Recession Recipes

I have a tendency to get on these food kicks where I will basically cook an ingredient to death. Carlo still groans about my lentil and chickpea kick when pretty much every meal for a week included either lentils or chickpeas (I think our stomachs are still groaning too ).
Due to our visit [...]

Despite using up half of the monster squash by making Zucchini Pesto Pancakes, I still had 1lb left to go. I decided to take advantage of making too much pesto the day before for the pancakes and whip up a Ricotta Cheese and Zucchini Tart with Potato Crust.
Basically I wanted to try the potato crust. [...]

A couple of weekends ago, Carlo and I went up to North Las Vegas to check out Gilcrease Orchard, where you can pick your own produce. We didn’t really know what to expect but they had loads of zucchini, squash, cucumbers, eggplant, and apples. They had hundreds of tomato plants too, but unfortunately, we had [...]

I’ve never heard of or tasted Salmon Bulgogi before, but this Salmon “Bulgogi” with Bok Choy and Mushrooms recipe borrows the flavours of the more traditional Korean dish bulgogi with lots of ginger, garlic, chili, and sesame oil. This flavourful fish dish makes a tasty and fast weeknight meal, and feeds 4 people at $3.07 [...]

When I was back in Texas, I made some lasagna for my family for when they got off the flight from Scotland. Plane food has always tasted pretty awful, but it seems as though it has only gotten worse over the last couple of years. So I thought they deserved something tasty and comforting to [...]

Recently, we, or should I say I since I’ve been doing the bulk of the cooking lately, decided to try and eat less meat and more vegetarian meals. This decision was brought on by a variety of factors from wanting to eat better to saving a bit of money.
The whole process of eating tasty vegetarian [...]

The New York Times one ups the Observer today by publishing 101 simple and fast summer meal ideas. There are some great ones on the list, so be sure to check out the article for some ways to cook tasty food, very very fast.

Okay, this Crab, Avocado, and Asparagus Salad isn’t the most budget friendly recipe we have posted on Recession Recipes, but it was pretty damn awesome, even if it cost $4.90 per serving to feed 4 people.
While that might be quite pricey for some home cooking, think about how much crab salads go for in fancy [...]

I’ve been on a real pasta kick lately and have been trying to cook recipes that are fairly light considering the weather in Vegas has been around 112+ degrees for the last week or so. This Linguine with Tomatoes, Baby Zucchini, and Herbs fits the bill for a perfect weeknight summer dinner.
Not only is this [...]

The Observer’s Food Monthly magazine celebrated its 100th issue yesterday, and collated 100 of the best easy and fast recipes from top chefs and foodies. There are so many good suggestions on this list that it makes my mouth water. Now I just need to figure out where I want to start in making some [...]