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Make a Meal with What’s on Hand

Posted on by mjsaxton@ksu.edu

Cooking Basics: Make a Meal from What’s on Hand is available for free online, guiding home chefs through creative ways to use the foods they have on hand to make many of their favorite dishes.

When supplies are low in the pantry, common recipes can be used as “road maps” for making meals. Just as there are alternate roads on a map to arrive at a specific destination, there are alternate options to complete that recipe.

The publication promotes the concept of grouping ingredients into categories:

  • Proteins, including various meats, eggs, fish, seafood, nuts and legume-type beans.
  • Vegetables, fresh, frozen or canned.
  • Starch, including pasta, rice and potatoes.
  • Liquid, including broths, tomato juice and milk.
  • Sauce, including various soups, diced tomatoes with juice and gravy made with corn starch and water.
  • Flavors, which could be combinations of chopped vegetables, dried or fresh herbs, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce and salt and pepper.

With those groupings, it’s much easier to combine ingredients to make stir fry, skillet meals, casseroles, soups, salad, pizza and more.

Have fun making new and original favorite recipes for you and your family!

By: Ashley Svaty

Apple Walnut Cranberry Salad

Posted on by mjsaxton@ksu.edu

Serves 8

Ingredients:

  • 1 head of lettuce (about 10 cups)
  • 2 apples (medium, sliced)
  • 1/2 cup walnuts (chopped)
  • 1 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/2 cup green onion (sliced)
  • 3/4 cup vinaigrette dressing

Directions:

  1. Wash hands with soap and water for 20 seconds.
  2. Toss lettuce, apples, walnuts, cranberries, & onions in large bowl.
  3. Add dressing; toss to coat. Serve immediately.
  4. Refrigerate leftovers.

Nutrition Facts: 8 Servings Per Recipe, per serving: 150 Calories, 6g Total Fat, 290mg Sodium, 27g Carbohydrate, 4g Dietary Fiber, 18g Sugar, 2g Protein.

By: Ashley Svaty

Banana Oatmeal Pancakes

Posted on by Nora Rhoades

If you’re looking for a quick and healthy recipe to try at home with your family, this is for you. Try this Med Instead of Meds banana oatmeal pancakes recipe using pantry essentials and you won’t be disappointed!

Ingredients:

  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 2 bananas, mashed
  • ½ cup of old fashioned rolled oats, uncooked
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ⅛ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon olive oil
  • ½ cup fresh or frozen fruit of your choice (optional)

Directions:

  1. In a medium bowl, combine eggs, bananas, rolled oats, baking powder, vanilla extract, and cinnamon. Batter should be cohesive and without lumps.
  2. Heat olive oil in medium skillet on medium-low heat. Once heated, spoon ¼ cup portions of the batter onto skillet and cook until golden brown on both sides (about 4 minutes on each side).
  3. Heat fruit in small skillet until warm, stirring occasionally. Serve over pancakes. You can also serve pancakes with chopped nuts or peanut butter on top.

Source: https://medinsteadofmeds.com/

By: Ashley Svaty