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Re: Challenge!! Feed my family for $4 per day!
« Reply #150 on: January 19, 2009, 05:07:13 PM » by ladyhen

Thanks for that Mexican rice recipe! That sounds like something my group would love, too. With a salad and some sort of meat - PRESTO! - a wonderful meal.

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Re: Challenge!! Feed my family for $4 per day!
« Reply #151 on: January 19, 2009, 05:59:32 PM » by ladyhen

I made a soup for our dinner tonight that is a recipe I modified from the recipe in an expensive spice catalog. My dil told me that she made this soup with pork (what she had available) and it was a HUGE winner at her house.

Spicy Hot Chicken Soup

*About 2 pounds of chicken meat, either cooked and cut up or raw, sauteed until cooked
* 2 med. onions, minced
* 4 garlic cloves, minced
* 1/2 to 1 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
* 1 tsp. powdered ginger
* About 8 - 10 cups chicken broth
* Wide egg noodles, 1 pkg.
* chopped green onions for garnish

Cook the chicken, if needed, in a little oil. Set aside. Heat oil in hot skillet, add onion and garlic and saute until it begins to brown up a bit (this adds some good flavor to the soup). Add the cayenne pepper and ginger. (add the minimum amount of cayenne and add more to taste later. The full amount will make the soup fairly HOT) Add the broth and meat and heat to boiling, reduce heat, cover, and simmer for about 15 minutes. Boil noodles in a separate pot of water until almost done, drain, add to pot of soup. (*I skipped this and added noodles directly to the soup to cook them. I had to add some water, though) Turn off heat and let stand for 5 minutes, serve in bowls and top with green onion.

* okay, another modification that I did was instead of the b/s chicken breasts called for I used chicken thighs and I slow cooked them in the pot instead of cutting up the raw meat and sauteing it. My dil said that she used some pork ribs with bones. Whatever you have would be good, I think.

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Re: Challenge!! Feed my family for $4 per day!
« Reply #152 on: January 20, 2009, 06:08:33 PM » by MommaDorian

Quote from: SarahK on September 15, 2006, 10:01:53 AM

To fill my boys - I make fresh bisuits a lot in the summer. We have a large family -but this is what I use-

7c flour + some to knead & roll in
3 Tb baking powder
1.5 t salt
1 c butter
2 c milk (give or take- measure this amount and then only add as much as you really need)

Mix all. Knead 5x to be sure everything is mixed well. Press to 1 inch thick and fold this into thirds (like a bath towel). Let rest 5 minutes. Press 1-2 inches thick again. Cut and bake on 2 cookie sheets 450deg 8 min then switch top rack for bottom rack and bake another 8 min more (give or take on the time).

I make two full cookies sheets (18 maybe) and just cut them with a pizza cutter.

Sarah K

Sarah, I tried your recipe tonight. First, my dough was very rubbery and difficult to get mixed. It was also difficult to roll, it kept wanting to shrink back up. What did I do wrong? They baked up pretty good, though a little dry (good thing we're having gravy with them). I SO wish I could bake & cook confidently!!

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Re: Challenge!! Feed my family for $4 per day!
« Reply #153 on: January 20, 2009, 07:00:58 PM » by SarahK

If I had to guess w/o being there, I would say the dough was worked too much. Gluten in the protein in wheat and the long fibers stretch and get tough the more they are worked.

So, if you want to try it again, I would say go with the basic amounts given and then add more flour or milk (probably needed a bit more milk tonight) to make something easy/easier to combine. It should be just a touch sticky. I often have rings off & flour my hands to keep from getting gummed in until I get it flipped and kneaded (5 times).

There are a few others here that use this recipe - they might have some ideas, too. Anyone?

Sarah K

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Re: Challenge!! Feed my family for $4 per day!
« Reply #154 on: January 20, 2009, 07:29:29 PM » by ladyhen

Quote from: MommaDorian on January 20, 2009, 06:08:33 PM

Quote from: SarahK on September 15, 2006, 10:01:53 AM

Make sure that you first mix up all the dry ingredients, then mix the butter into the dry with a pastry cutter, 2 knives, or your hands. Once the butter is well incorporated, it will look like crumbs of lumpy flour. Add the milk and mix just slightly - - then knead 5 times.

