Urbanhomemaker

Making More Meals with Less

More with Less has been one of my most favorite cookbooks, next to Sue Gregg books that I have been using for over twenty years. I like the way they have time saving recipes and lots of "gather up the fragments" ideas to use up a little or this and little of that. Nothing goes to waste. The food is delicious and nutritious.

I have been making a game of using up dribs and drabs in my freezer and on my pantry shelves while improvising recipes as I go. I have only bought eggs, milk, fresh veggies, yogurt, butter and cheese for the last three weeks. My goal is to keep going until the shelves need restocking!

For example I made Stir Fry with vegetables on hand and a small amount of leftover roast beef (about two servings of beef) that fed six last week.  Stir fry was made with celery, onions and soy sauce. (Cheapest veggies I know)   I served everything over pan fried potatoes.  Carrots, onions, potatoes and celery are great economical veggies easy on the budget. 

Tomorrow night I'm making leftover Chili Stew with the following ingredients I found in my freezer today: Leftover pinto beans, baby sausages, and frozen corn. I will be adding onion, cumin, chili powder, garlic, salt and pepper and serving it over rice.

My new blog contest will be discussion about how you are keeping your grocery bills under control while food and grain prices skyrocket. I want you to talk about how you are stretching your food dollars by making MORE WITH LESS.

Prize winners will be judged based on creativity and originality of their ideas. Specific ideas with pictures and recipes will get top ratings. (Email digital photos in jpg format to marilyn@urbanhomemaker.com so I can post them.)

I will be awarding a copy of my ebook, Fast and Healthy Menus for Busy Moms to the top 10 Winning posters.

I will award a Grand Prize of all four of my ebooks to the best overall entry: Fast and Healthy Menus for Busy Moms, Breakfasts for Busy Moms, Sensational Summer Salads, and A Beginner's Guide to Baking Bread. (A $34.00 value)