Budget Living

Forum Post: Re: What's on your menu this week May 19th - 25th?

organic--pat — Sun, 19 May 2013 16:57:00 GMT

Good morning Tasty and all that peek in, We had a wonderful soaking rain yesterday and more in the forecast. It has been busy--- we finished our field seeding Monday and now have to wait for the puddles to disappear in order to seed more in the garden. We lost a few big trees in the nasty wind we had Tuesday so there has been plenty of clean up to do there. Our grass is just starting to grow so soon my mowing will be nonstop. We don't seem to be eating what I sort of plan. DH often wants something else at the drop of a hat so I'm trying to keep a variety of super quick options at the ready. Hopefully we will be heading out with the camper soon and I want to have some hearty soups and ready to reheat meals in the small freezer. There haven't been many sale items to encourage stocking the freezer in our stores. How is the sale situation where you live?

Forum Post: Re: What's on your menu this week May 12th - 18th

lilymax_MN_f_74 — Mon, 13 May 2013 02:25:00 GMT

I didn't post my menu last week, as I cleaned out my freezer and my fridge freezer on Monday and decided to use up all the leftover dinners and bits that I had frozen over the past two or three months. It was a potluck several nights and maybe not what we really desired, but it did clean out a good part of the freezers. In fact, I was astonished at how little of anything I had once it was all emptied and replaced. Looks like a lot of freezing of veggies in the next few months and hopefully meat will be on some very good sales!

The weather is taking its turn for summer this week, after enduring near freezing temps this past week. We may be cold again next week, the way this year has been running. Hopefully it is going to stay like summer now!

I'm going to begin tomorrow with Creamy Beef Lasagna, as the one thing we do have is lots of ground beef. Another meal will be Pork Tenderloins, something quick as I plan to finally finish my "spring cleaning" in the four bedrooms upstairs. That has been waiting for warmer weather to open windows up there! Another quick supper will be Crab Cakes, maybe I'll make a Macaroni Salad to go with, especially if it is going to be in the 80s. That mac. salad will serve for a second supper, along with Brats or Kielbasa and baked beans. The week could end with Chicken breasts baked in an Apricot sauce. There are two bags of frozen breasts in the freezer that need to be remembered to use.

The Amish Farmer's Market opened this past week, on Tues. and Fri. afternoons. Not the days I usually go to town to shop, 13 miles, but may have to make a special trip, as I'd love to have some fresh veggies, especially a tomato from their greenhouse!

Happy eating everyone

Forum Post: Re: What's on your menu this week May 5th - 11th?

16281628 — Fri, 10 May 2013 22:33:00 GMT

I am hitting this thread on the back end! Wednesday we had neighbors over for a wine tasting so snacked on cheese, bruchetta, grapes, chips and salsa.

Last night I cooked chicken I had had in the freezer. Used it along with Kielbasa in a jambalaya mix. I added peppers and tomatoes. It was a hit.

Tonight I made more chicken with a rosemary lemon sauce I had in a packet. Baked potatoes and spinach salad with tomatoes, cucumbers and red onion.

Need to check freezer to see what's up next.

Forum Post: Re: What are you Planting in your Garden this year?

tastycook1 — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:54:00 GMT

We just bought some asparagus to add to our garden

Forum Post: Re: What's on your menu this week? April 28th through May 3rd

organic--pat — Sun, 05 May 2013 01:28:00 GMT

Springlike weather has finally arrived here--most of the snow has melted. (We missed the May 1 storm thank heavens). I haven't stuck to my plan either. Maybe next week will see many of us back on track.

Forum Post: Re: What are the best coupon sites?

Kasha — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:38:00 GMT

Check out s smart canucks, for canadians... They have links to all the web ones and lots of printables, great site!

Forum Post: Re: What's on your menu this week Apr 21-27?

snowyrivers — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:36:00 GMT

Hi Tasty and Everyone,

It's been one of "those" weeks and I totally did not follow my menu! Threw an impromptu birthday party for my youngest daughter on Saturday when the whole family just happened to drop in at the same time, and since we were all together, it just turned into a 'party". DH went over and got a cake and ice cream, I threw together a pasta salad, DH made chicken on the grill, and we all had a really great time. My daughter just loved it!

Yesterday, we had the leftover BBQ chicken and pasta salad for dinner along with some rolls from the freezer. As for the rest of this week, I am not really sure what I am going to make. I'm in one of those moods-don't know what I really want to eat. I think tonite will just be sandwiches and soup-probably the old standby-grilled cheese and tomato soup.

I think Wed will be spaghetti and meatballs from the freezer. I also think I have part of a loaf of french bread, so will make garlic toast out of that. Maybe a green salad to go with it.

Thursday-maybe a small pot roast from the freezer in the crockpot?? I have some potatoes that are starting to grow-think I will throw them, some onions, and a few carrots in with it. Should make a nice little dinner for the 3 of us.

