The frugal gourmet

JustJo · 10-14-2010, 03:06 PM

Day before yesterday I baked two big roasting chickens....we had them for dinner with mashed potatoes and corn.

That night, I made the leftover breast meat into chicken salad (that's about 4 or 5 sandwiches or late night snacks for Scoote)...and the rest of the carcasses went into the soup pot to turn into stock.

Late night....separate the meat from the stock. Both into the fridge.

Today (cuz I was busy yesterday), I'm making a huge dutch oven full of my son's favorite cream of chicken and rice soup. We'll have it with biscuits tonight.

So...two chickens (big ones, I admit)....we'll get dinner for 4, all that chicken salad for Scoote, and probably 10 or 12 good bowls of soup.

Not bad for $12 (they were on sale)

Bit · 10-14-2010, 10:50 PM

Oh, that's lovely Jo!

Suash has finally come down to 99 cents a pound, so I have two in the fridge... but I can't cut them open! Sheesh! I guess Gryph and I will have to enjoy them when he has a day off and can cut them in half. Next Tuesday is supposed to be cold and rainy. They'll be really nice then!

rlin · 10-15-2010, 05:40 PM

my garden went sort of crazy with the viney types of veggies this year... so i made lots of pickles...
i just made simple fridge or freezer pickles... a little vinegar a little sugar and whatever else you may want for flavor... i used some celery seed. variety peppercorns. sweet onion rings. and jalepeno... tossed some cilantro in some to see what would happen... it was pretty good... of course... a lot of garlic too...
anyway.. not only did i pickle cukes... i also had lots of summer squash and zucchini so i made pickles with them too... i have to say... i really enjoyed them... hell... i am still enjoying them... it doesnt take long for them to set and they have been holding up really well still..

maybe had 5bucks total in about 3 gallons of pickles...

Ursy · 11-15-2010, 04:36 AM

Hey kids!

I made this tonight, because the blog post I got it from (link below) kinda raved about it, and because we have to watch it until pay day, and because I had all of the ingredients at home already, and because it was quick and easy.

To be honest, I read it and was a bit iffy. I thought it might be a bit boring. It's not really the kind of dinner I usually put together. But it was really good and I'm going to get the ingredients to keep in the pantry for the next day when I'm too tired to really think about dinner or have to be frugal.

I'd say it fed the three of us for under $5.00.

P.S. I don't think I added quite as much water as the recipe said though. I just thought it might end up a bit soupy if I did.

Cavatappi with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Cannellini Beans.

http://www.amateurgourmet.com/2007/0...nner_im_a.html

10-14-2010, 03:06 PM	#1
JustJo Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: pushy broad Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: Follow your heart; it knows things your mind cannot explain. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Southeast corner Posts: 5,633 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 24,417 Thanked 25,406 Times in 4,660 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	Day before yesterday I baked two big roasting chickens....we had them for dinner with mashed potatoes and corn. That night, I made the leftover breast meat into chicken salad (that's about 4 or 5 sandwiches or late night snacks for Scoote)...and the rest of the carcasses went into the soup pot to turn into stock. Late night....separate the meat from the stock. Both into the fridge. Today (cuz I was busy yesterday), I'm making a huge dutch oven full of my son's favorite cream of chicken and rice soup. We'll have it with biscuits tonight. So...two chickens (big ones, I admit)....we'll get dinner for 4, all that chicken salad for Scoote, and probably 10 or 12 good bowls of soup. Not bad for $12 (they were on sale) __________________ I'm not tall enough to ride emotional roller coasters

11-15-2010, 04:36 AM	#4
Ursy Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Relationship Status: Engaged Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 274 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 606 Thanked 661 Times in 206 Posts Rep Power: 2127933	Hey kids! I made this tonight, because the blog post I got it from (link below) kinda raved about it, and because we have to watch it until pay day, and because I had all of the ingredients at home already, and because it was quick and easy. To be honest, I read it and was a bit iffy. I thought it might be a bit boring. It's not really the kind of dinner I usually put together. But it was really good and I'm going to get the ingredients to keep in the pantry for the next day when I'm too tired to really think about dinner or have to be frugal. I'd say it fed the three of us for under $5.00. P.S. I don't think I added quite as much water as the recipe said though. I just thought it might end up a bit soupy if I did. Cavatappi with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Cannellini Beans. http://www.amateurgourmet.com/2007/0...nner_im_a.html __________________ My art My Zazzle My Printfection

10-14-2010, 10:50 PM	#2
Bit Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Stonefemme Relationship Status: married to Gryph Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 2,177 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,126 Thanked 3,770 Times in 1,264 Posts Rep Power: 10778870	Oh, that's lovely Jo! Suash has finally come down to 99 cents a pound, so I have two in the fridge... but I can't cut them open! Sheesh! I guess Gryph and I will have to enjoy them when he has a day off and can cut them in half. Next Tuesday is supposed to be cold and rainy. They'll be really nice then!

10-15-2010, 05:40 PM	#3
rlin Member How Do You Identify?: human Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: nomad Posts: 712 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,450 Thanked 1,189 Times in 451 Posts Rep Power: 1004849	my garden went sort of crazy with the viney types of veggies this year... so i made lots of pickles... i just made simple fridge or freezer pickles... a little vinegar a little sugar and whatever else you may want for flavor... i used some celery seed. variety peppercorns. sweet onion rings. and jalepeno... tossed some cilantro in some to see what would happen... it was pretty good... of course... a lot of garlic too... anyway.. not only did i pickle cukes... i also had lots of summer squash and zucchini so i made pickles with them too... i have to say... i really enjoyed them... hell... i am still enjoying them... it doesnt take long for them to set and they have been holding up really well still.. maybe had 5bucks total in about 3 gallons of pickles...