My Mom sent me a bunch of food storage a couple of years back. Among themany things i didn't know what to do with was canned pork chunks. These ones were canned by my mom at the LDS church store house.
One of our family's faves is BBQ pork on rolls.
1 can pork chunks
BBQ sauce of your choice.
Dump into a sauce pan and stir and heat to boiling. We dump it on Judy's rolls or sandwich bread in a pinch. i like mine with sliced cheese on it but I'm the only one.
It takes about 10 min. Serves 4
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Saturday, December 6, 2008
Panchetta
Make box of noodles as directed.
Add cooked, chopped bacon or panchetta meat to it and serve with a side salad.
One box makes enough to feed our family of 4, but our kids aren't big eaters. I'd suggest 2-3 boxes for a big family.
Friday, April 11, 2008
What we do to be frugal
Richard and I are often too spendy. We love different foods and are both prone to be lazy, resulting in eating out a lot. A LOT. On the weeks we are on the ball and prepared, here's what we do....
1. Make a menu. I use 2 different kinds of menus. some times one works, sometimes the other.
menu 1-- list 14 dinners, lunches and breakfasts.
Highlight the ones that need to be eaten sooner, eat the meals you are in the mood for
Menu 2--Schedule day to day B, L & D
2. Use your food storage. I walk in and go "Wow, I have a lot of cream of mushroom. What else do we have to use some of that?" or "That vegetable soup needs to be eaten soon. add some bread and there's a lunch." Then I add that to my menu.
3. Shop with the weekly ads. I got a turkey breast at .99/lb a few weeks ago. Then planned a meal around it. Actually two meals, since we use the meat for sandwiches the next day.
4. Stretch your meat. At least twice a week I make a roast, ham, chicken or turkey and use the leftovers to make something else. Most can be sandwiches, ham can be made into a cheesy potato casserole, Roast into stew... you get the point.
5. Pork chops are cheap! use 'em. Zatorain's is cheap. Spaghetti is cheap. All are hearty and filling.
6. Spaghetti sauce. I spice up the canned cheapies. a few spice, some hamburger and you're set. How may kinds of noodles are there? None are lavishly expensive. my kids don't care that the sauce is the same, change the noodles and its a new meal to them. We have some form of spaghetti at least once a week. (usually for lunch as Richard is not as easily fooled.) add some garlic bread one day, mozzerella the next, some chicken chunks the next. Happy family for a few dollars a day.
7. have a food budget. Make it reasonable. I know I use somewhere between $80, and $120 a shopping trip on food. We budget $120 every two weeks and I keep the leftover money for the days I don't want to cook and for the little extra pocket money I usually end up needing.
8. Mom's and Grandma's. Once or twice a month, isn't it nice to go visit family? That sure helps us on food. LOL
9. Day old Bread Store. Love it, live it, use it. its cheap, tastes the same and my family goes through it before it goes bad anyway. If you have a big freezer--which we don't--even better! freeze the bread, snacks, etc.
10. Eat before you shop. I need to heed to this better. I vear from my shopping list when I'm munchy.
That's off the top of my head, and we still need a lot of work on our food expenses.
1. Make a menu. I use 2 different kinds of menus. some times one works, sometimes the other.
menu 1-- list 14 dinners, lunches and breakfasts.
Highlight the ones that need to be eaten sooner, eat the meals you are in the mood for
Menu 2--Schedule day to day B, L & D
2. Use your food storage. I walk in and go "Wow, I have a lot of cream of mushroom. What else do we have to use some of that?" or "That vegetable soup needs to be eaten soon. add some bread and there's a lunch." Then I add that to my menu.
3. Shop with the weekly ads. I got a turkey breast at .99/lb a few weeks ago. Then planned a meal around it. Actually two meals, since we use the meat for sandwiches the next day.
4. Stretch your meat. At least twice a week I make a roast, ham, chicken or turkey and use the leftovers to make something else. Most can be sandwiches, ham can be made into a cheesy potato casserole, Roast into stew... you get the point.
5. Pork chops are cheap! use 'em. Zatorain's is cheap. Spaghetti is cheap. All are hearty and filling.
6. Spaghetti sauce. I spice up the canned cheapies. a few spice, some hamburger and you're set. How may kinds of noodles are there? None are lavishly expensive. my kids don't care that the sauce is the same, change the noodles and its a new meal to them. We have some form of spaghetti at least once a week. (usually for lunch as Richard is not as easily fooled.) add some garlic bread one day, mozzerella the next, some chicken chunks the next. Happy family for a few dollars a day.