Friday-I have been craving pizza, so will make that along with a tossed salad and maybe canned fruit for dessert. For some reason, peaches really sound good to me??

Sat is date nite with DH. Will be eating out for a change and going to see a movie. Of course, we will see a matinee and eat a lunch out, not a dinner. Much cheaper that way!

It is supposed to reach 70 today-first time since late last summer. Hurray!! But we are also supposed to get rain again tonite, but that's ok-my garden can use the rain

Jan

Forum Post: Re: What's on your menu this week Apr 7th - 13th?

doogle73 — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:04:00 GMT

Pat, sorry to hear of your LONG winter & so much snow! it's cold & dreary here today with a bit of mist. i have a beautiful YELLOW magnolia tree TRYING to bloom but f we have the heavy rains predicted it won't have a chance.

I made spicy SW Pork soup with red beans, green chilies, tom & onion this morning from the pork & broth i cooked late last week. great flavor except for the meat...i do not like meat so I try to pick it out but eat all the rest. it turned out quite tasty.

yesterday i cooked steak, chops, ckn breasts, dogs , brats & burgers on the grill pan. I was going to use the charcoal grill but it was so terribly windy & the ashes were flying thru the air so we shut off the air valves & put the lid on to kill the fire. I moved that cooking project indoors & used the grill pan . it took a while but it all got done. I will repackage it all tom. & toss in the freezer for quick meals on down the road. about the only thing i will eat is maybe a dog or a brat. the rest will be for DH as he is def. a carnivore.

we will be using up the soup & some of the grilled meats for the 1st few days this week & then my dh must be gone to take care of his parents for several days. I will live on anything soft like soup, oatmeal cream of wheat jello etc.

hope everyone has a great week & works on using up those leftovers.

Forum Post: Re: What's on your menu this week Apr 7th - 13th?

tastycook1 — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:16:00 GMT

Freezing rain here for a while this morning followed by heavy rain as the temps went up a bit. We had nothing on the agenda so I decided that grocery shopping was needed - out of cheese and salad, almost out of eggs and milk, the fridge was looking pretty bare. Hubby came along too.

I had checked the flyers for each of our 3 stores and wanted to go to each of them which we did. He did it without complaining and without much input - I thought if he was there, he might have more idea of what we have in the house to eat. We'll see if it works!!!

I'll see later what I can come up with for a menu for the week a little bit later.

Have a good w/e,

Tasty

Forum Post: Re: VERY BEST HOMEMADE SANDWICH BREAD I'VE EVER MADE!

Kasha — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:34:00 GMT

Love this post as everyone here complains that while my loaves taste great they aren't light and fluffy like bread from the store(which is tasteless to some of us....!) Going to try this for sure Thanks

Forum Post: Re: What's on your menu this week Mar31 - April 6th?

lilymax_MN_f_74 — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:29:00 GMT

This is how they do it on the other sites, so try it here. Hope you all see it!

Menus for April 8th - April 13th

Monday - Sausage Pie, cottage cheese w/apricots, Oatmeal cake topped with Apple Cinnamon ice cream topping.

Tuesday - Beef and Bean Medley, (An OLD dish I used to make a lot years ago from a Family Circle magazine of 1955), Cole Slaw and fresh baked cookies (if I get some made!)

Wednesday - Creamy beef and noodle casserole, Harvard beets, Coffee pudding

Thursday - Yorkshire Chicken, Green Bean salad, Cherry Cobbler

Friday - Fish and Chips, Cole Slaw, ? dessert

Saturday - Hot Potato Salad, Hot dogs, creamed peas, Lettuce Salad, Chocolate cake

With cooler temps, rain, thunderstorms, and snow this week, not into many "warm weather" foods yet. I will be glad to welcome some, like potato and macaroni salads. We don't grill out, probably the only folks in the U.S who don't!

Forum Post: Re: Any "ROUND" ladies here?

snowyrivers — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:12:00 GMT

Hi Gretel,

I am "slightly round" but i won't admit to it! LOL!! Anyway, I don't buy clothing online as I like to try everything on first and I like to "feel" the fabric and the way it fits. And my DH worked for JC Penney's for 36 yrs, so that is another reason I refuse to buy online. A lot of the stores in this area are having a hard go of it becuase of all the on line sales. I like to go into a real store where there are clerks etc. It won't be long and there wil be no real stores to go to-just online stores!

Jan

Forum Post: Re: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE GRILLED SANDWICH ?

snowyrivers — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:07:00 GMT

Julie, are you from Detroit?? Not too many people know about our Coney island sauce, unless they are from around here. We put ours on steamed hot dogs, along with onions, and mustard. The more, the merrier!

Just wondering?

