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63 Budget Friendly Meals, Meal Stretchers and Desserts

March 1, 2011 by Tiffany

Have you noticed grocery prices racing up? Yikes! It’s gotten crazy.

This month we’re going to be focusing on saving money on food. We kicked it off yesterday with a new Low-Cost Meals Menu. Today, I’m sharing a list of the least expensive recipes I have. Nearly all of my recipes are budget friendly, but these really counteract those rising prices.

You may notice a lot of rice, beans, pasta and eggs in this list. Basing meals on these ingredients is a great way to keep the cost low.

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Menu, Grocery List, Recipes Year 2 Week 21 – Low Cost Menu

February 28, 2011 by Tiffany

In January, we Resolutionized our kitchens and cooking. (Remember 25 Meals in 20 Minutes or Less?)

In February, we filled our freezers with all kinds of meats, casseroles, breakfast foods and desserts.

March is almost here, bringing Spring weather with it (I hope). This month the focus is going to be on saving money. I thought we should kick things off with a low cost menu.

Most of the meals I post are economical, but for this menu I chose recipes that really keep the costs down. They rely on inexpensive foods like pasta, rice, beans and eggs.

You get 6 dinners and 1 dessert. Serving suggestions are included in bold on the recipes and in curly brackets {} on the grocery list.

Here’s what’s on the menu this week: [Read more...]

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Low Cost Menu/Grocery List/Recipes

August 10, 2009 by Tiffany

I pulled the recipes for this week’s menu from my list of Low Cost Meals. Not only are the meals inexpensive, but they are quick to fix.

A few notes about the Low Cost Meals Menu:

Once again, the menu includes a slow cooker meal
You’ll double (or even triple) your effort one day by making dinner + extra for the freezer
I’ve included another dessert recipe, which is also inexpensive
Recipes include Serving Suggestions. Those that are in bold are included in the grocery list in curly brackets {}.
Several meals are stretched by serving them with Depression Era Bread. Even if you’ve never worked with yeast or made homemade bread, please give this a try. It’s easy and the pay off is worth it.

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