Blessings Darlings!
We're not a particularly ham loving family. I grew up Jewish and wasn't raised on it. My husband likes it on occassion. My son doesn't like it.
That said ...
I walked into Aldi's to pick up a few groceries yesterday. They had a few hams, all at $5 each, since today is the 'sell by' date. I picked up the largest one that was left. And extra eggs, and a package of English muffins, and a package of sliced American cheese. I now have 6 'egg McMuffins' in the freezer, Navy bean soup is on the stove, split pea soup is going to be made, as will a ham and scalloped potato casserole. AND I'll still have ham left over that I'll freeze to cook with later.
I'm glad I had a few extra dollars available!
Frondly, Fern
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Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Saturday, March 26, 2011
It's Spring
Except it's not, because we're getting more snow.
Blessings, Darlings!
I've been starting seeds, and getting house plumbing issues fixed, and all that neat stuff lately. OTOH, I'm going to have to turn lawn into a garden, AND fence it (groundhogs and deer), using practically no money. I'm afraid to borrow a tiller
from a friend because I fear that I'll hit a huge rock while using it and break it.
The spring wild veggies, dandelions and wild onions, are growing in the yard, and I'll be added them to omelettes and such. But due to the cold weather we're going to have this week, on the stove as I type this is veggie barley with beef soup. We finished the miso soup today, but will be having that again soon - it's easy to make and I'm pushing sea veggies on the family just now.
I'll probably post the soup recipes in a few days.
Blessings, Fern
Blessings, Darlings!
I've been starting seeds, and getting house plumbing issues fixed, and all that neat stuff lately. OTOH, I'm going to have to turn lawn into a garden, AND fence it (groundhogs and deer), using practically no money. I'm afraid to borrow a tiller
from a friend because I fear that I'll hit a huge rock while using it and break it. The spring wild veggies, dandelions and wild onions, are growing in the yard, and I'll be added them to omelettes and such. But due to the cold weather we're going to have this week, on the stove as I type this is veggie barley with beef soup. We finished the miso soup
today, but will be having that again soon - it's easy to make and I'm pushing sea veggies on the family just now.I'll probably post the soup recipes in a few days.
Blessings, Fern
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Cheap menus
Blessings Darlings!
I was asked what my menus are for this funds-free time/cash-flow problem. So, here you go!
Breakfasts are mostly hot cereal - oatmeal with dry milk, dry fruit, nuts or grits or cornmeal mush.
Lunches are soups, often with open face grilled cheese, and with an apple or orange. I make a gallon or so of soup once or twice a week. Currently we are having split pea soup.
The dinner menu is where the variability is. Now, while we are currently working on a $40 a week budget for 3 adults and two cats, before we were on an $80 per week budget. That allowed me to fill the freezer and pantry, and is allowing us to eat a larger variety of foods now. I'm only buying meat for one meal in the next 3 weeks, altho' I am buying eggs and cheese.
So, our dinners for the first 3 weeks of 'middle class survival' eating are:
Shrimp Yaki Soba, using cabbage, carrots, and home-sprouted bean sprouts.
Sausages (in hot dog buns), potatoes, cole slaw.
Stew with beef (beef is leftovers from a previous dinner.)
Eggs - veggie omelets for Chubby Hubby and I, sandwich for Spawn; and fruit and home made rolls. We'll do this once a week.
Pork Fried Rice, featuring more home sprouted bean sprouts.
Fried Chicken - we will have this 3 times - I made a lot and froze it because chicken was on a GREAT sale; home-canned corn, veggies
Pasta Carbonera, salad, veggies
Superbowl Sunday - okay, I'm buying a pound of deli meat/cheese and one tomato and making subs. But I'll make the bread and cole slaw myself. And pop corn, not chips.
Corned beef - I've a corned beef brisket in the freezer. This will be at least two meals, maybe 3.
Chicken or pork stir fry - more cabbage/carrots/bean sprouts in use, rice. Once a week.
Pasta with meat sauce, salad, veggies. Some pasta once or twice a week.
Home-made steak and cheese, because we have thin sliced raw beef in the freezer and I can make rolls. More cole slaw with this, and potatoes.
Tacos - filling half beef and half black bean. Taco bell has nothing on me. I can make tacos where the filling is only 38% beef myself!
Spanish rice.
Pulled pork (we smoked a pork shoulder that was at a GREAT price recently)
Veggie Flautas
Mackerel/salmon patties/crouquettes
Pancakes
Waffles
Remember
I can do this because I have a fairly full pantry. I've not even worked the canned ham or tuna into rotation, mostly because I think the guys will be using them for half sandwiches at lunch when we don't have cheese. Or we could use them at dinners with soups, an have peanut butter at lunch. We have options.
I was asked what my menus are for this funds-free time/cash-flow problem. So, here you go!
Breakfasts are mostly hot cereal - oatmeal with dry milk, dry fruit, nuts or grits or cornmeal mush.
Lunches are soups, often with open face grilled cheese, and with an apple or orange. I make a gallon or so of soup once or twice a week. Currently we are having split pea soup.
The dinner menu is where the variability is. Now, while we are currently working on a $40 a week budget for 3 adults and two cats, before we were on an $80 per week budget. That allowed me to fill the freezer and pantry, and is allowing us to eat a larger variety of foods now. I'm only buying meat for one meal in the next 3 weeks, altho' I am buying eggs and cheese.
So, our dinners for the first 3 weeks of 'middle class survival' eating are:
Shrimp Yaki Soba, using cabbage, carrots, and home-sprouted bean sprouts.
Sausages (in hot dog buns), potatoes, cole slaw.
Stew with beef (beef is leftovers from a previous dinner.)
Eggs - veggie omelets for Chubby Hubby and I, sandwich for Spawn; and fruit and home made rolls. We'll do this once a week.
Pork Fried Rice, featuring more home sprouted bean sprouts.
Fried Chicken - we will have this 3 times - I made a lot and froze it because chicken was on a GREAT sale; home-canned corn, veggies
Pasta Carbonera, salad, veggies
Superbowl Sunday - okay, I'm buying a pound of deli meat/cheese and one tomato and making subs. But I'll make the bread and cole slaw myself. And pop corn, not chips.
Corned beef - I've a corned beef brisket in the freezer. This will be at least two meals, maybe 3.
Chicken or pork stir fry - more cabbage/carrots/bean sprouts in use, rice. Once a week.
Pasta with meat sauce, salad, veggies. Some pasta once or twice a week.
Home-made steak and cheese, because we have thin sliced raw beef in the freezer and I can make rolls. More cole slaw with this, and potatoes.
Tacos - filling half beef and half black bean. Taco bell has nothing on me. I can make tacos where the filling is only 38% beef myself!
Spanish rice.
Pulled pork (we smoked a pork shoulder that was at a GREAT price recently)
Veggie Flautas
Mackerel/salmon patties/crouquettes
Pancakes
Waffles
Remember
I can do this because I have a fairly full pantry. I've not even worked the canned ham or tuna into rotation, mostly because I think the guys will be using them for half sandwiches at lunch when we don't have cheese. Or we could use them at dinners with soups, an have peanut butter at lunch. We have options.
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