some easy 'n cheap recipes/ideas
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| Sun, 04-02-2006 - 6:46am |
someone asked last week about what we eat when the kids are away... i have worked FT out of the house for most of my adult life, and struggle financially, so i have put together a repertoire of easy and inexpensive meal ideas
first - i want to suggest that it is usually worthwhile to invest a little bit in some electrical appliances that can produce meals that are fun --- these appliances pay themselves back in no time at all. for example, electric grill (if you don't have a place to BBQ), waffle makers, toaster (in Israel they sell these sandwhich toasters that you can use to make grilled cheese toast), coffee makers, etc. I also suggest going to a site like budget101.com to get ideas for homemade convenience foods.
and now - some recipes:
brownies: http://cookie.allrecipes.com/az/bsltlyBstBrwnis.asp
I use oil instead of butter, i use much less sugar, and i add pecans and chopped dark chocolate. underbake them by about 1 minute and store in the freezer.
granola bars: http://cookie.allrecipes.com/az/GranolaBarsIII.asp
(i just made a batch today!!). i cut down on the sugar but not on the honey - the honey is what holds it together. i usually use date honey instaed of honey, you can also use molassas. as for the additions - i usually add dark choc and cranberries instead of nuts and raisins.
chocolate cake: hersheys perfectly chocolate cake
http://www.hersheys.com/recipes/recipes/detail.asp?id=184&page=1&per=10&category_id=13&topten=1
this is easy and good.

Oooohhh....you are KILLING ME! Those recipes look SO good. I love granola bars, so I am definitelty going to try that recipe out. I eat them all the time, so making them on my own would be a good money saver.
And the chocolate cake and brownies? I'm just going to pretend I didn't see those, since I am a serious chocoholic ;)
What lies behind us and lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Yum! (And they all have chocolate in them!)
Actually, DD *just* told me that she has to take a recipe to her "gifted and talented" class on Tuesday.... "and we have to take a sample of the recipe, too."
Karen ~ wildlucky4me ~
Thanks for the links!
Hugs~ Lexi
"Shoot for the moon and if you miss you will still be among the stars" ~ Les Brown
Hugs~ Lexi
"Shoot for the moon and if you miss you will still be among the stars" ~ Les Brown
Thank you.... I just want to crawl under the covers.... dark.... quiet.
I just keep chanting "this too shall pass"..... so far, it's not working :-(
Karen ~ wildlucky4me ~
I did!
Karen ~ wildlucky4me ~