Cooking a very simple meal with what's available in the house is always the thing to do. An easy to cook and using what's in your pantry is always convenient . Three easy recipes: Tomato soup with noodles, white rice and a navy bean stew. All recipes are vegetarians but you may add meat or meat broth to it.Recipe for tomato soup:1 medium size onion, chopped and sauteed with a little bit of cooking oil, 1 can of tomato paste, half a cup of thin noodles, Sh3rayyeh ,few cups of water or meat or chicken broth , salt and pepper to taste. All my recipes start with sauteing the onion until it is translucent. Add the diluted tomato paste, water, spices and bring to a boil then lower the heat until the tomatoe paste tastes cooked, about 20-30 minutes. Add the noodles the last 10 min of cooking and then add the seasoning, boil on low heat until the noodles are done. Enjoy!
Recipe for white beans stew with white rice on the side:
You may use dry white beans or canned ones.
I usually use the dry ones. Soak them the night before with hot water and two teaspoons of Baking Soda, drain the next day, wash and boil in fresh water until it becomes 
soft but not mushy, then drain and wash. Saute' onions with oil, add tomato paste, add beans, water or meat broth, add salt and pepper and cook until it is done and tastes good. it should take about an hour. You may fry a little bit of crushed garlic and fresh cilantro and add it at the end of the cooking time to the bean stew. Add a table spoon of cumin when you turn the heat off. Serve it with white rice on the side. I usually make plain white rice or white rice with thin noodles. Enjoy!
I usually use the dry ones. Soak them the night before with hot water and two teaspoons of Baking Soda, drain the next day, wash and boil in fresh water until it becomes soft but not mushy, then drain and wash. Saute' onions with oil, add tomato paste, add beans, water or meat broth, add salt and pepper and cook until it is done and tastes good. it should take about an hour. You may fry a little bit of crushed garlic and fresh cilantro and add it at the end of the cooking time to the bean stew. Add a table spoon of cumin when you turn the heat off. Serve it with white rice on the side. I usually make plain white rice or white rice with thin noodles. Enjoy!
