I like stocking up on canned goods – so much so that sometimes Hannah says “Mom, if you buy one more can of black beans I am going to punch you.” Ha!
Canned potatoes are one of my favorite things to have on hand. I did a poll on my Instagram yesterday and EIGHTY percent of the 1030 people who responded don’t use canned potatoes.
They are fully cooked. You can get them whole, sliced or diced. Yes, there is sodium in there, but I rinse my potatoes for a couple minutes in a colander under cold water and it takes most of the sodium away.
That right there my friends is a 2 point breakfast. 165 grams (or 2/3 cups) diced canned potatoes that I sautéed in Pam, then added two eggs and baby spinach, with an apple and tangerine. So filling!
I find the cheapest canned goods at Aldi – usually around .49 a can. Stock up! I’ve even made canned mashed potatoes – so good!
I made a carrot and ginger soup with the carrots and ginger my friends Erica and Dan gave me. The soup was just okay, but needed something more. Protein! There is a deli across the street from my office that has a hot bar, and for $1.84, the first groceries I bought this week!, I bought Italian sausage and some peppers.
I also had some of the salsa verde and lemon tahini dressing from Piggy Smalls leftover, so I drizzled that over the top. Holy cow, was this delicious! I need to figure out how to make that salsa verde – it’s so herby and delicious. The soup was 1 point, half the sausage was 3, and I am counting 2 points for the salsa verde because it’s olive oil based – I think?!
I had my annual physical yesterday. Everything is great, I need to schedule my first colonoscopy, which I’ve been putting off, which is stupid because my late husband had colon cancer. Going to make the appointment today.
I had to work late to make up the time since I was late to work yesterday, so didn’t start cooking until after 7:30 last night. I made my mini falafel recipe, but tried to make them in my air fryer. I missed the crunch that I get with the deep fry, so after they cooked in the air fryer, I pan fried them in a little sesame oil. Somehow, and I am not sure how this happened, I only have sesame oil in my house – no grape seed oil, no avocado oil, not even vegetable oil!
The naan bread was leftover from my bosses lunch that he didn’t eat and gave to me. I reheated the fries from Piggy Smalls and used the tzatziki on my naan. Erica and Dan gave me a tomato and parsley, so I used the parsley in the falafel and diced the tomato as a garnish.
In the end I never ate the naan bread. I reheated it and as it cooled became hard as a rock. The whole falafel recipe is only 3 points for 12 falafel. I counted the fries as 5 points, my coconut sriracha dip was 1 point and the tzatziki was 1 point.
We made it to Thursday – whoop! I am meeting my friend Morgan at Fisk & Co. tonight for their one year anniversary, which should be fun.
If you are on instagram, you need to follow her – she actually went to Culinary School and does great stories on cooking her dinner. We are going to talk about doing a cooking segment in her condo soon. Should be fun!
Happy Thursday friends, make it a great day! Love, Biz
You seriously would WIN if you were on Chopped!! You can make some great food out of random ingredients. I used to eat canned potatoes when I was in my 20’s. My first GF from MN made a german potato salad out of them. I only eat organic potatoes now. I read an article about the dirtiest( for pesticides) veggies and Potatos and Celery were at the top. Those are the two veggies that I only buy organic.
You are so sweet Randi – I love a challenge of using up what I have! Hope you had a great weekend!
I may have to try canned potatoes. I’ve been buying canned beans again, because my husband prefers them to dried. I haven’t had time to figure out how to cook dried so they don’t give him too much gas. I know there are combinations of soaking and pressure cooking that help, but he can still tell the difference. I’ve also been buying canned corn – I’ve been studiously trying to avoid plastic packaging – so avoiding frozen corn in a plastic bag.
It’s a game changer Marcia – because they are fully cooked it takes hardly any time to make a quick side dish. Hope you have a great weekend!
Coconut sriracha dip, swoon! Your dinner looks super yummy. I was too hungry to cook what I had planned when I got home so I just picked up a small order of sushi. Did you reheat the fries in the air fryer? Sometimes I over cook mine when I reheat them. I am going to make wontons tonight inspired by some of your recent alouette cheese recipes. Wish me luck.
Hey Kym! Sorry, I am behind on responding to comments. I puffy heart that coconut sriracha dip – so good! Yes, I air fried the french fries and almost forgot about them, but I kind of like them on the crispier side. Can’t wait to hear about the wontons!!
Okay true confessions here…. I grew up eating canned potatoes as a little kid and I will never forget the first time I discovered they actually grew in the dirt. I was seven years old and was disgusted that they grew underground and were dirty and were not like the clean white ones I knew and loved. Needless to say, once I learned that fresh potatoes were just as good or better I bypassed the canned versions. As an adult I joke with my kiddos about eating potatoes out of a can. I have yet to buy any but I see they are still being produced. I loved learning that you still have a passion for them…
Love that story! I actually saw somewhere where you could grow potatoes in a garbage can in your garage – I may try that this year!
I love that the potatoes are fully cooked so its quick to make a side dish on a night you are pressed for time.