tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post6286716837414441481..comments2024-03-28T21:24:42.615-04:00Comments on Blue House Journal: Eating On A Budget: Not Quite Bare Cupboard Menu Planterricheneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865436021565986224noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-35681281140266119842017-02-07T17:50:02.815-05:002017-02-07T17:50:02.815-05:00I'm so happy to see you are using my grandpas ...I'm so happy to see you are using my grandpas bread recipe. Yes, you can use margarine in it just fine. <br />I like margarine, but don't tell the food police. <br />I even saw a pie crust recipe that used margarine. The blogger said it was really good too. <br />Yes, the sandwich buns are much nicer after a day or two than sliced homemade bread. I do keep them in the freezer and try not to take out more than we will eat in 2 days. <br />So far, I have spent much less in February on groceries and should stay under our budget, which even though I lowered it, I think it is still too high. Rhondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898829593961271218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-79472062405992632502017-02-07T10:03:58.609-05:002017-02-07T10:03:58.609-05:00Sounds like a delicious menu! We love roasted chi...Sounds like a delicious menu! We love roasted chicken, and I'm sure that your company enjoyed it. Hope that you have a wonderful birthday week.<br /><br />I'll see what the sales are at kroger tomorrow, to see if I can put together a $30 menu. I always try to pick up the free item if it is in stock, and I browse the online coupons too. There is another free kraft dressing in the coupon list.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16710629007170091862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-55672829340613499822017-02-07T01:05:13.293-05:002017-02-07T01:05:13.293-05:00I'm impressed! Do you have a store with a bul...I'm impressed! Do you have a store with a bulk food and spice section? You could get some pepper there for very little money.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449564619872452771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-57000142942463897872017-02-06T16:07:29.118-05:002017-02-06T16:07:29.118-05:00Have you checked Aldi for pepper? I get quite a fe...Have you checked Aldi for pepper? I get quite a few of my spices there. Gramma D Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-89704766802086872182017-02-06T08:39:05.824-05:002017-02-06T08:39:05.824-05:00Do you have a Dollar Tree in your area? They carr...Do you have a Dollar Tree in your area? They carry spices and you could get your pepper there. Everything is a dollar. I buy a lot of their food items.sparky136https://www.blogger.com/profile/00336851749882623160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-26651691273190454312017-02-05T22:48:01.612-05:002017-02-05T22:48:01.612-05:00Terri, in one of your recent posts you mentioned h...Terri, in one of your recent posts you mentioned having oatmeal more for breakfast. We have had oatmeal every morning now for several years. We put the allotted amount of raisins or dried cherries or whatever in it. And chia seeds , hemp hearts or flax seed sprinkled on top. Then after cooking in the micro wave we add milk, and walnuts added with cinnamon. Hubby adds a bit of almond butter.. Sometimes we have 7 or 9 grain mix or part oatmeal and part that as the base. It keeps us full till lunch and his numbers are staying good. The only time they have jumped is when he has been sick. <br />Hubby is our bread maker. I will give him Rhonda's recipe. We need a recipe for buns and such.Thank you. SarahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-89164697223147666512017-02-05T21:30:21.494-05:002017-02-05T21:30:21.494-05:00That looks like a good plan! I hope it works out ...That looks like a good plan! I hope it works out when you cook it. Isn't it nice that you can do some experimenting and still have a break for a birthday meal? In real life, the person might have to use the cake as birthday cake and use one of the other meals for the birthday. Still, it would be very hard to not feel like you could cook a special meal for the loved one that they specially wanted. The chicken meal would definitely be the one for me, although pot pie sounds amazing, too. So, the person would have to set their mind that they were meeting a goal of some kind, like staying out of debt, paying a bill, saving, or otherwise to keep from feeing down in the dumps. It's all in the mindset. It would have to be looked at like a challenge, not a deprivation!<br /><br />Very interesting! I love reading it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-29715436718140437692017-02-05T17:08:37.656-05:002017-02-05T17:08:37.656-05:00Wow! Great planning! The roaster chickens were ....Wow! Great planning! The roaster chickens were .89 a pound at my Aldi. I never understand the great price differences there. I wondered how they would be and so I am glad to hear it is tender. Not much worse than a rubber chicken that must be eaten again and again.Lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380649410508372279noreply@blogger.com