Archive for the ‘Food’ category

Low Cost Meals You Can Freeze

June 23rd, 2011

freezer mealsBuying food in bulk can be a good way to save money on your food budget.  The trick is being able to prepare and store ingredients until ready for use.  Natalie at A Turtle’s Life has has some great ideas for Preparing Freezer Meals requiring very little time or money.

She managed to create 46 meals for a family of four in about 4 hours.  Total cost… under $100!

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Easy Jam Recipes

June 13th, 2011

strawberriesGrowing your own fruit is wonderful but what do you do with all the extra fruit at harvest time? Easy, just make jam from the fruit that would otherwise spoil and tuck it in the freezer for a delicious treat throughout the year.
The traditional method for making jam requires hours of slaving over a hot stove. Who wants to do that during the warm days of summer? Fortunately there is a much easier way.

Check out some easy recipes at SeriousEats

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All You Can Eat $5 Special

June 1st, 2011

Here is one way to save money on food.  It’s pretty extreme and not recommended.

A group of friends in Orange County California tested out Denny’s all you can eat pancake special.  They occupied a booth for 24 hours and ate nothing but pancakes. A total of 301 of them.  That’s 43 pancakes each.  Eventually the restaurant ran out of batter.

Check out the story HERE

Pigging Out

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