7. have a food budget. Make it reasonable. I know I use somewhere between $80, and $120 a shopping trip on food. We budget $120 every two weeks and I keep the leftover money for the days I don't want to cook and for the little extra pocket money I usually end up needing.
8. Mom's and Grandma's. Once or twice a month, isn't it nice to go visit family? That sure helps us on food. LOL
9. Day old Bread Store. Love it, live it, use it. its cheap, tastes the same and my family goes through it before it goes bad anyway. If you have a big freezer--which we don't--even better! freeze the bread, snacks, etc.
10. Eat before you shop. I need to heed to this better. I vear from my shopping list when I'm munchy.
That's off the top of my head, and we still need a lot of work on our food expenses.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Frugality
OK everyone. I think everyone is trying to save some money, and they say the most flexible part of your budget is your food budget. So what food ideas do you do to save a little money here?
Things we do
Eggs- we go through almost a dozen eggs when we eat them as a family, but that is still never more then a couple dollars.
Pancakes and waffles- we make them homemade, there are some really great pancake and waffle recipes on the Internet and it only costs pennies per meal to home make then. We also make syrup. It's just sugar, vanilla, butter and water and it's so much better fresh.
Beans- just take the extra planning ahead and cook dried beans, they are alot cheaper then canned and you can cook a pound or two at a time in the crock pot then just freeze them in baggies.
Spaghetti- Obvious. We make our sauce. It's just a can of diced tomatoes and some seasonings, then you can add any vegies you have if you want- spinach, carrots, bell peppers, zucchini, etc.
Burritos- This is really cheap and they end up looking pretty good. It's just a tortilla shell with re fried beans inside. Then you top it with cheese, lettuce, salsa, sour cream, etc. Serve it with seasoned or regular rice.
Garden- It is gardening time. I love to garden until it gets hot, but its still worth it even if you let it get overgrown with weeds. I already have peas and lettuce coming up. We do zucchini and other squash, it freezes well sliced or shredded. Scout loves zucchini bread so we shred it and freeze it to use in the winter.
Canning- I can my extra tomatoes, I always get too many. Sometimes I will can them as spaghetti sauce or salsa, but usually just whole because it's fast. I also will can peaches if I get them at a good price. If you see a pressure canner, let me know, I have been wanting one for years, they cut the canning time in half and then you are able to can pretty much anything. I want to be able to make extra of the soups we like and just can the leftovers.
If anyone wants help with a garden or canning let me know, I would love to help! Canning really is funner with more then one person.
Things we do
Eggs- we go through almost a dozen eggs when we eat them as a family, but that is still never more then a couple dollars.
Pancakes and waffles- we make them homemade, there are some really great pancake and waffle recipes on the Internet and it only costs pennies per meal to home make then. We also make syrup. It's just sugar, vanilla, butter and water and it's so much better fresh.
Beans- just take the extra planning ahead and cook dried beans, they are alot cheaper then canned and you can cook a pound or two at a time in the crock pot then just freeze them in baggies.
Spaghetti- Obvious. We make our sauce. It's just a can of diced tomatoes and some seasonings, then you can add any vegies you have if you want- spinach, carrots, bell peppers, zucchini, etc.
Burritos- This is really cheap and they end up looking pretty good. It's just a tortilla shell with re fried beans inside. Then you top it with cheese, lettuce, salsa, sour cream, etc. Serve it with seasoned or regular rice.
Garden- It is gardening time. I love to garden until it gets hot, but its still worth it even if you let it get overgrown with weeds. I already have peas and lettuce coming up. We do zucchini and other squash, it freezes well sliced or shredded. Scout loves zucchini bread so we shred it and freeze it to use in the winter.
Canning- I can my extra tomatoes, I always get too many. Sometimes I will can them as spaghetti sauce or salsa, but usually just whole because it's fast. I also will can peaches if I get them at a good price. If you see a pressure canner, let me know, I have been wanting one for years, they cut the canning time in half and then you are able to can pretty much anything. I want to be able to make extra of the soups we like and just can the leftovers.
If anyone wants help with a garden or canning let me know, I would love to help! Canning really is funner with more then one person.
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