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2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) of butter $0.15
1/3 cup (2 1/3 oz) of farina 0.18
2 tablespoons (1 oz) of sugar 0.03
0.08 kilowatt-hours of electricity 0.01
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Total cost $0.37
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Any of the following true of you?
1. No time to wash dishes.
2. No time to eat in restaurants.
3. Not much time to cook.
4. Not much time for grocery shopping.
If so, then this recipe may be for you!
This recipe uses a microwavable, disposable paper bowl1 and a disposable plastic spoon1 as the only cooking / eating utensils. It doesn’t require any perishable ingredients such as fresh vegetables or dairy products (Butter will keep for months in the freezer!), so you only need to stock up on groceries once every few weeks!
Halvah, a delicious sweet preparation requiring only 3 non-optional ingredients, can be included with a meal or served separately, as a desert. There is a tendency to make it’s preparation time consuming and complicated, but, if you use this method, it’s very quick and easy.
(Makes 1 serving)
1. Place 2 tablespoons (¼ stick) of butter (preferably unsalted) in a 20-oz. microwavable, disposable paper bowl.1
2. Microwave until the butter melts.
3. Add ⅓ cup of farina.2
4. Rock the bowl from side to side until all of the farina is wet with butter.
5. Microwave on high until the foaming of the butter is substantially reduced. (approximately 1 minute for a paper bowl; 2 minutes for a glass bowl)
6. Add 1 cup of water, 1 cup of milk, 1 cup of fruit juice, 1 cup of water mixed with ⅓ cup of powdered milk, or ¼ cup of water mixed with ¾ cup (½ of a 12 ounce can) of evaporated milk.
7. Add a couple of spoonfuls of peanut butter3 and/or up to ¼ cup of sugar.4 (optional)
8. Microwave on high for 1½ minutes. (2 minutes if the liquid added in step #6 had been refrigerated)
9. Mix in such things as strawberry jam, frozen blueberries, shredded coconut, golden raisins and/or banana slices.4
10. If any frozen fruit was added, microwave on high for 30 seconds. (optional)
11. May be served warm, cold or at room temperature, including a disposable plastic spoon1.
1 At Wal-Mart®, I’ve purchased Dixie®
brand 20-oz. microwavable paper bowls in packages of 30 for US$3.38 and Diamond® brand plastic spoons in packages of 48 for US$1.14. Another advantage of using a paper bowl is that it can safely be handled without having to use hot pads.
2 The farina (cream of wheat) can be instant, quick, original, 1 minute, 2½ minute or 10 minute cook time, but the price quoted above is based upon a 28 ounce box of Wal-Mart’s Great Value® brand “Quick Farina Hot Cereal” (2½ minute) @ US$2.18, which works just fine. Instant oatmeal, instant grits, or even flaxseed meal could be substituted for the farina, but be very careful doing step #5 lest the grains get scorched and doing step #8 lest the preparation boil over.
3 The addition of peanut butter not only makes the preparation more tasty, but it also creates a complete protein by adding a member of the pea/bean family (peanuts are a legumes, not nuts) to the grain (whole wheat farina).
4 I only use 2 tablespoons of sugar, but I also add a generous amount of peanut butter and some golden raisins.
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