Comments on: Saving Dollars at Dinner

By: Octamom

Octamom — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:07:48 +0000

Great ideas! Can’t wait to implement some of these ideas and to try to casserole too!

Blessings!

By: Audra Krell

Audra Krell — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:37:38 +0000

I grew up eating meat every night so I was so shocked to realize that we don’t have to eat meat at every dinner! It was so freeing and I’m sure much healthier too!

By: kattmaxx

kattmaxx — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:06:59 +0000

My version of this is to cut the meat amount in half in most of these dishes (I feed 5 adults and 2 littles). We use the amount of meat needed to serve four in most meals and increase the other stuff to fill in.

By: TheHappyHousewife

TheHappyHousewife — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:29:07 +0000

Thanks for letting others know about incorporating some meatless (or
near meatless) meals into their menus. People don’t often think of all
the vegetarian foods they already eat that might be frugal in their
own right.

Eating everything with meat in it can make everyone want the taste of
meat in all their foods and thus make the demand for the expensive
ingredient: meat. It can be an endless cycle. Give your taste buds
something new to try. Eat a vegetarian meal! =)

Loretta
http://veganfootprints.blogspot.com/

By: Sonshine

Sonshine — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:03:35 +0000

Great tips!

Thanks for sharing!

By: Sherry

Sherry — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:45:41 +0000

I agree. We do Meatless Monday and then Brinner on Wednesdays and so far hubby hasn’t balked. LOL!

By: Breanne Vasquez

Breanne Vasquez — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:16:51 +0000

Thanks – I will work on some of those. We have a hard time not eating meat at every meal (and I used to be a vegetarian). My husband is not! OK – I have never done a whole chicken in the slow cooker. Do you just stick it in there? Spices?

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:13:38 +0000

These are great ideas! I’m working on lowering our food budget to be able to stay home when we have our first child in December! Thanks for the great ideas!

By: Angela

Angela — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:01:55 +0000

Great post. We had beans & rice for dinner last night.
I just planned our menu for the month of August, and made sure to incorporate one meatless (or practically meatless) meal every week.
Thanks for the recipes!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:45:58 +0000

Great post! Another idea for your list is fried rice. I always make vegetable fried rice, its so easy! I make a double portion of rice the night before. I melt a little butter (that is how they do it at hibachi) in a large skillet, then mix up the cold rice with some grated carrot, peas, chopped spring onion, and a couple eggs that I scrambled and chopped up into little pieces. I just dump it all in the pan, add a a little bit of soy sauce (just enough to give it a light brown color) and fry it for 5-10 minutes.