| Food for when your being cheap or being poor
Posted: 2/18/2006 11:57:02 PM | i didnt read every post in here but i'll share a tip for vegetables.
in New Westminster..there is a store called Denny's Farm Market....i bought 6 field tomatoes, 3 green peppers, 1 sweet onion, 1 big chunk of broccoli and lettuce for 8 bucks.....its a cheap store and i recommend it..good quality and good prices. For the rest of my shopping i go to Costco!!!! I dont shop in grocery stores much because its way too expensive. I live on my own so Costco is great and i live 15 min walk away :). Tonight i roasted a Butterball turkey and had garlic mashed potatoes, gravy, roasted carrots in the pan with the turkey, beer (always have to have beer), stuffing and a apple caramel pie for desert. MAN was it delicious.
get creative with spaghetti....make baked spaghetti....get some sauce..some beef....some cheese and you got baked spaghetti which is really good. | |
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| Food for when your being cheap or being poor
Posted: 2/20/2006 8:46:51 AM | Not sure if it's been mentioned yet, but the possibilities are endless with those
Ramen Noodles,,,They're cheap as hell,, like 6 for a buck-or better. You can add just about anything to them to make a meal on the cheap. Good source of carbs too. One of my faves is some ham & green tabasco sauce with the noodles. Quick, easy & cheap...and tasty-lol | |
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| Food for when your being cheap or being poor
Posted: 2/20/2006 11:09:57 PM | In Anchorage Alaska fish is it. But, peanutbutter and margine will do or margerine and sugar sprinkled on top will do. A great place up here that exists in the lower 48 is called Liquidation Sales. A great place to get really cheap canned and dry goods and even bottled goods. And if you want to do the whole sale thing for a few extra bucks but will fill your fridge and cupboard for a while, Costco. They sell huge rotisseri chickens for five bucks up here.  | |
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| Food for when your being cheap or being poor
Posted: 2/20/2006 11:41:37 PM | Okay, try Chinese style. Go buy a bag of 10 kg rice and it will last you at least 2 months even if you have rice for meal everyday.
My favor lazy meal is cooked rice with fry eggs on top and with soy sauce. It is yummy. Or I will make rice soup (congee) with chicken bones or pork bones.
Vegetables too expensive and won't keep long in fridge? I bought onions in bags and stir fried them.
And yes, I love pasta. So cooked macaroni topped with cream of mushroom soup, frozen mixed veggie and a can of tuna make a fast and tasty good meal for me.
I don't really need to spend very much on food and I am happy. But it is not being cheap or being poor, it is being lazy to do all the fancy cooking when no one to cook for except for myself. | |
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| Food for when your being cheap or being poor
Posted: 2/21/2006 10:41:17 AM | Cold cereal! Great anytime! I always have Shredded Wheat or Wheat Chex on hand.
I always keep canned fruit, canned veggies and canned tuna around, along with brown rice and ramen (I only use a half pack of the seasoning mix... too salty!) | |
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| Food for when your being cheap or being poor
Posted: 2/21/2006 10:55:54 AM | Nobody is impressed that I got imported swiss for $2 a lb...
BTW, the scenery in this forum is definitely improving.
Let's make no sudden movements, so as not to scare these girls away... Steve, take your pic off your profile. (jkg) | |
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| Food for when your being cheap or being poor
Posted: 2/21/2006 2:47:17 PM | | Ok, I'm impressed. A 2 lb. loaf of Colby Jack cheese up here is cheapest at Costo, $5. bucks. Most of the stores here want $8. dollars for 2 lbs. Everything here is shipped in or flown in. I won't even go into the prices of the regular cheeses. | |
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| Food for when your being cheap or being poor
Posted: 2/21/2006 9:18:33 PM | | It depends.....I am pretty cheap but eat healthy meals....I eat alot of veggies which are not that expensive....and I make alot of homemade breads and stuff that cost less than a loaf bought at the store....I buy few processed foods which are more expensive per serving than a home cooked meal....cheap doesn't have to mean lacking nutrition....so...it really depends. | |
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| Food for when your being cheap or being poor
Posted: 2/21/2006 9:46:50 PM | I always eat well..and pals are always bringing food over..........
I eat out often-at least 3 to 4 times a week
surplus food....or unoppened canned stuff I donate to an orphanage not far from my home. | |
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| Food for when your being cheap or being poor
Posted: 2/22/2006 1:33:04 PM | Some quickies
Rice with tuna and soya sauce.