I really have to work hard at resisting my urge to mix and knead biscuit dough more than is needed. It needs to be handled very little.

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Re: Challenge!! Feed my family for $4 per day!
« Reply #155 on: January 20, 2009, 07:37:36 PM » by MommaDorian

Ok, it sounds like I did in fact over mix it. My arms were sore. lol

When you add the butter is it straight from the fridge? Or room temperature? Or melted?

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Re: Challenge!! Feed my family for $4 per day!
« Reply #156 on: January 20, 2009, 07:55:49 PM » by SarahK

Wellllll.... It works best if it's room temp-ish but I usually do it straight from the fridge and wrestle it a while. Never tried it melted. Don't think that would work.

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Re: Challenge!! Feed my family for $4 per day!
« Reply #157 on: January 20, 2009, 09:39:38 PM » by hi_itsgwen

I cut my cold butter into pats, toss them into the flour, and then just pinch them into flakes by hand. It goes pretty quickly...each pat makes 4-6 little flat pinches that I toss with the flour. Then add the milk and stir a few times until it incorporates. Turn onto a floured tea towel. This keeps the counter from getting messy, and I just re-use the towel several times, storing it in a baggie between uses. I don't actually knead the dough...just fold it onto itself and pat it until it holds together, usually about 4-5 times. This makes soft layers in your biscuits, so you can split them with a fork. Soft flour (I use White Lily) works best.

If you want them to rise higher, let them touch. I also use a cake pan, so they can climb the sides. Wink

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Re: Challenge!! Feed my family for $4 per day!
« Reply #158 on: January 21, 2009, 03:43:48 PM » by Joyfulmomto9

I love this thread!! When we were in Liberia we spent weeks on end eating plain rice fried in oil with salt along with a bit of fried onions. We were so sick and tired of eating this after awhile but we were hungry and happy to eat. If we were lucky we might find a can of vegetables to pour over it.

When there was more money we ate chicken soup (which was still cheap), beans over rice, meatless sloppy joes made with beans over rice or bread. Sometimes for snacks we would fry garlic (one of the cheap things over there) in butter and eat with salt.

We'd buy a 100ld bag of rice for $36 at the beginning of the month and if we didn't give too much of it away to friends and strangers it would hold out til the end of the month.

We have a large family also and since coming home from Liberia we have been vey tight on money and have bought pinto beans for $6.99 at Sams Club and been able to make many many meals from that one bag.

Cheap snacks are homemade cinnamon rolls although somewhat more time consuming.

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« Reply #159 on: January 21, 2009, 05:01:24 PM » by mom24boys

Quote from: MommaDorian on January 20, 2009, 07:37:36 PM

Ok, it sounds like I did in fact over mix it. My arms were sore. lol

When you add the butter is it straight from the fridge? Or room temperature? Or melted?

Quote from: hi_itsgwen on January 20, 2009, 09:39:38 PM

HTH!

MommaDorian,

Yes, you did overmix if your arms hurt!

Since your biscuits still tasted good, you know you are on the right track!!!

Here are my tips: mix the dry ingredients. Cut the butter into pats or chunks. Either use your hands like Gwen mentioned (above) or use a big meat serving fork (not the sharp carving kind but the one that looks like a regular fork only really big) to cut in the fats. You want to sort of mush, cut and toss the stuff around. Do not make it stick together, you want it crumbly. The fat should be in various size pebbles with some sandy size stuff too.

Pour in all the liquid. Now, using that same big fork, combine it all gently with a cutting/folding/stirring sort of action. Move the dryer parts into the wetter and then cut through them a few times with the side of the fork, fold over and cut through again. Keep doing this slowly so you can observe well. The idea is to get all the dry ingredients to cling to the ball of dough, not to get the dough homogeneous. You don't want pockets of dry but that is better than over-beating. Every time you make biscuits, you will get better at this and figure out what works best.

When you turn your dough out onto the floured surface, use a folding action instead of the kneading action you use for bread. I press it out, fold into 3rds from side to side, press it out, fold into 3rds from top to bottom, and so on, alternating foldings. Finally, press down and cut your biscuits and proceed to cook them.

Over time, if you follow this method, you will develop a "touch" for biscuits and find the approach that works for you.

