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KimberMama · 08-03-2008, 09:11 PM

I can't claim to be actively trying to make cheap meals. At the same time, a lot of what we do puts us in that category naturally.

Like Jen, we do a weekly (dried) bean night. I cook pinto beans with garlic in the pressure cooker and we usually eat them with homemade (GF) cornbread (I also saute a veggie). A couple of nights later I'll use the leftovers for refried beans, and we'll have tacos. So that is two cheap meals right there.

When the weather is cool enough we also have a weekly soup night. For me that means it needs to be cooler than 100 degrees, LOL.

Our meat comes from the freezer; we purchased a side of beef last fall. Our veggies and most of our fruit come from a CSA. I have lots of staples on hand as well ~ beans, grains, honey, rice pasta, etc.

Recent meals:

brown rice pasta with sauce or melted butter, sauteed zucchini
beans and cornbread, sauteed zucchini
beef and bean tacos
sauteed chicken tenders, quinoa, sliced cucumbers
steak (freezer), baked potatoes, corn
hamburger patties, rice, sauteed zucchini (yes, we eat a lot of it as it's in season)

This week we're having (in no particular order):

leftover steak, new potatoes, zucchini
hamburger patties, rice, sliced cucumber
grilled chicken pieces, potatoes, zucchini
chicken soup with homemade biscuits
pot roast (freezer beef)

Lunches always include vegetable salads, using whatever is in season with the CSA (which right now has meant no lettuce as it's too hot). To these we add leftover bits of grain, meat, beans, etc. We also eat dinner leftovers with lunch.

Breakfasts are actually expensive for us, because DS#2 eats GF maple buckwheat flakes just about every morning, with raw milk, and neither is cheap. It does however seem to help his digestive issues, so we'll stick with it. The rest of us eat breakfast porridges (cheap!), eggs, fruit, etc.

08-03-2008, 09:11 PM	#59 (permalink)
KimberMama Registered User iTrader: 1 / 100% Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: In the Land of Golden Warmth, Surrounded by Majestic Mountains, Inspired by Desert and Ocean, Cocooned in Love Posts: 2,939	I can't claim to be actively trying to make cheap meals. At the same time, a lot of what we do puts us in that category naturally. Like Jen, we do a weekly (dried) bean night. I cook pinto beans with garlic in the pressure cooker and we usually eat them with homemade (GF) cornbread (I also saute a veggie). A couple of nights later I'll use the leftovers for refried beans, and we'll have tacos. So that is two cheap meals right there. When the weather is cool enough we also have a weekly soup night. For me that means it needs to be cooler than 100 degrees, LOL. Our meat comes from the freezer; we purchased a side of beef last fall. Our veggies and most of our fruit come from a CSA. I have lots of staples on hand as well ~ beans, grains, honey, rice pasta, etc. Recent meals: brown rice pasta with sauce or melted butter, sauteed zucchini beans and cornbread, sauteed zucchini beef and bean tacos sauteed chicken tenders, quinoa, sliced cucumbers steak (freezer), baked potatoes, corn hamburger patties, rice, sauteed zucchini (yes, we eat a lot of it as it's in season) This week we're having (in no particular order): leftover steak, new potatoes, zucchini hamburger patties, rice, sliced cucumber grilled chicken pieces, potatoes, zucchini chicken soup with homemade biscuits pot roast (freezer beef) Lunches always include vegetable salads, using whatever is in season with the CSA (which right now has meant no lettuce as it's too hot). To these we add leftover bits of grain, meat, beans, etc. We also eat dinner leftovers with lunch. Breakfasts are actually expensive for us, because DS#2 eats GF maple buckwheat flakes just about every morning, with raw milk, and neither is cheap. It does however seem to help his digestive issues, so we'll stick with it. The rest of us eat breakfast porridges (cheap!), eggs, fruit, etc. __________________ Peace, Kimberly...walking my path; loving, living and learning with an amazing man and two incredible boys. Last edited by KimberMama : 08-03-2008 at 09:52 PM.