Challenge #5 - 4 ingredients or less

[brazen20au]

Hi all, long time no see (and no, i'm not really back yet lol)

part of my new job requires me to research how to cook healthily on a budget and i even get to blog surf  anyway it inspired me to post this new challenge (ok, it's taken me about 3 weeks to get here to do it but anyway.... lol)

come up with any many ideas or links as you can for recipes that use 4 ingredients or less. bonus points for each 'whole' food you use rather than a processed food (interpret this how you will )

good luck and have fun!

[Chelsea (Thermie Groupie)]

A great challenge Karen - thanks!  You're new job sounds great.   

[achookwoman]

Karen,  that is certainly some challenge.   Hope you enjoy your new job.

[zebraa]

4 ingrediants cookbooks will sort you out................!

[Chelsea (Thermie Groupie)]

4 ingrediants cookbooks will sort you out................!

You would think so but I find a lot of their recipes are lacking in the wholesome or "whole food" department. 

[achookwoman]

I think that a lot of the recipes in the 3 and 4 ingredients books have a tin of this or packet of that.  The challenge will be to make tasty dishes from whole foods.  Pizza is starting to look good

[quirkycooking]

Yes, I was very disappointed with the 4 ingredients cookbooks - hardly anything in there I'd cook, as lot of tinned or packet stuff.

So how many recipes can we contribute, Karen? 

[Thermomixer]

Do we get a commission for helping do your work      Put my thinking cap on.

[SimplyBeing]

I saw in Big W the '4 Ingredients' series has a new book out called: '4 Ingredients: Fast, Fresh & Healthy.' They've teamed up with Deepak Chopra to create nutrient rich recipes. It might give you some ideas.

[Thermomixer]

Welcome SimplyBeing, have fun here - thanks for the heads up on yet another possible book for the shelves 

[cookie1]

Welcome to the forum SimplyBeing.

Yippee, I think I've found my recipe. Just have to give it a test run over the weekend. Karen what do you want us to do?  Post them here, or in the appropriate section noting that they only have 4 ingredients?

[Chelsea (Thermie Groupie)]

I saw in Big W the '4 Ingredients' series has a new book out called: '4 Ingredients: Fast, Fresh & Healthy.' They've teamed up with Deepak Chopra to create nutrient rich recipes. It might give you some ideas.

My Hubby bought this book for me recently.  The recipes certainly seem healthy, but in my opinion not very appealing or creative. 

[SimplyBeing]

Thanks for the welcome Thermomixer and Cookie1 

Chelsea - shame you haven't found the book very useful. The book might be more suited to people who don't have a lot of experience cooking healthy meals.  Will be interesting to see what forum members come up with 

[achookwoman]

Welcome Simplybeing,   hope you enjoy the Forum.

[obbie]

   Hi, I have the book 4 Ingredients no. 2, with a red cover.
i never use it though.

Robyn