Good luck,
Mom24boys (whose husband calls her the biscuit and pie queen of the free world Wink

, even though it sounds arrogant for me to mention it Cheesy

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Re: Challenge!! Feed my family for $4 per day!
« Reply #160 on: January 22, 2009, 01:35:38 PM » by WI Cheesehead

Here's a great, quick meal, if you use Ramen. The kids love it, but I double it, plus use 6 cups water instead of 4 when making regular Ramen.

Ramen Friend Rice
1 (3 ounce) package pork-flavored ramen noodles (or smoked ham flavor or oriental flavor)
1/2 cup frozen peas
2 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 pinch white pepper
1 tablespoon peanut oil
4 green onions, finely chopped
1 teaspoon chopped garlic
1/2-1 cup diced roast pork (optional) or cooked chicken (optional) or shrimp
1 tablespoon soy sauce
Directions
1Break the noodles into about 6 pieces into a bowl, sprinkle with the contents of the seasoning packet and pour boiling water over to cover.
2Stir a bit and let soak while you prepare the rest of the recipe.
3Rinse peas with hot water in a colander to defrost.
4Mix together the eggs, sesame oil, and pepper and set aside.
5Heat a wok or large skillet and add the oil.
6Add the garlic and green onions and stir-fry for 30 seconds.
7Add optional meat and peas and stir fry until hot, about 1 minutes.
8Drain the noodles well, add to the skillet and stir fry for another 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
9Stir in the soy sauce until well distributed.
10Pour the eggs into the skillet and continue to cook and stir, until the bits of egg are cooked.

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Re: Challenge!! Feed my family for $4 per day!
« Reply #161 on: January 22, 2009, 08:30:06 PM » by leslieincali

I'm going to state the obvious here, but it just happened to me last week. I have more than $4 a day, but things are tight right now. I prayed before I went into the grocery store. DUH! Right? I found the most amazing deals and got to have a worship service at the grocery store. Here is my best deal. We will have bacon or sausage about 2x a week. I just can't bring myself to buy the sodium nitrate loaded stuff anymore. I had 2 tubes of the natural stuff in my cart thinking I'd skimp on something else. I get to the meat counter and see a one day "manager's special" on ground pork for 50 cents a lb! I was a happy camper. I bought enough pork to make 6 or more breakfasts for less than the 2 tubes! Don't forget to ask for help! God knows our needs! (He also helped me fix the washing machine this week!)

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Re: Challenge!! Feed my family for $4 per day!
« Reply #162 on: January 22, 2009, 11:47:05 PM » by goatgirl

Quote from: leslieincali on January 22, 2009, 08:30:06 PM

Thank you for the reminder! We serve an amazing God and I am so thankful for a personal relationship.

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Re: Challenge!! Feed my family for $4 per day!
« Reply #163 on: January 24, 2009, 03:07:49 PM » by WI Cheesehead

I think this is where I got Sarah K's biscuit recipe. I tried it today with fresh ground ww. I almost made a big boo boo and ground up the flour I use for bread first! Luckily I noticed it b4 I started. There IS a difference in the 2. When scooping out the soft white pastry flour, it was WAY lighter. Anyways, I loved the directions, with her extra help later in the thread. I've never made biscuits from scratch that came out very good. I ended up making 24, so next time, I won't pat it out so much and will try putting a few cups of white with the ww. I made sausage gravy (that I got from another thread) and the family loved it on top of the biscuits. Haven't tried them with just butter yet. How do you reheat them and do I store them in the fridge, freezer or on the counter (like my bread)? Thanks Sarah!

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Re: Challenge!! Feed my family for $4 per day!
« Reply #164 on: January 24, 2009, 05:30:27 PM » by SarahK

Quote from: WI Cheesehead on January 24, 2009, 03:07:49 PM

How do you reheat them and do I store them in the fridge, freezer or on the counter (like my bread)?

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Re: Challenge!! Feed my family for $4 per day!
« Reply #165 on: February 10, 2009, 08:14:57 PM » by WI Cheesehead

I came across this recipe for adding oatmeal to ground meat to stretch it. I tried this and used it in a baked bean recipe that I made up. It was great, esp. for those family members who are sick with sore throats and coughs.

Hamburger Budget Stretch

1 lb hamburger
2 cups oatmeal
1/4 cup onion, grated
1 egg
Directions

Mix and season to taste; Alma's recipe called for "some" onion, so use however much you'd like.

