Perspective

I'm sharing this because I think it's an awesome show for putting perspective on modern, challenging economic circumstances. When we think we have it tough, sometimes it helps to be reminded of how fortunate we truly are. If you have a roof over your head, a comfortable bed that you only share with someone else because you want to, and enough food to keep you satisfied, you are blessed. Anyway, the show is Victorian Slum House, currently available on PBS.org, through this link.  PBS allows free viewing for only a limited time per episode, so if you're interested, check it out soon. (I believe the free viewing expires May 30, 2017.)

A peculiar after-effect for me, I was really hungry for homemade white bread after watching this episode!

If you've watched this already, what did you think? Were there any lessons learned for you? Could you see ways that people could have helped themselves better? How do you think you would fare under similar circumstances?

Cheap & Cheerful Suppers for Early May

Friday

• cheese, spinach, onion and olive pizza, really good (the spinach was thawed, frozen spinach)
• cole slaw

Saturday (husband cooks)

• noodles in peanut sauce
• pumpkin with almonds

Sunday (husband cooks)

• pasta with tomato sauce
• cheese biscuits

Monday

• whole wheat pasta with
• ground beef marinara sauce (made with tomato paste, onions, garlic, seasonings and ground beef)
• cheese to top the pasta
• spinach and onions sauteed in ham fat and oil
• pumpkin snack cake

Tuesday

• scrambled eggs
• garden kale, onions, garlic, sauteed in oil and soy sauce
• brown rice
• last of the pumpkin snack cake

Wednesday

• egg salad sandwiches
• canned corn, blended with last of some tomato pasta sauce
• carrot sticks

Thursday

• pot roast, with onion gravy
• mushrooms, carrots, and potatoes

I put into practice some of the ideas and inspirations from the survey a couple of weeks ago. I made a large batch of pasta sauce, and froze a bunch to have handy for future meals. (Pasta noodles were one of the quick supper ingredients to have on hand, and spaghetti made with jarred or frozen sauce was one of the top go-to meals for busy nights.) I made a quasi-breakfast for dinner on Tuesday, with scrambled eggs, some veggies and rice. Thursday, before leaving for the museum in the morning, I put a pot roast into the crockpot; then when I returned in the afternoon, I added the carrots, mushrooms and potatoes. It all worked well, this week, and gave me time to do some other things.

So, how did your week go? Any quick-cooking meals this week that you'd like to share with us? I have another survey idea. Would you be interested in answering a 1 or 2 question survey in about a week?

Have a great weekend!