2008 November « Frugal Recipes

Taking a Short Vacation

I will not be posting any more recipes until next week, likely. I have already posted all of the ideas that I have for using up your Thanksgiving Leftovers, or for Planned Leftovers.

I hope that you all have a Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Shannon

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 Posted by Shannon Buck | Uncategorized | frugal recipes, leftovers, planned leftovers, thanksgiving | No Comments Yet

Leftover Turkey Sandwich Bar

This is a hreat way to use up leftover Thanksgiving food. Simple enough for a child to prepaper.

Set the bar up with:

leftover turkey in slices

bread and/or sandwich rolls

cold corn

lettuce

cheese slices

shredded carrot

tomato slices

mayo/dressing

pickles

Let everyone make their own sandwiches.

Everything can be prepared when cleaning up after the Thanksgiving meal, so you can just pull it all out of the refrigerator the next day.

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Posted by Shannon Buck | Child Friendly Recipes, Food Cupboard Creations, Main Meals, Meats, School and Work Lunches, Snacks, Thanksgiving Leftovers | child, easy, leftover, meal, recipe, sandwiches, thanksgiving | 3 Comments

Leftover Thanksgiving Soup

This one is easy enough, that is also cheap to make, for an older child to make. It is also quick. Serve with bread and butter.

Ingredients:

leftover turkey, cut into bite size pieces

leftover corn

leftover peas

leftover green beans

leftover carrots

vegetable broth, or turkey broth made from the Thanksgiving turkey.

Cook in a pot until everything is warmed through.

Friday, November 14, 2008 Posted by Shannon Buck | Child Friendly Recipes, Food Cupboard Creations, Main Meals, Meats, School and Work Lunches, Thanksgiving Leftovers, Vegetables | carrots broth, cheap, corn, green beans, leftover, peas, soup, thanksgiving, turkey | 2 Comments

Leftover Thanksgiving Fry Pan Meal

This recipe is frugal because it uses leftovers from you Thanksgiving meal. It is easy enough for an older child to make.

Leftover Potatoes: You will want to make sure that these are warmed when the pan fried food is done. You can do this in the oven, or more quickly in a microwave. Any kind of potato will work fine.

Ingredients to put into pan:

melt a little butter to cover bottom of pan, or use olive oil

bite size pieces of turkey

any leftover veggies from the turkey dinner

feel free to also add things like: sliced onions, crushed garlic cloves, and parsley.

Spoon potatoes onto each plate and top with fried mixture.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008 Posted by Shannon Buck | Breakfast, Child Friendly Recipes, Food Cupboard Creations, Main Meals, Meats, School and Work Lunches, Thanksgiving Leftovers, Vegetables | child, frugal, fry, fry pan, leftover, meal, parsley, potatoes, thanksgiving, turkey, Vegetables | 3 Comments

Slowcooker Leftover Turkey and Gravy

This is an easy one to throw into the slowcooker the morning after Thanksgiving.

Ingredients:

leftover turkey in bite size pieces

1 or 2 cans of turkey gravy

Put turkey into bottom of slowcooker and cover with the gravy.

Cook on low for dinner, or high for lunch.

* Great served with potatoes, rolls and salad.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008 Posted by Shannon Buck | Child Friendly Recipes, Halloween Recipes, Holiday Recipes, Main Meals, Meats, Thanksgiving Leftovers, Thanksgiving Recipes | easy, gravy, recipe, thanksgiving, turkey | 3 Comments

Thanksgiving Leftover Casserole

If you are lucky, you will not need to buy anything extra for this, making it very frugal indeed. Children who can use an oven by themselves will find this easy. Younger children can put the casserole together for you to bake.

To make this recipe even easier, you can prepare it when cleaning up after your Thanksgiving meal, and pop it in the oven the next day. You could also put it into the freezer to save.

Ingredients:

leftover turkey

leftover vegetables

leftover mashed potatoes

Put 1/4 cup water in a baking dish.

Cover the bottom of the baking dish with bite size pieces of turkey.

Cover the turkey with leftover vegetables.

Cover the vegetables with mashed potatoes.

Bake at 350* until warmed through.

* Good served with rolls and a salad.

Saturday, November 8, 2008 Posted by Shannon Buck | Child Friendly Recipes, Food Cupboard Creations, Main Meals, Meats, School and Work Lunches, Thanksgiving Leftovers, Vegetables | casserole, child, easy, freeze, frugal, leftover, mashed potaotes, recipe, thanksgiving, turkey, vegeatbles | 2 Comments

Leftover Thanksgiving Mini Casserole Cups

(For when you do not have enough ingredients for a whole casserole)

To make this recipe even easier, you can prepare it when cleaning up after your Thanksgiving meal, and pop it in the oven the next day. You could also put it into the freezer to save.

Ingredients:

leftover turkey

leftover vegetables

leftover mashed potatoes

Put 1/2 tsp. water in each muffin pan cup.

Put a couple bite size pieces of turkey in bottom of each cup.

Add 1 tbsp. leftover vegetables.

Cover the vegetables with mashed potatoes.

Bake at 350* until warmed through.

* Good served with rolls and a salad.

