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May 20, 2010 13 Comments

Food on Fridays: Easy, Frugal, Make-Do Spanish Rice

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Here at the Food on Fridays carnival, any post remotely related to food is welcome—it doesn’t have to be a recipe. If you just want to list what’s in your crisper drawer at the moment, that’ll do just fine.When your Food on Fridays contribution is ready, just grab the broccoli button (the big one above or smaller option at the bottom) to paste at the top of your post and join us through Mr. Linky.Here’s a Mr. Linky tutorial:

Write up a post, publish, then return here and click on Mr. Linky below. A screen will pop up where you can type in your blog name and paste in the url to your own Food on Fridays post (give us the exact link to your Food on Fridays page, not just the link to your blog).You can also visit other people’s posts by clicking on Mr. Linky and then clicking participants’ names–you should be taken straight to their posts.Please note: I’ll do my best to update this post by hand. In the meantime, please click on the Mister Linky logo to view the complete list.

Food on Fridays Participants

1. Newlyweds (Crawfish Boil)2. New food success (Momsmagic)3. Melodie (Breastfeeding Moms Don’t Need to Introduce Cow’s Milk)4. Melodie (Yogurt Sundaes or Parfaits) W/ VEGETARIAN LINKY5. Do You Know These Foods??? enearth6. April@ The 21st Century Housewife (Apricot and Almond Loaf Cake)7. 10 Unique Uses for Aprons {e- Mom}8. Erica /Lazy Cabbage Rolls9. Aubree Cherie @ Living Free (GF French Toast To- Go!) 10. Tara @ Feels Like Home (Watermelon mocktails)11. Beth Stedman (My Sourdough Experiment)12. Pork Apricot Skillet13. Easy To Be Gluten Free – Flourless Maple Walnut Cake14. Harry & David’s Onion Pepper Relish15. Sonshine (waffles)16. Mary @ Giving Up on Perfect (PW cookbook giveaway)17. Oystergirl@A Moderate Life- Tea and herbal infusions18. Sara (easy crab cakes) 19. Marcia@ Frugalhomekeeping (Betty Crocker’s Calendar Cookbook)20. Alison (Easier Grilled Cheese) 21. Fellowship and Food @ Hopeannfaith’s Hope Chest22. Odd Mom (Super Quick and Easy Marinara Sauce)24. Roots of Simplicity (Lentil and Local Beef Sloppy Joes)

Food on Fridays with Ann

My in-laws just left after staying with us for several days. My mother-in-law is a clever cook, making the most of every little tidbit, nourishing people creatively.One night I made Mexican food, per Christy’s suggestion. My mother-in-law advised me to leave behind a bit of the sauce from browning and preparing the spiced ground beef. I transferred the beef into a bowl, leaving a dribble of the tasty red sauce in the skillet. She pulled out some leftover brown rice and dumped it right into the sauce, added a few crumbles of the beef, chopped up a tomato to toss in along with a bit of red and green pepper, onion, and some corn. She heated it all up, cooking the vegetables a little (it didn’t take long, they were chopped so small), and in seconds it was ready to serve. “When I’m making Spanish rice at home,” she explained, “I just use a little of this and that. Whatever I have in the fridge. I don’t want anything to go to waste.”I love that. I used to host “Make-Do Mondays” in an effort to encourage a make-do mindset. As a missionary, my mother-in-law often has to make-do, and it seems I learn some new solution or idea every time we’re together. In this case, we made the most of the odds and ends in the vegetable drawer to create a delicious side dish—such an great way to make the most of our resources! She taught me a simple, new way to add interest to our Mexican meals, and I’m delighted to share her easy, frugal, make-do Spanish rice “recipe” with you today.

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Filed Under: family, Food, Food on Fridays, frugality, home, simplicity

Comments

  1. RLR says

    May 20, 2010 at 10:25 pm

    What a great idea! I love these kinds of ‘recipes’!

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  2. April Harris says

    May 21, 2010 at 2:01 am

    Rice is wonderful for making meals that help you use up odds and ends – I like your mother-in-law’s idea of incorporating the sauce from another dish as well. It’s so important not to waste food and these kinds of recipes are fantastic for providing inspiration so thanks for sharing it and for hosting!

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  3. Chrysalis Press says

    May 21, 2010 at 3:06 am

    Such a sweet MIL! Hoping I can be the same toward my married daughter and her new husband. :~D

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  4. Amy@NewNostalgia says

    May 21, 2010 at 8:28 am

    that rice looks amazing!! thanks for hosting!

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  5. Alex says

    May 21, 2010 at 9:59 am

    YUM!!!! I LOVE me some good spanish rice! Thanks Ann for making me hungry! 🙂 My article today is about tea and herbal infusions. Thanks for sharing your space with us on this fine friday!

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  6. hopeannfaith says

    May 21, 2010 at 1:51 pm

    Hi Ann,

    First great post. Love Spanish rice <3! 🙂

    Also, my posts on Mr. Linksey are #'s 21 and 22…# 21 has a typo! Sorry! 🙁

    I hope this doesn't inconvience you too much! #22 is the god one.

    My post is about articles written about Cheap ways to feed a crowd…I thought it would be good for the spring and summer!

    Blessings and as always thanks for including me in your carnivals!

    Andrea

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  7. Tiffanee says

    May 21, 2010 at 2:48 pm

    Love it! Thanks for such a great & delicious idea.

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  8. Julia says

    May 21, 2010 at 10:36 pm

    Thanks for sharing such a practical recipe. I love to combine what I have in new ways.

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  9. Charity Singleton says

    May 24, 2010 at 6:25 pm

    Ann — Well, now I’ve found your blog, too! I guess in all of our connection-making over on Facebook, I didn’t realize that you STILL live in Indiana. I am thrilled! And have been having a great time looking around your blog to get to know you know. And food is one thing I love to eat AND write about! I’ll pop back over on a Friday to join the fun. Looking forward to more connections!

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