Published on
December 31, 2009 in
Appetizers, Gluten Free, Healthy Fare, Vegan Recipes and Vegetarian Entrees.
Tags: curry, easy soup, healthy soup, kale, kale soup, New Year recipe, potato, potato soup.

Curried Potato, Apple and Kale Soup
Happy New year from Fab Frugal Food!
There are many foods that traditions say usher in a year of prosperity and health. This flavorful soup recipe features one of my favorite New Year’s foods – kale. (Green represents prosperity as in Big Bucks!) This soup has layers of flavor and has that smooth, comfort-food feel. A bonus: It is easy and healthy, too. Kale is one of the healthiest foods there is per calorie – the saying should not be “an apple a day,” but “a bunch of kale a day” keeps the doctor away. BOTH fabulous and frugal to boot!
Continue reading ‘Health and Prosperity New Year's Soup: Curried Potato, Apple and Kale Soup Recipe’
Published on
December 30, 2009 in
Entrees, Gluten Free, Healthy Fare, Vegan Recipes and Vegetarian Entrees.
Tags: curry, curry recipes, lentil recipes, lentils, red lentils, vegan entrees, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Entrees, vegetarian recipes.

Whenever I haven’t had the chance to shop in weeks, am running low on produce, and need something hearty yet nutritious and suitable for everyone in the family, this is one of my most beloved go-to items. Lentils are full of iron and fiber and protein, this is flavorful and spicy and rich (the heat can easily be adjusted for your own preferences; my 20 month old likes it spicier than her daddy does, in fact). The only fresh items you need are onions, garlic and ideally ginger – but the ginger can be frozen or, in a pinch, powdered. You could also use garlic powder if you were really low, so the only absolute must is an onion! Continue reading ‘Red Lentil Curry – a Pantry Go-To Fave’
Published on
September 23, 2009 in
Entrees, Healthy Fare, Vegan Recipes and Vegetarian Entrees.
Tags: chicken, coconut, coconut curry, coconut milk, curry, thai, tofu, vegan, vegetarian.

This is a choose-your-own-adventure recipe, price-wise. I may do this from time to time if you like the idea: take a base recipe (i.e. the curry) and offer different levels of frugality, shall we say; typically reflected in the protein choice. Continue reading ‘Coconut Curry: 3 Price Ranges’