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"During the last two years, I have learned the true value of a dollar. Some folks believe that a hundred bucks can't get you much, but I disagree. I believe that quite possibly some of us have become financially de-sensitized."
# Buy various flavors of boxed cake mix (when they go on sale for 99 cents for example).
# Follow this easy cookie recipe. Mix one box of cake mix, one egg, and one stick of softened butter. Preheat oven to 350-degrees. Using a tablespoon, drop the cookie dough on an ungreased sheet. Bake for 9-12 minutes (depending on your oven). You could always drop on some chocolate chips, M&M candies, nuts or other toppings before baking. Each box yields approximately 24 generously sized cookies
Where do I get the free eggs and butter? Eggs are over 10c each, and butter about 50c a stick, which raises your batter from 99c to 1.59.
I'm also really tired of people telling me about the magic of couponing. Coupons are area specific -- they target. Coupons aren't cheap for manufacturers to produce and redeem.
Therefore, if you live in an area where coupons aren't used much by the population, you don't get them.
I used to live in Pittsburgh, PA, and we saved 10-15 bucks a week using coupons and having the markets double the value. On real food. Buy a box of cereal and get a gallon of milk free. Buy this cheese and get 50 cents off broccoli.
Here? When we moved here we still used coupons, but usage dwindled, because the coupons became geared towards cleaning products and Frankenfoods. With the arrival of Grocery Outlet who didn't take coupons and the fact that our newspapers circulation has fallen WAY off, they have gone away nearly entirely.
We still get two coupon circulars in the Sunday paper, but the circulars have lots of restuarant coupons, Blair Wear, address labels and Checks in the Mail ads. And for some reason LOTS of air freshener coupons. If your house stinks that bad you need to cover it up, CLEAN IT.
I still use coupons when I can, but I can't count on doing really well with them -- so I may get 2 bucks off a week.
The overwhelmingly vast majority of the money spent by Americans on food is actually spent for its preparation (from restaurant food to ready-to-eat/easily prepared food mixtures). If you just buy flour, sugar, eggs and various other ingredients and do the preparation yourself, the money would go a very long way.
The overwhelmingly vast majority of the money spent by Americans on food is actually spent for its preparation (from restaurant food to ready-to-eat/easily prepared food mixtures). If you just buy flour, sugar, eggs and various other ingredients and do the preparation yourself, the money would go a very long way.
All very very true but it takes "work" to do this and most folks don't like that word in the kitchen.
I know people that have nice kitchen but don't have any pots and pans.
I also met older adults that never ever cooked anything in their life.
All those nice kitchens with all that carved woodwork..... two weeks of real cooking in a place like that and who's going to take a toothbrush to clean the grease from all that woodwork?
Yep -- give me a nice streamlined kitchen with good cleanable surfaces.
Last nights dinner was meatballs in tomato sauce. I followed the Barefoot Contessa's spaghetti and meatballs recipe, except I used Italian sausage instead of veal and pork.
Cooking is very simple, but it appears to be so much work. Someone can start with a crockpot meal, which can be eaten over a few days and takes little effort. I think there should be mandatory cooking classes in high school or even college. I learned at around age 23 how to really cook, too spoiled as a child. I also find that doing it in a group, say with friends, a date, or families helps make it enjoyable.
I know people that have nice kitchen but don't have any pots and pans....
I know lots of folks like that...the reason is, the top catering companies around here won't accept you as a customer unless your kitchen is equipped a certain way...
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