This morning I cooked the other pork tenderloin we bought. Used the insta pot and a spice rub. We also took inventory of the upstairs side by side freezer and grated some yellow cheese and started a loaf of sourdough bread. 1. Pork roast , potatoes, green beans, carrots, and sourdough bread . 2. Pizza…
Author: janeulness
Like any other American my age, we lived through an era of double digit inflation . I was a single parent with no raises in three years and hit and miss, mostly miss child support. I set out to learn every way I could to make use of my shrinking discretionary money. When times changed, it was a habit and I didn’t stop. Now, I am trying to put all I have learned to good use helping others make best use of their food dollars .
Thursday quick list ..
little kitchen hacks … Parmesan cheese rinds will flavor any soup or slow cooker meal Always pull up the digital coupon app for your favorite grocery store,. You never know what you may find, hit the button for anything you may buy in the near future, It takes little time and the “magic of having…
The best of the ads 5/19/2021
QFC strawberries 2/5 BUY 5 Cream cheese 1.49 Hebrew National hot dogs 2.99 goldfish .99 sweet baby rays bbq sauce .99 💸. Cake mix .50 ( also brownie ) ALBERWAYS Meat BOGO BBW 18 Oz blues 3.88 pears, oranges .99 @@lunch meat ! Hillshire farms 7-9 ounces 2/6 limit 4 sargento cheese slices 2/5 FRED…
What we bought 5/18/2021
Grocery Outlet V8 juice 2.99 pacific tomato soup (4) .99 Ice cream cones .99 Swiss cheese slices 2.49 Smoked ham slices 1.99 Raspberry yogurt .33 salami 1.99 smoked Gouda slices 2.49 total 17.90 FRED MEYER PICK UP Tillamook ice cream BOGO (2) 5.99 French fries 1.67 stir fry veggies 1.39 suddenly salads .99(5) ( original…
Monday
Snippets of Grocery Shopping wisdom. …no matter what shape your budget is in, Keeping a stock of non perishable necessities means some grocery shopping trips are left to walking around the perimeter of the store. Less time : less money. look up and down a display shelf . The manufacturers pay slotting fees. Essentially, they…
What’s for Dinner.5/16/2021
We are on a mission to clean out the freezer. We have averaged four dollars a day per person for the past five plus years that we have been keeping track. SNAP is now sox dollars a day in this state. Tacos, Refried beans pizza mac and cheese with bacon tomato soup, biscuits hamburgers, French…
Chicken marinades
Chicken is the most inexpensive ,”meat” these days. It is also very versatile and a good option for a budget meal. Chicken marinade, 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar 1/2 cup honey 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup soy sauce 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 tsp sesame seeds mix. Safety tip: never reuse marinade after it has…
Five Dollar Friday
5/14/2021 Chili with cheese and Texas toast 28 ounce can tomato sauce (1,00) 1/2 # ground beef or Turkey (1.25) 4 cups cooked beans .05) 1 can diced mild green chilies (.78) water taco seasoning (homemade ) Texas toast (1.00) Cheese for garnish (.50) total 4.93 This could be cheaper if you made your Texas…
Thursday List
Chicken dinners with chicken pieces or pulled chicken Chicken Enchiladas Chicken noodle soup Chicken pot pie pulled chicken sandwiches chicken pizza, bbq chicken pizza, buffalo chicken tacos chicken salad chicken salad sandwiches chicken burritos chicken sliders
The best of the ads 5/12/2021
Alberways Chicken : drums, thighs, leg quarters .99 BUY 4 GM cereal .99 Bars .99 DIGI 💸 Ground turkey 2.99 pasta .49 apple juice .99 milk, includes almond milk 1.89 QFC 18 Oz blues 3.99 BUY 5 Dreyers 2.49 butter 2.49 post cereal 1.79 Kelloggs cereal 1.79 Jimmy Dean sausage roll 2.99 mayo 2.49 DUGI💸…
Jane frugal food 