Tuna juice and lemon with salt and pepper as salade dressing.
For those over ripe apples I saw somewhere in here. Throw some oatmeal mixed with butter and brown sugar on top and bake for apple crisp.
or my fav brecky top a slice of buttered bread with some apple slices sprinkle with brown sugar and cinimon. cook it right on the rack in the oven until the toast is warm and guey or crispy depending how you want it. | |
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| Food for when your being cheap or being poor
Posted: 2/22/2006 3:48:22 PM | | Well, I grew up on beans and fried potatoes and when in season, homegrown tomatoes with it. Very good and cheap and I lived in SouthTexas for years and beans and rice is very good. I make very good mexican rice. Boy, those people sure can grill out BTW. | |
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| Food for when your being cheap or being poor
Posted: 2/22/2006 4:26:54 PM | I average about 50% off my grocery bill...sales, multiple stores, stocking up, and coupons.
That doesn't factor in my gardening, home yogurt making, etc.
I seldom eat out, and if I could figure out how to make fried chicken as good as the deli's, I would not eat out at all.
This is off topic, but I also do not pay anything at all (usually) for my gasoline (yes, my trick is legal).
PS, yes, I know I have skills that most people expect out of the female partner in a relationship (good cook, thrifty shopper).
I'm comfortable with it.
And some woman will appreciate it. :P | |
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| Food for when your being cheap or being poor
Posted: 2/23/2006 4:07:00 PM | All I know how to do is grill, so If I have money I eat steaks... if I'm broke I eat pork chops or chicken. If I'm really, really piss pot poor, my dog will share her Milk Bones with me.  | |
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| Food for when your being cheap or being poor
Posted: 2/25/2006 4:30:38 PM | Freezer expiration dates? ha! My friends know I refer to my freezer as the "black hole." Or the Hotel California would be another good description of it. The upside is that I finally DID throw out that frozen pumpkin pie that travelled through 4 moves with me.
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| Food for when your being cheap or being poor
Posted: 2/25/2006 9:59:34 PM | the cheapest meals ive found are pasta and sauce
pasta is around $6CAD (bulk package)
sauce is around $8CAD (again, bulk package)
it should last you about 20 meals so thats 70ยข/meal fills you up pretty good, and its not too unhealthy. | |
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| Food for when your being cheap or being poor
Posted: 2/25/2006 10:37:09 PM | I have fun with many low cost meals--as a student this is important:
Ramen noodles--so much can be done to jazz up the flavor. They are also fantastic comfort food when I am not feeling well. No matter HOW much money I'll ever have I will always keep some in the kitchen for that reason.
pasta dishes
mac and cheese
English muffins with tomato sauce and shredded mozzarella cheese
nacho chips microwaved with cheese and dipped in salsa
I had a basil plant growing in my kitchen at one time, and I loved pulling the leaves off and adding the fresh seasoning to my food.
Bon appetit!! | |
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| Food for when your being cheap or being poor
Posted: 2/25/2006 10:38:35 PM | I forgot one of my fave treats:
Spanish style rice with fried eggs (arroz y huevos). It's simple and inexpensive, but a REAL treat nontheless.
Have fun!
DW | |
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| Food for when your being cheap or being poor
Posted: 3/8/2006 6:24:08 PM | | My roomate in university used to each spagetti and tomato sauce-not spagetti sauce, plain boring no-name tomato sauce - no spices or seasonings-straight from the can. Bleh! | |
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| Food for when your being cheap or being poor
Posted: 3/10/2006 12:47:57 PM | Dirt poor answers always start with rice...
It's cheap and filling and not hard to jazz up.
For my slightly less poor weeks I would go to our local meat packers and pick up pork shoulder. It's always about $1.19 lb and has less fat and wastage per lb. than hamburger if you trim it yourself.
Cube it, brown it, and throw it in a pot with
Potatoes,
Onions
Celery
Carrots
spice with salt, pepper, oregano, parsley....whatever's handy
cover with water and stew....
for under $6 Cdn. I get almost 2 gallons. Cheap? You do the math. ~grin~ | |
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| Food for when your being cheap or being poor
Posted: 3/10/2006 2:33:21 PM | Anyone else concerned about mad cow disease? I don't eat beef anymore, so hamburger is out.
I make a killer vegetarian chili:
LENTILS CHILI POWDER ONION CUMIN TOP WITH GRATED PEPPERJACK CHEESE.
yummy, very inexpensive also.
honeysage | |
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