Jan

Forum Post: Re: What IS new

mamaknowsbest — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:18:00 GMT

Hi. I was responding to Jan's post about doing something. I LOVE this site! Even more I loved the pantry /freezer challenge. That was the fire I needed! Emptying my freezer and pantry felt so freeing. I saved money too. And re-visited old recipes. I love a good challenge and because I'm new to this-- everything seems new to me! You are doing a great job with this site! I'm from Maryland- blue crab area. But when not plentiful or too expensive my family will make mock-crab cakes. No, not as great but pretty darn close!! ------ Julie. -------- MOCK CRAB CAKES 2 cups coarsely grated zuc- chini, unpeeled (about 1 medium) 1 cup bread crumbs or crushed crackers 1 onion, finely chopped (we grated it also) 1 tablespoon mayonnaise 1 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning 1 egg, beaten Combine all ingredients in a small bowl (we grated the zucchini and onion into a colander so some of the liquid could drain out). The texture can be adjusted -- if it's too dry, add another egg; if too wet, add more bread crumbs (we had to add a couple of tablespoons). Heat some oil in a skillet. Form mixture into patties and fry over medium heat until golden brown on both sides, about 2 to 3 minutes per side. Makes 4 big or 6 medium cakes.

Forum Post: Re: What's on your Menu this Week Mar. 24 - Mar. 30?

snowyrivers — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:28:00 GMT

Welcome Home Tasty!!

I am glad that your trip turned out so nice for you and DH and that you had a great time. There is nothing like getting away for awhile. And what a beautiful area you visited. But like you said, it is always nice to come back home, hey? and I do have to agree-you sure did do some traveling around-4200 miles is a LOT of traveling I don't blame you for thinking about a condo for a month or so. LOL!

Anyway, glad to have you back safe and sound. We missed you!

Jan

PS no snow here either (for the moment anyway LOL)

Forum Post: Re: What's on your menu this week Mar.17 - Mar 23?

tastycook1 — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:33:00 GMT

Yes, Sue, everything is just fine, just not much computer time. Thanks for asking.

The pizza we bought the other day was really good we just finished it for lunch. Not sure what we're eating later on - maybe a salad or perhaps ribs. That sounds good.

Tasty.

Forum Post: Re: Wearing Thrift shop clothing

gretel27 — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 06:30:00 GMT

Lily, we are 75 mi from Dickinson, it used to have a population of 12000 but now a few thousand more because it is the supply hob for the northrn oil field since it is on the interstate and railroad. Dickinson is the nearest larger town, the others are Bismarck(150 mi) and the same distamce to Rapid City/SD.

Our shop must give as much away as yours, they lso give to Prairie Helping Hands, a volunteer organization that helps when somebody is sick, loand medical eqipment of al kinds, (walkers, ptty chairs, anyting you can thinkof that canbe sanitized), then there is the Able Home the thrift shop donates to when they need help, they also give to shelter for abused women and children in a small town 25 mi away and do things for people in the nursing home.

Don't think our hosptal donates things to the thriftshop. It is a non prog fit hospital, started out being owned by the town and was later converted into a foundtion. They most likely donate linens and stufflike that to someplace else, maybe the shelter for abused women, they can always use sheets, towels, blankets and such. But you find a lot of nice scrubs in the thrfshop. I sometimes buy scrub slacks to wear in the house in the summr because they are so light, alwasy look for the ones that are at least 75% cotton but also have found a couple that were 100% cotton.

I had friends stop in te thriftshops (privately owned) in Dickinson and boy, the oil boom sure has had an effect on the prices there. They were always much higher than ours but nowthey are alomst half the price if new things. I hope the oil drilling does not come our way.

Go to nd.craigslist.org and look at "housing wanted" and also at "rooms/shared" and "housing/Apartements" and look how much they want for rent for just a room to sleep in, not to metion a house. Williston is just a big mess and Minot is not much better.They are also building like mad in Dickinson. I would say that 90% of all the oil pumped out of the ground here in ND is on private land and there will be a lot of very rich people here. About the only good thing abouut it is that the state has a good budget surplus. All these new people working and living here also pay state income tax and that helps the state budget.I might gripe a boit a few things living in a small town but would not want to live anywhere else, especially not a big city.

Good grief, it is after midnight and I better fold up my tent, move out of here and go to bed.

See youaround.

Forum Post: Re: Cupboard dilemna

Kasha — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 22:42:00 GMT

If you go to advanced search on this site you can do the same thing!

Forum Post: Re: Pytt i panna recipe

gretel27 — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:25:00 GMT

No, Snowy, it is not a German word. I never heard it until I was married and my husband used it.

Mybe your father was in a CCCcamp in the 1930s? My husband was, maybe that is where the name came from when tey fed those boys (young men) out iof one big pot (just guessing, maybe we should try to google it)

Mybhusband's ancestor came over from Germany as a cabin boy on an English ship owned by J.J.Astor. My husband's mother was an Irish girl from Canada.

Forum Post: Re: What's on your menu this week Mar. 10 - Mar. 16th?

snowyrivers — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:56:00 GMT

That sounds like an interesting combination of flavors. I think I will try this when the gang comes over one of these nights. Something different for a change. Thanks for the recipe, Mamaknowsbest. Have a great day.

Jan