Floured Chicken

Cooks for 2 people

Ingredients

·                      8 oz boneless chicken breast

·                      1 cup flour

·                      1 egg

·                      2 tbsp garlic powder

·                      Dash of milk

·                      1 tsp paprika

·                      1 ½ tsp italian seasoning

·                      Red cooking wine

·                      Mirin (sweet rice cooking wine)

·                      1/2 tablespoon minced garlic

Directions

1)    Begin by mixing the flour, garlic powder, paprika, and Italian seasoning into a small sized bowl.

2)    Use another bowl and mix the egg and add a dash of milk.

3)    Before flouring the chicken, pound chicken once on each side with a meat pounder.

4)    Dip chicken into egg mixture, then dip into the flour mixture.

5)    Before cooking the chicken, warm up a frying pan with the olive oil and minced garlic.

6)    Frying, this is the part where you can get creative. First put about 1 tbsp of olive oil with the minced garlic in the pan and let it heat up. Then place the chicken in the pan. We added red cooking wine, mirin and lemon juice, along with continually adding more olive oil when it dries up. If you want more of a sweet taste, add a good amount of mirin, and if you want more of a tangy taste add more lemon juice. Only about a half teaspoon of lemon juice was added to ours.  

7) Cook until golden brown. The nom nom away! 

Results

Price

Chicken:       $4.00              Olive Oil:          $0.15

Corn:            $0.86              Flour:                $0.12

Rice:             $0.35              Italian seas.:    $0.30

Eggs:            $0.14              Mirin:                $0.23

Wine:            $0.16              Garlic Powder: $0.70

Paprika         $0.09              Minced Garlic:  $0.03

Garlic Bread: $0.36

                             Total: $7.49

*Price is adjusted for portion used

Mexican Thanksgiving Dinner (Turkey Tacos)

No inventing of the wheel today, just a cheap and convenient meal!  Turkey tacos are a healthy alternative to beef tacos, and taste just as good!


Results

Price

Turkey:         $4.49

Taco Shells:  $0.28

Cheese:         $0.56

Hot Sauce:    $0.43

    Total:  $5.76

Is it Summer Yet?

It's April 4th, spring may be around a few corners...nothing better than enjoying a day filled with flurries, sleet, and cold rain in Vermont.  So why not make a cheap tropical drink and fantasize of a warm paradise?


Sea Breeze

• 1 2⁄3 fl oz vodka
• 1 2⁄3 fl oz grapefruit juice
• 1 2⁄3 fl oz cranberry juice
• Ice cubes
• 1 wedge of lime to garnish

Fill glass halfway with ice

Add vodka, grapefruit juice, and cranberry juice (fill the glass with juice if desired)

Cut groove in lime wedge and place it on the side of the glass

Drink multiple if your in cold weather warm up and feel like your in paradise!

Results

Price

Vodka:                   $0.79

Grapefruit Juice:  $0.08

Cranberry Juice:    $0.05

Lime:                     $0.30

                       Total: $1.22

(Vodka based off cost of Smirnoff 750ml $15.00)

Health Tip of the Week: Omega 3

What is Omega 3?

Omega-3 is an essential fatty acid.  Essential meaning that is necessary for bodily functions and your body cannot produce it.  In the 1970's scientists were discovering that the Inuit people of Iceland were very healthy people.  With a diet high in fat from seals, whales, and fish; scientists found that Inuit's had very healthy hearts, and attributed their healthy hearts to Omega-3 (particularly intake of DHA and EPA).


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What are some health benefits?

• Reduction in the risk of cardiovascular disease
• Supports brain function 
• Increasing  the production of the brain's communication molecules
• Improving signaling processes
• Spatial memory
• Inflammation
• Improved circulation of blood
• Visual Function
• Improve skin and complexion
• Weight Management

What foods are high in Omega-3?

The best sources of Omega-3 are fish.  Some fish contain more Omega-3 than others.  Salmon, sardines, herring, and mackerel are fish that have higher concentration of fatty acids.  If you don't consume fish, soybeans, tofu, walnuts, and flax seed are also good sources.  Also be on the lookout for foods that are fortified with Omega-3 such as eggs, bread, and yogurt.  Supplements are also an alternative to fish, but make sure the supplements are purified and do not contain any mercury.