I've been making menus, too! It helps soo much, both with grocery-store budget and "wah i dunno what to make for dinner LET'S GET TACO BELL OM NOM NOM" budget. My favorite is to make veggie chili (ok, i cheat- i use one can of Hormel Veggie Chili and add a can of store-brand Chili Beans to stretch it), and then we have chili with homemade cornbread one night, and there's not enough left over for a full chili meal, so i make some turkey dogs and pour the chili on top another night, along with some
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I've been making menus, too! It helps soo much, both with grocery-store budget and "wah i dunno what to make for dinner LET'S GET TACO BELL OM NOM NOM" budget. My favorite is to make veggie chili (ok, i cheat- i use one can of Hormel Veggie Chili and add a can of store-brand Chili Beans to stretch it), and then we have chili with homemade cornbread one night, and there's not enough left over for a full chili meal, so i make some turkey dogs and pour the chili on top another night, along with some <a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Parmesan-Potato-Wedges/Detail.aspx"Parmesan Potato Wedges"</a> (just one large potato makes enough for me and Nate). SO GOOD. Also, if you make your own veggie burgers, they're way cheaper AND you can freeze them just the same (that's what the intrabutts telled me anyways). And pea soup! That stuff freezes perfectly, I LOVE PEA SOUP OM NOM NOM!
p.s. Also, please to be telling me how to make fried rice-- I tried it once and it resulted in a HIDEOUS FAILURE.
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Date: 2008-05-02 07:37 pm (UTC)My favorite is to make veggie chili (ok, i cheat- i use one can of Hormel Veggie Chili and add a can of store-brand Chili Beans to stretch it), and then we have chili with homemade cornbread one night, and there's not enough left over for a full chili meal, so i make some turkey dogs and pour the chili on top another night, along with some
My favorite is to make veggie chili (ok, i cheat- i use one can of Hormel Veggie Chili and add a can of store-brand Chili Beans to stretch it), and then we have chili with homemade cornbread one night, and there's not enough left over for a full chili meal, so i make some turkey dogs and pour the chili on top another night, along with some <a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Parmesan-Potato-Wedges/Detail.aspx"Parmesan Potato Wedges"</a> (just one large potato makes enough for me and Nate). SO GOOD.
Also, if you make your own veggie burgers, they're way cheaper AND you can freeze them just the same (that's what the intrabutts telled me anyways). And pea soup! That stuff freezes perfectly, I LOVE PEA SOUP OM NOM NOM!
p.s. Also, please to be telling me how to make fried rice-- I tried it once and it resulted in a HIDEOUS FAILURE.