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Someone had mentioned an onion song that her Mom used to sing.

It's a real song by a lady named by Susan Christie. Here is a YouTube video with some kids lip-syncing it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADxjvXC7wOo

A pot of Homemade Potato Soup!

http://busymomscancook.blogspot.com/2009/02/baked-potato-soup.html

What a great list. I'm definitely taking notes. My favourites are:

1. Quesadilla. Cooked meat and/or vegetables + cheese + salsa in a pita--warmed in a hot pan.
2. Tacos. Protein of choice + seasonings served with finely chopped vegetables + sour cream
3. Black beans. Flavoured with cumin, served with rice, twice-fried and served with pitas, or added to soups and chili's.
4. Soups. Homemade stalk, adding leftovers, legumes, in-season (or frozen) vegetables, and served hot.
5. Pulled pork sandwiches. The cheapest cut of pork -- slow cooked with seasonings until it falls apart. Mixed with more seasonings and served on bread.
6. Crock pot stews. Allows you to cook with cheap cuts of meat, winter vegetables, and lots of legumes.
7. Polenta & tomato sauce. Easy and tasty.

Sure - will order it occasionally at Chinese places. At home, really like to toughen it up a bit by pan frying slices in Sesame oil till they are brown. (Takes a little bit of time due to the moisture content). Will then dip them in a soy ginger sauce...

I love tofu--just about any WAY! I do eat meat, but like tofu just about as much as meat. Unfortunately, my husband doesn't like it : ( But I still eat it when I can!

Grilled cheese and tomato soup (canned). I like:
French baguette (sp) cut in half lengthwise, with a little dijon, then topped with swiss cheese, some green onion, lemon pepper and broiled;
Sourdough toast with a little mayo and plain old muenster inside;
White sandwich bread toasted, then put some mayo, slice of tomato and american cheese - then broil;
or of course regular grilled cheese - american (sometimes I add muenster or cheddar), on white or wheat, covered in butter and grilled.

Edamame (I buy frozen package - deshelled), boil it, then toast under the broiler with spices (seasoned salt, garlic, some cumin - whatever is around), then I cut up little chunks of cheddar and mix together.

Baked beans and toast.

Kraft mac and cheese mixed with a can of tuna and frozen peas.

@beth1: I LOVE rice and stewed tomatoes!! Have since I was a kid. If I have a leftover pork chop from a past supper, I can heat that up and toss it in too.

Other ideas are: any type of pasta an homemade sauce
Omelets using up leftovers in the fridge
wraps - again using up leftovers
Making soups
Red beans and Rice

I make a big pot of chicken soup from chicken backs and wings (I buy whole fryers on sale and cut them up myself--so easy!), carrots, onion, celery and fusilli pasta--and that's more than just one meal.

For one meal, a frittata with peppers, onion, potatoes and eggs. I grew up with that and was blown away when Mario Balali made it on his show (reruns on Fine Living Network). And there's always the Italian peasant food I grew up with--pasta e fagioli (pasta fazool), escarol and beans, etc. Five dollars for two? Easy!

I love red lentil quiche. Make pastry (wholemeal is good), Boil up lentils with onion, garlic, chopped carrot until thick. Stir in 1T tomato puree and an egg (once the lentils have cooled comewhat), dump in some cheese and bake. Serve with salad. Used to make this a lot as a young mum with 3 hungry children to feed.

Bakes potatoes with Helluva a dip and a fresh green salad

Pot of beans over brown rice

Tuna Melts on whole wheat and

Loaded grilled cheese.....yummy

Thai fried rice is amazing.

1. Cook rice in rice cooker or separate pot.
2. Cook one yellow onion until translucent, then add sliced cheap mushrooms.
3. Add cooked rice. Toss in Thai basil ($1 at the Asian market for a whole bundle) and some of that thick stir-fry sauce at the grocery store.

The best thing is that it's totally easy to add more vegetables or chicken or shrimp if necessary. :)