tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post3425553855151628641..comments2024-03-28T03:58:48.788-07:00Comments on creative savv: Cheap & Cheerful Meals This Past WeekLilihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-12081501486587759252021-11-08T15:11:57.389-08:002021-11-08T15:11:57.389-08:00Hi Diane,
Menu planning works best for special mea...Hi Diane,<br />Menu planning works best for special meals for me. Everyday meals are often planned on the day of. If I plan out the week's meals in advance, I wind up with leftovers here and there that don't get used. It took me a few years to figure this out. Yum, breakfast casserole for dinner sounds very soothing.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-27258510196793612792021-11-08T15:07:23.258-08:002021-11-08T15:07:23.258-08:00Hi Live and Learn,
I hope you find a good sale on ...Hi Live and Learn,<br />I hope you find a good sale on a roast soon. It was delicious and we're finishing the gravy tonight -- every last bit was so tasty.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-10527033139176468282021-11-08T15:06:19.393-08:002021-11-08T15:06:19.393-08:00Hi Alice,
It sounds like your own cooking provided...Hi Alice,<br />It sounds like your own cooking provided much tastier meals for your family than that take-out pizza. I find that a lot of take-out foods don't agree with me any more, so cooking from scratch is just better overall for me.<br /><br />I get what you mean -- our kitchen freezer is the one with the bits of this and that and it never seems to get empty. The deep freeze has all of the frozen fruit from the summer and we do go through that faster, so the deep freeze is looking a bit more bare this month.<br /><br />I love the quick rise no-knead bread. The taste and texture are great, and it's nice to not need to knead the dough.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-25800459244137915002021-11-06T06:26:03.221-07:002021-11-06T06:26:03.221-07:00Yep, that’s basically me. We recently split half a...Yep, that’s basically me. We recently split half a beef with my son so it’s mostly beef on top right now lol. I do have to dig for other stuff, but until we got the beef, what I saw is what we ate. I try to have a variety, but my husband and I like totally different things, so that complicates planning dinners. I sorta take turns cooking things each of us likes.He also takes lunch to work and prefers leftovers to sandwiches, but isn’t thrilled if his lunch consists of leftovers from one of “my” dinners lol. Honestly, it’s harder now than it was when my 4 kids were home lol.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11211081401208327746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-9613677908601915672021-11-05T11:04:42.568-07:002021-11-05T11:04:42.568-07:00Diane, I can't menu plan either. I often pull ...Diane, I can't menu plan either. I often pull out the first thing I touch in the freezer and make a meal based on that item (meat item). Hamburger is always there in case we specifically want something with that.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660543650879805736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-80017907383492169962021-11-05T07:14:25.298-07:002021-11-05T07:14:25.298-07:00My Dh came home from hunting Sunday so I had to co...My Dh came home from hunting Sunday so I had to cook this week. We had seasoned tri tip one night. It came from Costco and was not good at all. The seasoning was awful. Neither of us liked that so I gave the leftovers to dd to give to her dogs. Then we had pork chops, a breakfast casserole that I served for dinner, tuna casserole, and pizza. I need to get some meat out to thaw for this weekend’s meals. I don’t menu plan because it doesn’t work for me. I take two or three days worth of meat out to thaw and then make something with it. Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11211081401208327746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-56935140714782881182021-11-05T04:51:49.845-07:002021-11-05T04:51:49.845-07:00We haven't had pot roast in a long time. I'...We haven't had pot roast in a long time. I'll have to start watching for a sale because that sounds so good. Live and Learnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493777474885053903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-89692467934288937972021-11-05T04:23:22.957-07:002021-11-05T04:23:22.957-07:00One of the biggest bad meals last week Friday was ...One of the biggest bad meals last week Friday was the takeout pizza we ordered. It was not good at all and gave me indigestion for the entire night. Not doing that again. We're going back to homemade.<br /><br />We had a lot of goodies on our table including a beef roast I found in my freezer with scalloped potatoes with ham and brussel sprouts. Another night was chicken and rice casserole with the last of dad's carrots. Asian coleslaw, spaghetti, pork chops in the crockpot, bratwurst burgers and asian chicken noodle egg drop soup, corn chowder, cheese broccoli soup, no knead bread, apple crisp, banana bread, brownies, chocolate chip cookies, butternut squash. <br /><br />I've wondered why my freezer just keeps being full and figured out that the stuff in there is not all meant for "a meal" but it is "components to make a meal". It's just a little of this and a little of that to contribute to the day's meal. So very little gets used each day from the freezer and then there is a little from the pantry and a little from the fridge. Does that make sense? <br /><br />Lately I'm using the quicker version of no knead bread where the dough only sits for 3 hours instead of 12+ hours before baking. I can get it made all in one day and I think the rise is higher on the 3 hours rise. Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660543650879805736noreply@blogger.com