RE: are you stretching your grocery budget?!
I've had some savings lately as a result of trying to have a healthier diet.
We started buying our meat in bulk- those large vacuum sealed pkgs at BJs. ANd then we cut and food-saver ourselves. And grind the lean meat for our own ground beef. That was because I was so grossed out by all the e-coli outbreaks.
I also have started making all our bread products- sandwich bread, english muffins, hamburg and hot dog buns, bagels, etc. I started that because I wanted to add healthier ingredients- whole grains and fiber. And we discovered the products not only taste better but are cheaper than the store bought. We even make our own pizza once a week. That's a big savings. 2 pizzas were costing us over $30. Now it costs about $5 total. And lower fat, higher fiber to boot.
We make our own pasta, too.
We started packing our lunches too, and that savings adds up.
I do garden in the summer.
So far, these are enjoyable, painless (healthy) changes.
I would love to know what recipes your using for the breads and pizza that your making? Sounds really great and healthier too.
RE: -18 F.Below outside frozen roast & crock pot need recipe
I have never started with a frozen roast either in a crock pot, I thought that a person was not supposed to do that when cooking with them?
I am going to give the recipe with the ranch and Italian dressing a try too, always looking for something that is fool proof and great tasting to try and impress my boyfriend when he's home off the rig.
RE: PIZZA LASAGNA
Pizza Lasagna
By: Family of four
Dec 18, 2005
Ingredients
9 lasagna noodles (uncooked)
1 (15 ounce) can pizza sauce
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green pepper and onion (undrained)
1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese
1 teaspoon italian seasoning
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
2 (3 1/2 ounce) packages pepperoni slices
1 (4 1/2 ounce) jar sliced mushrooms (drained)
1 (2 1/4 ounce) can sliced ripe olives (drained)
1/2 cup green bell pepper (1/2 medium, chopped)
2 tablespoons parmesan cheese
Directions
1Cook noodles as directed; drain. Be careful to keep them a little bit firm.
2Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 12x8 inch (2 qt) casserle dish with cooking spray.
3In 2 qt saucepan, mix pizza sauce and tomatoes. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until heated.
4In medium bowl, mix ricotta cheese and italian seasoning.
5Spread 1/4 cup pizza sauce mixture in bottom of pan. Arrange three cooked noodles over sauce. Spoon and spread half of ricotta mixture over noodles.
6Top with 1/2 cup of mozzarlla cheese, 1 cup sauce mixture, 1/3 each of pepperoni slices, mushrooms, olives and bell pepper.
7Repeat layers once.
8Top with remaining noodles, sauce mixture, mozzarella cheese, pepperoni slices, mushrooms, olives and bell pepper. Sprinkle parmesan on top.
9Bake uncovered fr 30-35 minutes or until bubbly. Let stand 15 minutes.
Curiosity got me, found this on recipezaar, does look good.
RE: Boiled hamburgers
Sorry but this is the way to go:
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/6049/burgersgp4.jpg
You have fun with your boilin' but the cool folks will be at my RV site, burnin' beef, squirtin' ketchup and drinkin' cold beer.
;)Aw, now you did it, I am so hungry for a nice grilled steak and corn right now, soon as gets above zero I am going to give it a go.
LOl, supposed to be -50 windchill today and tonight, oh glory.
Well actually I never have thought of doing the boiling thing, I might try it just for the ease of it if they are froze, I can see that, plus I can't fry a hamburger in a pan worth nothing. Can grill up a storm though.
