Chile Relleno

I know better that to make a recipe that involves deep frying things.  Too much effort.  But the CSA box came with both the pablanos and the recipe, and it certainly did seem like an appropriate dish to place squarely between some beans and rice.  Turned out better than I had expected.

Poundage Update

This just in... we're down to 16.2 pounds of beans and 16.4 pounds of rice, so 17.4 lb. down and 32.6 to go.  35% consumed.  That also means we've eaten 9.4 lb. since the first weigh-in on 9/9.  So, we're looking at about a third of a pound per day which I calculate to be roughly one cup per day dry.  Tonight we had rice and beans with kale, cheese, salsa and a fried egg, over medium, on top.  Delish.

I made oatmeal before work today which is another hearty meal based on a cheap staple.  Quaker Rolled Oats from Costco run about $8 for 110 servings.  Granted, I usually make myself one and a half servings, so count $0.11 for the oatmeal.  I'll have to add up the costs for the pecans, raisins, sugar, milk, cinnamon, and fresh grated nutmeg I put in as well.  Mmmmm.

Goals

I searched the web for "50 pounds of rice and beans" and didn't find my prose at the top of the list, or by page five for that matter.  I mostly found people's advise on how to store food in mylar lined plastic buckets for either the coming apocalypse or for the fulfillment of their Mormon commandments.

I did find some interesting blog/comment posts about people trying to do a No-spend Month experiment.  Typically this would involve not spending any money, or sometimes a goal of very little, during a whole month with the exception of a few things like rent and electricity and the like.

Having worked a serious budget for the last four months and seeing how much we "have" to spend each month made this sound like a laughable goal.  But I was reminded of something I recently heard on a piece featuring Ted Turner's successful career and charitable givings.  He said you have to set your goals high (as have a million other people I suppose).  So even if we've felt successful putting away some savings each month according to our budget, are we just coasting?  Could we put away a serious chunk if we really put our minds to it and set a big goal.  No-Spend November?