Here is my made up recipe (not sure what I'm calling it yet!) I am trying to sneak in pureed veggies to some of my meals. The sweet potatoe works well in this. No one noticed! Everyone liked it, even after complaining about it at first (God forbid that I mix the baked beans with anything!) I'm also not positive on the amounts, as I just dumped stuff in. You could also use more baked beans to stretch it even more - or add some black beans or kidney beans.

1 small onion, chopped
1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
1 lb lean ground turkey (the budget stretcher)
1 medium sweet potato, cooked and mashed
1 (28 oz) can Busch's baked beans
1 C (or more) homemade (not condensed) tomato soup
1 tsp Worc. sauce

Saute onion and bell pepper in a little oil in a large skillet. Add lean ground turkey and cook until done. Drain fat if there is too much. Add mashed sweet potato and mix in well. Add baked beans, tomato soup and Worc. sauce. Thoroughly mix and cook, on simmer, until warmed through, 10 minutes or so.

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Re: Challenge!! Feed my family for $4 per day!
« Reply #166 on: February 11, 2009, 06:21:56 PM » by herbalmom

Here's a recipe for making cookies from breadcrumbs. The recipe is originally from The Tightwad Gazette.

I have never made them but it looks like it works with both white bread crumbs & whole grain.

http://apennycloser.com/2007/10/24/tightwad-wednesday-cheap-postal-scale-crumb-cookies/

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Re: Challenge!! Feed my family for $4 per day!
« Reply #167 on: February 11, 2009, 06:32:03 PM » by WellTellMommy

Quote from: ladyhen on January 19, 2009, 05:59:32 PM

This looks like it would be a good cold/flu kicker. Wink

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Re: Challenge!! Feed my family for $4 per day!
« Reply #168 on: February 11, 2009, 07:47:01 PM » by WI Cheesehead

Here's a recipe I had saved and wanted to try. I have to get a butternut first. It sounds really good, cheap and easy. Plus, you can hide all the veggies/lentils that your family wouldn't normally eat.

I always add some red lentils to my home made butternut and carrot soup. Its not really a precise recipe, I just tend to use what I've got in the larder but usually I use a butternut squash, a couple of carrots, a potato, an onion, a clove of garlic (chopped) and a sweet potato. I sweat the onion and garlic in a tbsp of oil, add 1 -2 tsp ground cumin and 1-2 tsp ground coriander, then the rest of the veg, about a litre of vegetable stock (just to cover the veg) then approx 8-10 tbsp red lentils. I simmer it until the vegetables are tender then blitz the veg and a little of the cooking liquor in a blender, adding the liquor as necessary until the texture is as required .

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Re: Challenge!! Feed my family for $4 per day!
« Reply #169 on: February 23, 2009, 12:54:16 PM » by hi_itsgwen

One of our favorite meals growing up was beans and rice and cheese. It's cheap and yummy, and the beans, starch, and dairy create a complete protien that your body can utilize...so use all 3!

Soak dried pinto beans (or any other bean of your choice) in water overnight. Change out water, and add a whole onion and some garlic cloves if you'd like. DON'T ADD SALT! It will keep the beans from softening.
Bring to a boil and simmer, covered, for a few hours until beans are soft. Season, and add any meat you want. I like to add diced smoked meat...we smoke a bunch of stuff in the fall and I save it just for flavoring my beans. Wink

Serve with brown rice, shredded cheddar or pepperjack cheese, and hot sauce or (brace yourself) ketchup. It's really yummy! My kid's love it.

It's great as a leftover or a make-over! The leftover beans make excellent re-fried beans.

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Re: Challenge!! Feed my family for $4 per day!
« Reply #170 on: February 23, 2009, 02:31:20 PM » by kisbaba_1

i've been making a soup/stew that has been a big hit in our house recently. i stumbled upon it when i was trying to use up odds and ends in the pantry before going to the store. we have "kitchen sink saturday". it's my chance to use up left-over produce, beans & breads at the end of the week so nothing goes to waste. we do different things like pot pie, shepherd's pie, fried rice (left-over cooked rice & any vegetables), someone above mentioned runzas, etc. of all those things, this soup has been the most requested as of late.

