
Finally cooking again! Roasted cherry tomatoes with couscous. Light and lovely! #cookbooks #cookbookproject

Finally cooking again! Roasted cherry tomatoes with couscous. Light and lovely! #cookbooks #cookbookproject

Mexican beans and rice -- yummy and SO easy, one of the only recipes I have ever made that SAYS it only takes 5 minutes, and then ACTUALLY only takes 5 minutes. Took the photo of my toddler's plate because his remained totally undisturbed. 😛 #cookbookproject #cookbooks

Barley risotto with peas and ricotta. I liked it a lot -- my husband and son were less impressed. Too bad, I froze a bunch and they'll be eating it three more times! #cookbookproject #cookbooks

Brown rice and lentil soup from my favorite cookbook. Very good, inexpensive ingredients, can be made with or without meat, and makes enough to freeze lots of leftovers. A win in my book! #cookbookproject #cookbooks

Waffled grilled cheese -- it was very good, but you can't really go wrong with grilled cheese, amiright? #cookbookproject #cookbooks

Quick potatoes and Franks -- about as lackluster as it looks and sounds. But it was edible, and economical! #cookbooks #cookbookproject

Corn and Franks! Still cooking from my college cookbook at 37 because I am still broke! Very good. #cookbookproject #cookbooks

Corn soup -- added some kielbasa for extra protein, and substituted carrots I needed to use up for the celery. Very good, and soothing for my husband and son's colds. #cookbooks #cookbookproject

Hot dog soup -- better than I expected! #cookbookproject