What Would You Like to See Here?

I am planning the future of this blog. Yes, I am still working on this overhaul. What I would like to know is what my readers would like to see here.

If you could all just comment on this post and let me know, that would be great. Afterall, this blog would not be here if it weren’t for all of you.

Shannon

Leftovers English Muffin Pizzas

If, like me, you like to eat leftovers for lunch, there are some very quick, easy ways to accomplish this.

Most people love pizza, and I would like to share with you the third and last recipe in the series of leftover pizza tricks this week. These are easy to prepare with leftovers. And, since they are already made from leftovers, making these pizzas will not cost you any money at all.

Leftovers English Muffin Pizza:

Serves: 1

1 English muffin

leftover cheese(s)

leftover pizza topping

 

1. Put the two halves of the English on a baking sheet and top with cheese and toppings.

2. Bake 10-20 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

Happy eating!

Shannon

Leftovers Pita Bread Pizza

If you are like me, you like to eat leftovers for lunch. There are some very quick, easy ways to accomplish this. You can also eat leftovers for breakfast and dinner, or even as a snack.

Most people love pizza, and I would like to share with you the second in a series of three leftover pizza tricks this week. These are easy to prepare with leftovers. And, since they are already made from leftovers, making these pizzas will not cost you any money at all.

Leftovers Pita Bread Pizza:

Serves: 1

1 pita bread

leftover cheese(s)

leftover pizza topping

 

1. Put the pita bread on a baking sheet and top with cheese and toppings.

2. Bake 10-20 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

Happy eating!

Shannon

Can You Eat on 1 Dollar a Day?

This link will lead you to a short article and a YouTube video describing an experiment on low-cost eating. I cannot view YouTube videos on my computer, so I am wondering if someone could gives us a rundown of what is said.

Can You Eat on 1 Dollar a Day? Watch New Documentary ‘Food Stamped’

 

If this can be done (at $1.00 per meal or less), then we may want to have a challenge here on the blog. Let me know your views on this. I could post the challenge on my other blogs, too.

 

Maybe everyone would agree to let me combine all of their ideas, tips and recipes into an e-book that we can each have a free copy of. Then we could sell it here for a $1 or $2.

 

Let me know if this is something that you would be interested in, and I will get it all set up.

 

Shannon

Leftovers Tortilla Pizza

Do you have a leftovers night at home? Perhaps, like me, you like to eat leftovers for lunch. There are some very quick, easy ways to accomplish this.

Most people love pizza, and I would like to share with you three leftover pizza tricks this week. These are easy to prepare with leftovers. And, since they are already made from leftovers, making these pizzas will not cost you any money at all.

Leftovers Tortilla Pizza:

Serves: 1

1 soft tortilla/taco shell

leftover cheese(s)

leftover pizza topping

 

1. Put the shell on a baking sheet and top with cheese and toppings.

2. Bake 10-20 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

Happy eating!

Shannon

Strawberry Salad

How to create this recipe for almost no cost:

Strawberry Salad:

Serves: 4

1.) Pick a small head of lettuce from the garden, rinse, chop and put into a mixing bowl.

2.) Add halved or quartered strawberries that you obtained for free.

3.) Add 4 or 5 tablespoons of vinniagrette.

4.) Toss it all together and serve.

Price:

Minimal if you grow the lettuce and can find a free source of strawberries. It will only cost a few cents to prepare.

Serve with:

Sandwiches at lunch.

Soup at dinner.

Strawberry Recipes: Strawberry Yogurt Surprise

I love strawberries, and I love yogurt. My favorite yogurt is Dannon Low-Fat Vanilla, which I purchase in tubs to save money.

Last year I purchased fresh strawberries at the farm for a good price. Sometimes I find them where I can pick them for free. When I was going to the food cupboard, I would get the there for free as well.

I also like to add things to my yogurt. I do not like fruit or berry yogurts, becuase I only like to eat fruits and berries fresh. Otherwise, I find them nasty. (Of course, I can freeze them for use in breads/muffins and smoothies.)

Strawberry-Yogurt Surprise:

Serves: 1

parfait or sundae cup

long handled spoon

yogurt

3 large sliced strawberries

a sprinkling of chocolate chips

1.) Layer into cup and enjoy!

Price:

One tub of yogurt can go a long way if used properly, so there is minimal cost to this recipe. I will say about .50 per serving. Less if the berries were free.

Great served with:

Toast with peanut butter or oatmeal at breakfast.

A sandwich at lunch.

Frugal Recipe Happenings for 6/16/2009

I have been working on some plans for the blog. I want to try to create and sell some affordable cookbooks, so that I can offer up some new ideas and clear the blog of older recipes while still keeping them available.

Why would I want to clear them? Well, to put it simply…I would like to be able to start each year over with a clean slate, adding new recipes as I can. Compiling them into an eBook at the beginning of each new year.

I want to be able to offer up new frugal recipe ideas, new categories, and new pages.

I also want to begin adding other information, like this-for-that’s, nutritional information, tips for saving money at the grocery store…

So, sound off on this for me. What do you want? Does any of this sound like something you want as a reader of this blog? I am always open to suggestions.

Shannon

Garden Vegetable Salad

This would make a great side salad to any meal, or even a wonderful snack.  If you can keep it cold, you can even pack it for school or work lunches, or as part of your picnic meal.

This salad is easy to prepare, and can be almost completely free if you grow everything yourself. If you purchase the items needed, you should look at spending about $15.00. You will have leftover ingredients to use with other meals.

Adding salads to an already vegetable rich meal is a healthy way to get in all of your vegetable servings each day. I have read that we should be getting in about 9 servings of vegetable a day, rather than the 4 or 5 servings that we are all used to.

Garden Vegetable Salad:

Serves 4:

4 cups cabbage, shredded

4 cups lettuce, shredded

1 cup snap peas, uncooked

1 cup beans, uncooked

1 cup carrots, shredded

1/4 cup fresh chives, chopped

1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped

20 cherry or grape tomatoes

1 cucumber, sliced

1) Combine everything into a large bowl.

2) Toss and serve.

Vegetable, Chicken and Egg Salad

Yet another yummy salad from the lover of salads herself, LOL. Yes, I love to create salads. Why? Because I do not like to eat the same thing over and over again. I like to change things up, try new combinations of food.

This salad makes a complete lunch or dinner salad, and would be even better with corn on the cob and some garlic bread. Dressing is not necessary.

Vegetable, Chicken and Egg Salad:

Serves 4

4 cups lettuce, shredded

1 cup Radicchio, shredded

1/4 cup fresh parsley, shredded

1/4 cup fresh chives, shredded

1 cup carrots, shredded

4 pieces cold chicken, chopped into bite size pieces

4-8 hard-bolied eggs, sliced

1) Combine everything in a large bowl and toss together.

2) Serve with dressing if you like

 

Price:

You could make this completely free if you visited the food cupboard, depending upon what you came home with. The whole kit-n-caboodle wouldn’t cost to much if the herbs and vegetables were grown in your own garden. Expect to pay about $16.00 for ingredients if you purchase everything. You will have plenty of fresh produce left over for other meals.