saute 1 onion, a bell pepper (if you have one on hand), and a couple cloves of garlic in olive oil in a large soup pot. peel & chop up 4-5 potatoes. add to the pot with about 4 cups of soup stock. i've been adding in canned pinto beans and frozen corn, because i got a bunch on sale, but any cooked beans and any hard-ish vegetables would go great in here. i have even thinly sliced up some left-over spinach and added it to the pot just for the last minute or two. simmer the soup until the potatoes just about melt in your mouth. yum! season with salt & pepper to taste.

you can add a little wine vinegar if you like a little bit of tanginess. you can add a couple pinches of chili pepper flakes if you like it a little spicy. i've substituted onion & garlic powder when i have run out of onions & garlic, and worked pretty well.

this is delicious with some crusty (day-old) bread, or i might make some quick dinner rolls to go with it.

super cheap and a great use for things that might otherwise go to waste.

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Re: Challenge!! Feed my family for $4 per day!
« Reply #171 on: February 25, 2009, 12:46:05 AM » by hi_itsgwen

I keep a big glass canister jar in the freezer for leftover veggies. After a few weeks, we make a veggie beef soup with it like kisbaba_1.

Has anyone mentioned Salmon Patties?

1 Can of salmon, drained
mix with 1/2 c. flour and 1/4 c. cornmeal, salt/pepper and mix in an egg.
Form into patties and fry.
One can makes about 4-5 patties

It's a very inexpensive meal. I get the wild caught Alaskan Salmon for about $2 a can. Omega 3's and calcium (I like the bones

For lunch today, I cut them into strips and made salmon cheddar tortilla wraps...a little tomato, avacado and lettuce...so yummy!

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Re: Challenge!! Feed my family for $4 per day!
« Reply #172 on: February 25, 2009, 07:58:43 AM » by WI Cheesehead

Gwen, I try to save our leftover veggies b4 they go bad (if they don't get shoved to the back) in the freezer. Usu. my DH will take them for his lunch. But, if not, I use some of them in my bread. I put them in the blender and add the hot water and blend it all in, then pour it into my Bosch for added nutrition in my breads. I got the idea from my Bosch consultant. She has her own cookbook for bread making and pressure cooking.

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Re: Challenge!! Feed my family for $4 per day!
« Reply #173 on: February 25, 2009, 09:33:32 AM » by Mama Sita

Just came across this this morning. It's called 'More Month than Money' and it's a guide to feeding your family well (fruits, vegetables, whole grains) and sample 3-week grocery lists, even an annual one. I looked it over and thought it was pretty good.

It's a PDF file, so you'll have to download after clicking on the following link:

http://www.newcenturyhomestead.com/article?key=ahNuZXdjZW50dXJ5aG9tZXN0ZWFkcg0LEgdBcnRpY2xlGAkM

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Re: Challenge!! Feed my family for $4 per day!
« Reply #174 on: February 25, 2009, 09:38:31 AM » by Mama Sita

Quote from: SarahK on February 19, 2008, 09:44:59 AM

Hot Cabbage Slaw

3 slices bacon fried crisp & broken. Reserve drippings.

combine: 1 T Brown Sugar
Pepper to taste
1/4 c vinegar
4 C shredded cabbage
1 t salt
reserved drippings

Toss to coat. Heat in fry pan or microwave 2-3 minutes until warm. Stir in bacon.

This stuff is completely addicting...at our house, we call it Hungarian Cabbage. We grew up eating a LOT of it. Yum.
In fact, it's a good time of year to get the cabbage recipes going...with St. Patty's Day right around the corner, you can get cabbage cheap. I like that. Grin

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Re: Challenge!! Feed my family for $4 per day!
« Reply #175 on: February 25, 2009, 10:04:57 AM » by WI Cheesehead

Quote from: Mama Sita on February 25, 2009, 09:33:32 AM

Wow. Thanks so much for this. I just had time to read the first page or so and it looks to be a winner.

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« Reply #176 on: March 07, 2009, 07:29:04 PM » by WI Cheesehead

Another recipe I had made up from leftover rice (actually cooked wheat berries), chicken and veggies. Very economical and you could cut the meat if you wanted to.

