As part of the “Frugal Food Series: Tuna” Kaci left this recipe in the comments: **************************** When the house is to hot to cook, this protein powerhouse salad, served with a loaf of French bread, will get you through a long summer night. Tuna and Chick Pea Salad 1 can chick peas, rained and rinsed…. Keep Reading
Frugal Food-Part Two: Tuna
Photo by Iirraa via Flickr.com Welcome to the Frugal Food Series! With prices of everything soaring, most of us are finding we need to tighten the budgetary belts a little. One of the easiest places to trim costs without sacrificing on your lifestyle is usually your grocery budget. Join us as we spend several weeks… Keep Reading
Readers Recipes: Eggs Florentine and Rhubarb Custard Bars
Kathy of “Cold Climate Gardening” emailed me these two eggy recipes to be included in the Frugal Food Series-Eggs. Eggs Florentine 1 cup grits — (non-instant)10 ounces frozen spinach — (whole leaf)3 tablespoons flour3 tablespoons butter1 1/2 cups skim milk1/4 cup Parmesan cheese6 eggs Cook grits according to package directions. When done, pour into well-greased… Keep Reading
Readers Recipes: Menemen-A Turkish Egg Dish
T’Pol emailed me this recipe to be included in the Frugal Food Series-Eggs. T’Pol is a Turkish blogger. ********************************** I wanted to contribute to your Egg Dishes Marathon with a Turkish egg dish called Menemen very easy and cheap to make. Single serving 1 large tomato2-3 Italian peppers,1-2 tablespoons of Olive Oil or a little… Keep Reading
Readers Recipes: Eggs Vienna
Kaci left this recipe in the comment section of the Frugal Food Series-Eggs ***************************** This is one of those dishes my mom would throw together when she needed to go shopping. Eggs Vienna 1 package hot dogs cut into narrow strips (you could substitute bologna or other lunch meat)½ cup water6 eggs, beaten6 tablespoons milk1… Keep Reading
Readers Recipes: Poached Egg w/Rice & Veggie Mix Egg Salad
Amphritrite wrote these two recipes in the comment section of the Frugal Food Series-Eggs One of my favorite dishes is to take a poached egg and some leftover rice, combine them with a bit of salt and pepper, a little garlic, and a shot of milk. It makes a great breakfast AND uses up leftovers!… Keep Reading
Readers Recipes: Microwave Single Serving Quiche
Fat Girl Shrinking posted this little tidbit for making a single serving egg in the microwave in the comments section of the “Frugal Food Series-Eggs“. ********************************** I also make a microwave egg quiche type dish. I scramble one egg in a ramekin, add cheese (you can also add turkey, ham, sausage, or leftovers), and microwave…. Keep Reading
Readers Recipes: Bread Pudding
Starcrossed Lady posted this recipe in the comment section of “Frugal Food Series-Eggs“ ********************************** I’m suprised no one’s mentioned bread pudding yet! Not only does it use eggs, but it also helps use up stale bread that the kids won’t touch. Here’s mine for applesauce bread pudding. 10 slices bread (it seems white bread is… Keep Reading
Best Of-Let’s Quiche!
Quiche is classy, tasty and economical. It can be eaten warm or at room temp, and it freezes very well either as an entire quiche or in individual serving sizes. And you can make it with pretty much whatever you have in your fridge. So what are you waiting for? Let’s Quiche! I use the… Keep Reading
Recipe: Mock Alfredo Sauce
This mock (or cheater’s) Alfredo sauce is not exactly bargain basement frugality, neither is it a low calorie option. However besides being quick and easy it is also much less expensive and less caloric than full fledged Alfredo-which call for a lot more butter, heavy cream, and real fresh Parmesan cheese. Preparing a more luxurious… Keep Reading
