This week I met with a client who showed me a picture of their family menu. Unfortunately it just before lunch and started to make me hungry. While they were sharing with me how the whole menu was helping their finances, I saw something on the menu that I had never heard before. So I asked, “what is…..”.
This couple told me that it was the homemade version of something they like from as restaruant change. It just so happened, that my wife would be interested in this for one of our meals this weeks.
We had it last night – it was wonderful, simple, and a change. I am not sure how healthy it was, but it was good!
I began to ask myself what others, you, may be doing for your recipes and what you do to meet your grocery budget each month. While others are struggling much of the time financially, many more are now struggling with the rise in fuels prices and food prices. Additionally, others are looking for things to get out of the dolldrums.
What are you doing that you can share with others? Reply to this post and share with others.
Like the family above, we have gone to a meal plan. We look for quick, inexpensive ideas. Publix had their aprons recipes that are really good. You have to look through the recipe carefully to see if there is anything that could be expensive in the ingredients so you can either find it cheaper or keep it as a post debt idea. Also, Southern Living has many recipes that are inexpensive to make (gift subscription, by the way). Also, there areis so many recipies online that are cheap and good. The key is looking for things that are inexpensive to make, so do your research.
Our family really tries to grow more and more of what we eat. Since zucchini is a no brainer to grow we have a lot in the freezer. So,,,we collect zucchini recipes. We also try to make sure our food is organic, with healthy fats and dairy. 2 of our favorite recipes are for breakfast: 1) garden scramble with diced tomatoes, zucchini and spinach sauteed and then eggs scrambled with the rest and 2) a frittata made by sauteeing diced onions, zucchini and jalapeno, and then adding corn and beaten eggs on top and cooking to set on the bottom and then slipping into a hot oven to cook and brown the top. Yum! Good for you and cost efficient if you grow your own. Since these 2 don’t have alot of starches they prevent morning blood sugar dips and boost energy levels.