Creamy Chicken and Rice (or wheat berry)

2 cups cooked wheat berries (or combo of whole grains) or cooked rice
2 cooked boneless skinless chicken breasts or 2 cup leftover chicken, shredded
1 cup cooked mixed vegetables
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
1/2-3/4 cup low-fat mayonnaise
1/4 cup skim milk, plus more
skim milk, if needed
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
fresh ground black pepper, to taste

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Combine all ingredients in a casserole dish.
Cover and bake for 20 minutes.

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Re: Challenge!! Feed my family for $4 per day!
« Reply #177 on: March 09, 2009, 03:00:11 PM » by mdessy

I just recently posted this recipe on my blog, it's easy to make, tasty and inexpensive.

The great thing is that if we have leftovers (because sometimes I double it) this makes a fabulous lentil bean burger for another meal. Wet your hands slightly to keep the mixture from sticking and then form the patties. Gently fry in a little oil (I usually use olive oil) and serve with a side of sauteed veggies, a salad and a slice of homemade wheat bread.

Curried Crockpot Lentils and Rice

1/2 C. rinsed lentils
1 C. rinsed red rice (can use brown rice if you prefer)
1 green pepper, diced
1 onion, diced
2 T. curry powder
1 T. nutritional yeast
1/2 t. fresh ground black pepper
3 1/2 C. vegetable broth
1 T. olive oil

saute the pepper and onions in the olive oil until just starting to soften
place all dry ingredients into the crockpot
add broth and stir well
cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours (check at 4.5 hours to see if you need a little more water)
add salt to taste after done cooking

Note: you don't add the salt while cooking because it will delay the lentils from softening

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Re: Challenge!! Feed my family for $4 per day!
« Reply #178 on: March 10, 2009, 01:58:38 AM » by mom24boys

Tuna is a better deal around here than salmon so I make tuna patties instead.
We feed 3 adults (mom, dad, grown son) plus 13 yob and 10 yob. I'm finding I have to stretch meals even farther lately. 3 cans of tuna used to feed us well (of course, tuna cans are only 5 oz. now instead of 6.25 oz. like they used to be) but now I have to stretch it even more so tonight I made them into tuna burgers and served them with fat potato wedges.

Our dinner cost $5.15 and there were leftover potatoes to add to breakfast burritos for tomorrow. (my estimates are generous, I think I actually spent less)

Here is the breakdown:

3 cans tuna, lightly drained (2.40)
1 sleeve saltines, crushed ($.25)
3 eggs ($.30)
oil ($.25)
lettuce, spices, condiments ($.70)
4 lb. potatoes, wedged ($1.00)
8 hamburger buns, homemade ($.25)

In a large bowl, toss potato wedges with seasonings (we like dried parsley, onion powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper) and a drizzle of oil. Bake at 400 deg. F. for 30-45 min, depending on thickness. We like ours really toasted.

With a fork in a large bowl, mix tuna, saltines and eggs (if you leave a lot of the water it's packed in, it adds more tuna flavor to the saltine crackers). Add some dried parsley, onion powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper to taste (or fresh if you have it). Shape into 8 patties and fry in oil. Serve with mayo, mustard, lettuce, etc on buns.

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« Reply #179 on: March 10, 2009, 09:36:52 PM » by herbalmom

Quote from: mom24boys on March 10, 2009, 01:58:38 AM

Tuna is a better deal around here than salmon so I make tuna patties instead.

Check Wal-Mart. We recently found out that at Wal-Mart Bumble Bee salmon (it's wild Alaskan which is all I buy) is under $2.50 a can. With it being a 14 or 15 oz can, (don't remember which) it's basically the same price you are paying for tuna. In my experience salmon is more filling than & sticks with you longer than tuna. It also has calcium (crumble up the bones & mix in) & better fatty acids than tuna.

Check around at different Wal-Marts that you go near & whichever store has the better price, stock up. Interesting thing is that locally to me the prices for tuna & salmon are different at 2 different Wal-Marts that are actually not that far from each other but the neighborhood make up is different between the two stores. At the one, salmon is cheaper & tuna higher & based on the neighborhood DH & I figure in that neighborhood (lower income) that probably more people buy tuna there than salmon. At the other store the salmon is higher & the tuna is cheaper. That neighborhood is a newer neighborhood with lots of organic foods at the local grocery stores, higher income & education levels, etc- more likely to buy salmon over tuna b/c it's 'heart healthy', etc.

HTH Blessings ~herbalmom

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