Monday, February 25, 2019

Easy Bachelor Friendly Meals #Recipes

My son, Caleb ( Boy #1)  is a smart, handsome, eligible bachelor (no, I am not trying to fix him up, however, if there are any nice girls out there around age 24...) Anyhow, Caleb was spending far too much eating out and while he may not worry about his budget, I do worry about his heart plugging up from all the Chinese take out.

I sent him the Really Real Housewives recipe for pico de gallo, which he found was as easy and delicious as the post claims. He only had one complaint: that he wasn't a housewife and thought we should make a blog for young, cool bachelors who prefer to cook with speed dial more than kitchen utensils.

So, here are some easy fixings for lazy days or lazy young bachelors.

Brunch: 
Eggs are now diet friendly. I've always been an egg fan. Fried, scrambled, hard boiled...any way you cook them, they're a cheap, tasty source of vitamins and protein.

To make the plate more interesting...add zesty potatoes.

These ones were made with Tator Tots (or their generic version, the Tator Puff) To make a healthier version, dice whole potatoes, cleaned with skins on.

Tator Tot version: Sprinkle tots with cayenne pepper and garlic salt and bake as directed.
Potato version: Dice a potato and put it in a bowl. Add a tsp. of canola oil (or olive oil), a tsp each of garlic salt and cayenne pepper. Mix and bake in oven until crispy.

Lunch or Dinner:

Easy Fajitas. 

 Using the pico de gallo  idea. I added a packet of dry taco seasoning to strips of beef like a rub. I allowed the mix to absorb into the meat, then added the peppers and onion.

I prepped the mix on aluminum foil, so I could make the foil into a cooking pouch by crimping the edges. (I always place the aluminum pouch on a cookie sheet, because it often leaks juice.)

The result? A fajita mix you could eat over rice or wrap in a tortilla. We wrapped these in low-carb tortillas and made enough to have plenty left over for lunches and snacks.


Snack Time:

And lastly, a quick, healthy snack. When my boys were little, they loved "ants on a log". They still enjoy this sweet, crunchy snack. 
Add peanut butter and raisins to a stalk of celery. It's that easy!
Clean and store the celery in a bowl lined with a 
napkin or paper towel to keep them fresher longer. 



12 comments:

  1. These all sound delicious! I made my daughter a little cookbook of my easy make meals when she moved out on her own. She loves to cook and now goes beyond those easy makes as she likes to experiment. She too loves chinese food.
    Lisa

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    1. What a nice gift! I love the idea. I'll have to do that for Caleb. He has a birthday coming up.

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  2. Hi Elizabeth - great ideas ... and I sure hope Caleb and his friends get stuck in and perhaps learn to do some themselves and give us new ideas ... cheers Hilary

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    1. It is easy to forget how some of the most obvious things we do in the kitchen are things we've done so long, we take them for granted.

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  3. I had forgotten that pico de gallo recipe. Guess I should try it myself. I will try and think of some simple recipes you can pass on to Caleb.

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  4. Fantastic ideas! We sometimes have breakfast for dinner. Tater tots would be a great addition!

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    1. I love breakfast for dinner! Adding some spice makes a bag pf frozen food homemade. LOL

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  5. this is a great post with wonderful ideas. i liked the fajitas idea and i use to make bugs on a log for my kids, i thought i was the only one!!!

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    1. My sister told me about them when she moved down south, so maybe it's an east coast secret. ;)

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  6. I'm going to pass these on to my daughter who believes she still doesn't have enough 'cheap' recipes (although I even gave her my favorite, old fashioned cookbook for Christmas) and keep sending her more.

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    1. Good point, being cheap is also important. We should have you share some of those cheap recipes here!

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