Making Do With Less--in the Kitchen!
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Making do with less versus making more money:
another definition for "frugal"!
Here are some ideas to help you make do with less in the kitchen!
Stretch a meatloaf by adding oatmeal, or rice.
Always try to make your oven do double-duty when you heat it up.
Bake some potatoes alongside those cookies, or biscuits with the
meatloaf, etc.
Or simply cook two pies or roasts instead of one.
The second goes in the freezer for another time.
When boiling potatoes always save the water. If you're making mashed
potatoes, use it instead of part of the milk. Or, you can cool it
and water your houseplants.
Save up to $1.00 per pound on boneless chicken breasts by doing the
boning yourself using a sharp knife.
Learning to cut up a whole chicken can save you money, too. All you
need is a good sharp knife and a little practice.
If you have freezer space, buy an extra turkey at Christmas or an
extra ham at Easter when they are on sale, probably at the lowest
price all year!
Learn to grow your own herbs. Just a few pots of herbs growing on
your kitchen windowsill can help out the budget. Swap cuttings with
friends.
Plan one meatless meal per week. Assuming you used
1 pound of meat at $2.00 per pound, cutting one meal per week for
one year would save $104.00!
When shopping for groceries, don't assume that just because the
grocery store has an item prominently displayed with the price in
big letters that it is automatically a "good price". Know your
prices or keep a grocery price book.
Make your own self-rising flour. For each cup of flour in a recipe,
add 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
Out of baking powder? Use 1 teaspoon baking soda plus 1/2 teaspoon
cream of tartar for each teaspoon of baking powder called for.
Never buy bottled juice that says "from concentrate".
Buy frozen concentrated juice and add your own water.
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