Cheap - Hidden Fruits and Veggies https://www.hiddenfruitsandveggies.com Trick Yourself into Eating Better Thu, 09 Apr 2015 12:19:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.8 44202354 Sweet and Savory Rice Cake with a Dippy Egg https://www.hiddenfruitsandveggies.com/2015/04/09/sweet-and-savory-rice-cake-with-a-dippy-egg/ https://www.hiddenfruitsandveggies.com/2015/04/09/sweet-and-savory-rice-cake-with-a-dippy-egg/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2015 12:19:19 +0000 http://www.hiddenfruitsandveggies.com/?p=2960 Somehow, I managed to keep posting while on vacation, but totally let it slip once I’m back, whooops! I always seem to come back from a trip extra exhausted and needing a vacation from my vacation. I can’t imagine I’m the only one, right? Our fridge is pretty empty and our cupboards are close to […]

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]]> https://www.hiddenfruitsandveggies.com/2015/04/09/sweet-and-savory-rice-cake-with-a-dippy-egg/feed/ 1 2960 Bananas Foster Slow Cooker Oatmeal https://www.hiddenfruitsandveggies.com/2013/02/25/bananas-foster-slow-cooker-oatmeal/ https://www.hiddenfruitsandveggies.com/2013/02/25/bananas-foster-slow-cooker-oatmeal/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:00:50 +0000 http://www.hiddenfruitsandveggies.com/?p=261 Do you love a lazy weekend?  My favorite thing to do when I don’t have to work is literally nothing.  I briefly left my house to go to the bar, but mostly sat around, played silly games on my computer, did some baking, and watched Star Trek with a beer or two.  Aside from the […]

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]]> https://www.hiddenfruitsandveggies.com/2013/02/25/bananas-foster-slow-cooker-oatmeal/feed/ 45 261 Homemade Chicago-style Pizza Sauce https://www.hiddenfruitsandveggies.com/2013/02/22/homemade-chicago-style-pizza-sauce/ https://www.hiddenfruitsandveggies.com/2013/02/22/homemade-chicago-style-pizza-sauce/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:00:43 +0000 http://www.hiddenfruitsandveggies.com/?p=250 This whole month, I’ve been participating in “Frugal February”.  It’s too easy to feel exhausted after work and go out for dinner or drop $100 at Target because I’m bored – so I decided that at least for a month of February, I would make changes to the way I spend money and what I […]

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]]> https://www.hiddenfruitsandveggies.com/2013/02/22/homemade-chicago-style-pizza-sauce/feed/ 18 250 Oatmeal Banana Pancakes https://www.hiddenfruitsandveggies.com/2013/02/20/oatmeal-banana-pancakes/ https://www.hiddenfruitsandveggies.com/2013/02/20/oatmeal-banana-pancakes/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:00:45 +0000 http://www.hiddenfruitsandveggies.com/?p=240 I’ve been on a bit of a decadent banana breakfast kick lately.  Last weekend I made banana french toast and this weekend I made both these oatmeal banana pancakes and peanut butter banana breakfast rolls (recipe coming soon!).  I’m not normally so into bananas, but they’re cheap, delicious, and easy to keep around the house. […]

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]]> https://www.hiddenfruitsandveggies.com/2013/02/20/oatmeal-banana-pancakes/feed/ 28 240 Easy Vegan Nacho Cheese Sauce https://www.hiddenfruitsandveggies.com/2013/02/14/easy-vegan-cheese-sauce/ https://www.hiddenfruitsandveggies.com/2013/02/14/easy-vegan-cheese-sauce/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:18:52 +0000 http://www.hiddenfruitsandveggies.com/?p=209 After a week of particularly bad eating (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Halloween… the usual suspects), I like to get back on track with a vegan week.  Being vegan isn’t so bad: until you remember cheese.  This definitely isn’t a vegan week– in fact, my grocery bill was probably 50% cheese this week (Hello, pound of gouda!), but […]

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]]> https://www.hiddenfruitsandveggies.com/2013/02/14/easy-vegan-cheese-sauce/feed/ 26 209 Vegan Banana French Toast https://www.hiddenfruitsandveggies.com/2013/02/11/vegan-banana-french-toast/ https://www.hiddenfruitsandveggies.com/2013/02/11/vegan-banana-french-toast/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:00:21 +0000 http://www.hiddenfruitsandveggies.com/?p=191 Breakfast has always been my favorite meal of the day.  Lazy weekend breakfasts are even better, especially when they’re carby and covered in syrup.  While pancakes will probably be my favorite forever, sometimes I just really want french toast.  I don’t often keep eggs in the house, so most of my french toast recipes end […]

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]]> https://www.hiddenfruitsandveggies.com/2013/02/11/vegan-banana-french-toast/feed/ 26 191 Sweet and Savory Lentil Joes https://www.hiddenfruitsandveggies.com/2013/01/22/sloppy-joes/ https://www.hiddenfruitsandveggies.com/2013/01/22/sloppy-joes/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:11:37 +0000 http://www.hiddenfruitsandveggies.com/?p=14 This recipe is where I first learned to love lentils.  To be fair to the legume, I think previously I had only eaten them in canned soups and weird lentil loafs.  The sweetness from the molasses and tang from mustard really pull the sauce together in a I-wanna-lick-it-off-my-fingers kind of way. I like to load […]

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