* Can be frozen. Flash freeze in muffin tins. Pop out and put into gallon size freezer bag. Get out as much air from the bag as you can.

Tuesday, November 4, 2008 Posted by Shannon Buck | Child Friendly Recipes, Food Cupboard Creations, Main Meals, Meats, Snacks, Thanksgiving Leftovers, Vegetables | bake, child, easy, frugal, leftover, mini casseroles, muffin tin, pan, potatoes, recipe, thanksgiving, turkey, Vegetables | 2 Comments

Hello

Hello. My name is Shannon, and I am a single mother living in a small town in near Bangor, Maine.

Money is tight in our household, so we need to save as much money as we can. Serving frugal menus is one way in which we do this.

I will be the recipes that I use here in an effort to share them with those who may be looking for frugal recipe ideas.

I will be posting these recipes as I come up with them. I am tweaking them for healthiness when I can afford to. There may be a cheaper alternative for you, like using all white flour rather than wheat, so feel free to tweak these as you desire.

Warmest Wishes,

Shannon

Brightest Blessings,

I am trying to tweak recipes and come up with new ones in order to make them more affordable.

I am also trying to eat healthier, as I am losing weight. 41 pounds so far. This means that a few of my ingredients are a bit more expensive than what you may use.

For example:

* We are trying to incorporate wheat products whenever possible.

* We use a minimal amount of EVOO when we cook, instead of butter.

* We do not use shortening, unless it is absolutely necessary. We use butter instead.

* We use Canola oil when baking, instead of vegetable oil.

* Except for in baking, we use Country Crock.

Tweak these recipes as you need to for the most savings.

Warmest Wishes,
Shannon
Bulk Purchases

I purchase these items in bulk or in larger sizes because, in the long run, they are cheaper. I need to save money wherever possible.

* Pickles in gallon jars

* Peanut butter

* Powedered milk

* Cheese

* Spices that I use often

* Extracts that I use often

* Family packs of meat when cheaper
Freezing Necessities

I freeze leftovers, and I repackage meats to freeze. I repackage meats according to whom I will be feeding at each meal. For instance, when everyone is here, I repackege round beef, chicken and pork into 1/2 lb, 3/4 lb, and 1 lb packages. This was done for (1/2) when me and the girls are alone, (3/4) for when one nephew is here, and (1) for when two nephews are here. This works nicely for us.

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Here are my main freezing needs:

* Plastic wrap

* Quart size freezer bags

* Gallon size freezer bags

* Freezer paper

* Permanent marker

* Masking tape

* Sticker labels, or I write on pices of masking tape
Cheaper Prices

Our stores have carts and shelves filled with foods that they want to get rid of. I do not always purchase from this, but I have been able to find some good buys.

*** If you will be eating the fresh fruits or vegetables by the next day, these would be fine.

*** I purchase fruits for breads here. I bake the breads the day I purchase the fruits, then I freeze the loaves.

*** I have purchased individual bottled drinks at 4/$1.00. I do not purchase these often, but my daughter loves the
treat.

*** I purchased packages of cheese singles at 4/$1.00 as well. I throw them in the freezer until we need a new package opened.

*** If you purchase rolls from these carts, you can throw them in the freezer as well. When you want them for a meal or a snack, just nuke them and add butter. Or use them for bread crumbs.

*** I have also purchased small packages of sandwich meat this way, frozen them, and taken them out of the freezer the night before we needed them.
Spices

I dedicate a drawer in the refrigerator for the herbs and spices. They stay fresher this way. I also buy large containers of the herbs and spices that I use the most. You can find a lot of these at $2.50 or less. *** If I will not be using something a lot, as small container will suffice. Or, if a larger container is cheaper, I purchase it and use it in homemade pot pourri.
Frozen Soup/Stew Starter Bags

Our freezer currently holds:

* A freezer bag with odds and ends of uncooked beef, chicken and turkey.

* A bag of cooked meet odds and ends.

* A bag for vegetable odds and ends.

* A bag for vegetable water/broth.
Flour

Even though it is not cheaper to use whole wheat flour, I use it as much as I can. It is actually good. I try to do at least 1/4 wheat flour in a recipe, but prefer 1/2 or more. The recipes still taste great, and they are healthier and are aiding in my weightloss.
Keep on Hand

* A shaker of a cinnamon sugar mixture for french toast and other recipes.

* Breadcrumbs and croutons - can be homemade.

* Homemade mix for various recipes.

* Homemade shake 'n' bake.
Freezing

I also freeze these in their original packages:

* Pepperoni

* Boxed butter

* Cheeses

* Sandwich meats

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Trying to eat on as little money as possible.

Taking a Short Vacation

Leftover Turkey Sandwich Bar

Leftover Thanksgiving Soup

Leftover Thanksgiving Fry Pan Meal

Slowcooker Leftover Turkey and Gravy

Thanksgiving Leftover Casserole

Leftover Thanksgiving Mini Casserole Cups

Hello

Brightest Blessings,

Bulk Purchases

Freezing Necessities

Cheaper Prices

Spices

Frozen Soup/Stew Starter Bags

Flour

Keep on Hand

Freezing

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