I decided to make a special dinner tonight - seafood jambalaya and hush puppies. It looked and smelled great. Then I spilled the hot oil on the stove top which ignited. The food didn't burn but the fire was big and getting bigger. Way too big to smother with a pot lid. So I had to break out the fire extinguisher. What a mess! That white powder gets on EVERYTHING! So even though it didn't burn, dinner was ruined. I really hate wasting food. The fact that it was expensive food made it even worse.
So, thanks to the suggestion of my wonderful hubby, we had root beer floats for dinner! Then strawberries for dessert. Crazy, I know, but it was just the pick-me-up I needed. Of course the kids weren't complaining!
Praise the Lord there is no permanant damage to the kitchen. (The stove top is kind of damaged but it is just cosmetic.)
I had intended to post tonight about food storage and the rising cost of food. I was going to write about money saving ideas. I'm so tired now that the only money saving idea I can come up with is this:
Don't ruin a huge pot of expensive seafood, sausage, chicken, veggies, rice and a batch of hush puppy dough and a quart of oil with a fire extinguisher! Throwing away large amounts of food tends to make void all other attempts at frugality for the week.
So, does anyone have any money saving tips to share? I would love to hear from you!
Blessings,
Lorie
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Monday, June 16, 2008 - frugal thoughts
Posted by Anonymous
I just wanted to offer these ideas that I'm currently working on myself (for frugality AND health):
*adding beans to the weekly diet - as a main dish (trying to go meatless 2 times a week)
*cutting meat into peices for use in main meal so it will go farther (like in sausage in gravy, shish-ka-bobs, spaghetti, stir-fry, chicken pot pie, stroganoff, etc.)
* increasing my soup recipes base and making a soup or bisque or chowder for 1 main meal a week (and then freezing leftovers for a future meal). This could be meatless sometimes.
* Leaning more on vegetables for better nutrition as well as reducing meat costs means trying eggplant dishes, etc.
*Lunches from leftovers from the night before- or a different variation of what was used (chicken becomes chicken salad).
You're not alone on this quest to save $, and may find you don't really save that much but are eating better. (for instance, if you can save on meats, you can buy organic milk and afford the Farmers' Market produce)
Good luck- love your blog... hey we're still waiting for pictures!
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