How I Fed My Family of 6 Tonight For Less Then $3

Tonight we had a delicious and nutritious dinner for less then $3 that fed 6! I want to share to inspire you that food doesn't have to always be so expensive if you plan ahead and grow some yourself. What was on the menu? Giant baked potatoes (grown in the garden from leftover organic sprouted potatoes from the grocery store), sour cream and cheese from Costco (I am guessing what we ate tonight of that is about $1.75 worth), topped with stir fried broccoli and tomatoes (both fresh from the garden) and black bean soup. The black bean soup is super easy and delicious and costs about $1.19 depending on where you buy a bag of dried black beans. I rinse them well and put them in the slow cooker and high in the late morning and check a few times to make sure there is plenty of water. I add a little oil, salt, and garlic powder. That's it! By dinner time the beans are soft, falling apart and delicious.  You can top the black bean soup with cheese too if desired. The approximate total out of pocket for this dinner was $2.94. I understand that food grown in the garden isn't completely free- but it is close!

Nourishing Lemon Scone Cookies

I was searching online for a lemon cookie that used fresh lemon juice and had wholesome ingredients. I couldn't find anything that was right. I have a whole container of beautiful meyer lemons from Costco and I had to use some, tonight!
I came up with this recipe using only ingredients that I feel good about feeding my kids- wholesome and nourishing! They are kind of a cross between snickerdoodles and a scone. Not too sweet, full of lemon flavor, and nice texture.

1 cup melted extra virgin coconut oil
1 cup raw honey
1 cup shredded coconut
3 cups whole grain kamut flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cream of tarter
2 organic eggs
Juice of 2 meyer lemons
(optional 1/2 cup course raw sugar- this can be mixed in at the end- it adds a nice crunch to the outside of the cookies and a good amount of sweet. This makes it more like a tea cookie.)

I mixed all the ingredients in my mixer and baked at 375 degrees for 12 minutes. It made 42 cookies.



Cookies going into oven

Finished Cookies