Kate’s Cuisine

4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts $13.20
1 avocado $0.90
1 cup Feta cheese $1.44
1 green onion $0.07
1 lime $0.50
1 teaspoon dried basil $0.46
Salt and pepper to taste $0.02
1 egg $0.17
1 tablespoon vegetable oil $0.07
Total Cost  $16.83
1.) Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2.) In a small bowl, squeeze the [...]

I love this recipe so much that it’s definitely one of my very favourites! I love cooking with lime and my love of feta might be another reason. But, what I love most about it is that I made it up all by myself! Inspired by Michael Smith, who’s known for “cooking…without a recipe!” I [...]

1 cup butter $0.89
2 leeks, sliced $1.50
1 quart chicken broth $1.99
1 tablespoon cornstarch $0.27
4 cups potatoes (about 6), peeled and diced $1.02
2 cups heavy cream $1.76
1/2 pound of bacon, sliced  $2.35
Salt and pepper to taste $0.02
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese 2.50
Total Cost  $12.30
1.) Add the uncooked bacon bits to [...]

Wanting to make this soup one day, I looked to one of my favourite recipe sites, All Recipes. The recipes I find on this site are generally pretty good (although the site has their fair share of flops too.) But this one is so, so, so good. And it’s incredibly easy to make! I had [...]

1 egg $0.17
1 tablespoon water Free with your water bill
1 tablespoon butter $0.06
1 tablespoon vegetable oil $0.07
2 cups cooked cold rice $0.34
2 tablespoons soy sauce $0.24
1 teaspoon ground black pepper $0.01
1 cup chopped, cooked chicken (about 1 breast) $3.30
Total Cost  $4.19
1.) Crack the egg into a small [...]

I was craving Chinese food somethin fierce one night when I stumbled upon this recipe for Chicken Fried Rice on All Recipes. I have passed the recipe along to several people since then and no one can believe how quick and easy it is to make! A tip for making this rice even quicker and [...]

Oil for frying (about 8 cups) $8.80
2 eggs $0.34
2 teaspoons of Emeril’s Essence $2.25
1.5 cups all-purpose flour $0.33
1 tablespoon baking powder $0.12
1 can beer $1.60
4 fillets fish (I used halibut) $15.04
Salt to taste  $0.01
Total Cost  $28.49
1.) Heat up the oil in a Dutch oven or a deep fryer to [...]