On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:16:57 -0400, Lisa Ann wrote:
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>"Lesmond" <lesmond@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>> Exactly. Some very nice bonelss ****k chops were on sale a couple of
months
>> ago for $1.79/lb, so I bought like 20 pounds. The ones we have left
have
>> been frozen so long they're best for stew, but we can still get by just
>> slathering some mozzeralla and tomato sauce on them. Yes, it's ****k
parm!
>
>I'll have to try that with some of our ****k...the loin roast I bought
>Saturday got cut into 3 smallish roasts, and about 10 fairly thick ****k
>chops. So for $18 I've got enough for 8 meals. The chicken was $5.50,
and
>we'll get another 5 meals out of that.
See? It takes planning, but you really can eat well for dirt cheap.
>> I
>> make it like my grandma did. Lots of garlic, lots of basil and fresh
>> onions.
>> And dump a buttload of parmesan cheese in it, too. Oh...and a ton or
two
>> of
>> ground beef or ****k. And it has to simmer for a few hours. I make a
>> couple
>> of gallons at a time and freeze it.
>
>Okay, I'm going to have to try making my own sauce again. I can't figure
>out how I can make really great soups and stews, but my tomato sauce
never
>seems to work out.
Stay away from oregano. I've tasted sauces simply destroyed by oregano.
It's good for pizza, but not for meat sauce.
>
>I used to bake my own bread, but when I lived in Indianapolis I had no
>counters (seriously, no counters) so I got out of the habit. I need to
>start doing that again. I've tried it once since I moved down here and
>seriously miscalculated how long I needed to let the dough rise, or I
killed
>the yeast off or something. Mom and Daddy said it tasted good, but my
god
>we could have used that thing for an anchor.
I've never tried to bake bread and I'm just not tempted. I'll wait for
Boron's bread.
>
>>
>> I'm not saying I never buy prepared food. I think my little one would
die
>> without frozen pizza and fish sticks and once in awhile I absolutely
>> *require" a can of Chef Boyardee ravioli. But we don't make it a
>> lifestyle.
>> And we still just don't spend $542 a month.
>
>I think we're probably around $350/month, but like I said, we'll buy good
>steaks when they go on sale. That also includes our wine and beer,
cleaning
>supplies, etc.
But we're just talking about food. No fair to count other household
budget
items.
>
>Now I'm hungry. Is it lunchtime yet?
I had some Campbell's tomato soup. Yum!
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