So, tomorrow is payday, and that means grocery shopping day. I was planning to do my monthly $300 trip to BJ’s, but with financial crisis looming, I’ve decided to change course. I think I will hoarde most of my $300, and instead see how cheaply I can shop at the local market, stocking up for just the next couple of weeks.
Before planning my menus I decided to do a little research. I am passing along the following website…it might come in handy.
http://eatdangerously.com/recessionrecipes/
Lettuce soup…yummy!! *gag*gag*
Please feel free to share your frugal, (but tasty) recipes in the comments!
A Half Hour a Day 
TACOS!
Perfect MM! In fact, that was tonight’s meal! 😉
Let me add one….Crock Pot Chili! YUMMY!
Pot Roast…mmmm
Tray of Baked Ziti and Salad
Cube Steaks…no one makes those anymore…loved them with mushrooms and rice
BEST CAKE…Hot Fudge Sunday Cake…
1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup nuts, chopped (pecans or walnuts)
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup cocoa
1-3/4 cup hottest tap water
Preheat oven to 350F. In an ungreased 9 x 9 inch square pan. Stir together flour, sugar, 2 tablespoons cocoa, baking powder and salt. Mix in milk oil and vanilla with fork until smooth. Stir in nuts. Spread evenly in pan. Sprinkle with brown sugar and 1/4 cup cocoa. Pour hot water over batter Bake 40 minutes. Let stand 15 minutes. Spoon into dessert dishes or cut into squares and invert each square onto plate and top with ice cream. Spoon extra sauce on top of ice cream.
I took this from “Cajunrecipies.com” but Betty says it was a WWII ration based cake…where ever it came from it is so yummy I dream about it.
Shrew, that cake looks SOOOO yummy! WAY better than that crazy microwave mug cake I desperately tried last week. lol
And it looks really esay. Hmmm….Just might have to make this tonight. I have everything on hand but the nuts, and the girls wouldn’t eat those anyway. Yum!
Ohhh let me know how you like it!
Oops…forgot tonight was gymnastics night. Looks like Thursday will be yummy cake night instead! I’ll let you know how it goes! 🙂