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Food Budgets: Cooking on the Cheap?

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The television news was on as I poked around the fridge this morning, making decisions about our day’s meals.  I nearly dropped a dish of leftovers when I heard about how the new clothing line with Michael Jackson’s name on it.  It is expected that  the new jacket design will probably bring $500.00!

FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS?  Excuse me? That is more than our whole food budget for a coupla months!  Whatever happened to frugality and common sense?  Has this nation gone MAD?

I am not using assistance but if I were a user of the SNAP program or food commodities or food pantries this news about $500.00 jackets would insult me!

People have been downsized or ousted from jobs altogether.  Food banks have all they can do to keep up with the demand for food by people who are struggling to feed their families and keep body and soul together.  Designer clothing at outrageous prices are just not a priority in areas of serious, honest need.

Okay.  I’ll climb down from my soapbox; I’ve had my say…

Let’s change the subject abruptly and talk about FOOD.  I saw something on the Food Network yesterday that made my mouth water.    Sandra Lee fried fish by dredging the pieces in a mixture of flour, baking powder and some seltzer water.   As it fried the batter bubbled and got all golden.  Instead of draining the grease on paper toweling, Sandra Lee used newspapers. She rolled the newspaper into a cone and placed the cone into a vase for a cute way of presenting it to the table.

Sandra Lee also did something interesting with potatoes.  She sliced unpeeled taters very thinly, placed them one by one on a baking sheet  and popped them into the oven, with some oil drizzled over the whole works.  They came out crisp and golden and yummy looking!

For the potatoes that were left,  she took Mother Connie’s advice by cooking once and eating twice!  She quickly put together a simple sauce of milk, butter, salt and pepper with a handful of cheese.  After the cheese was melted into the milk she poured all of it over the potato slices she arranged in a baking dish.  VOILA`!  Supper’s ready!

Let’s change the subject one more time:  Today a press release is going online and to the public about the upcoming Cooking Class.  We are nearly full already, just by  the news going from one excited student to the next!  Remember, there is no cost for this class but you MUST register by sending an email to: foodstampscookingclub@gmail.com !

We really thank you for sending your friends and family to The Food Stamps Cooking Club to get on board with our occasional messages.  We are equally grateful for your stopping by our partners.

For those of you who are keen on health as well as saving money, we suggest that you might like to check out The Healthy and Wealthy You blog.   And if you have not visited On Food Stamps to meet my new BFF, Julie, you are in for a special treat!

Connie Baum



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