tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7318841413934776842.post1798722366758505505..comments2023-09-05T06:26:28.464-04:00Comments on Counter Culture Mama: Save Money While Building Your PantryCounter Culture Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03745996348767786329noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7318841413934776842.post-82194142154938490352014-01-29T20:32:41.558-05:002014-01-29T20:32:41.558-05:00Check around you for food pantry programs that giv...Check around you for food pantry programs that give away free food. Since you're on WIC, you should qualify. Since veggies are cheaper than meat, cook a lot of vegs and a little meat and serve over a bed of rice, barley or noodles. Use a filling side dish with meals, like rice with red or black beans. Ground turkey is usualy cheaper then beef, so use it for chili, and such. A good dash of Italian Seasoning and a small pinch of sage makes ground turkey taste meatier. Save any leftover vegs in a bag in the freezer, and when you get enough, make soup with them. Use potatoes in soup, it makes it more filling. Chicken thighs are often on sale very cheap, make some with some Bisquick dumplings, save leftover stock for soup. Make your own syrup from fruit in season or on sale, it's cheaper and healthier than store bought syrup. There are recipes for fruit syrup online. Serve with Bisquick pancakes for breakfast. Try some Southern foods like hominy, grits, fried bologna, hushpuppies, and mush, they're usually quite cheap. To satisfy any cravings for fried foods, bread some vegs like sauerkraut balls or onion rings with cornmeal batter and fry. Make your own french fries, they're much cheaper than store bought. If you have a store near you that sells salad fixings by the pound off of a salad bar, the meat and cheese are usually cheaper off a salad bar than if you buy them alone. You can raise some herbs, chives, and vegs indoors in pots if you don't have room for a garden outdoors, or it's too cold. Use herbs and seasonings to make food taste different. For instance, mashed potatoes with gravy taste different than mashed potatoes with garlic and chives. Open face sandwiches with sliced chicken or turkey over mashed potatoes on a slice of bread topped with gravy are quite good. If you find sausage on sale make sausage gravy over biscuits. If there's a mulberry tree near you, most people consider them practically a weed. But fresh mulberries are extremely tasty, and can be made into pies, jams, etc, just like other blackberries or raspberries. Try hitting a farmer's market at the end of the day, and see if you can get the things that will go bad before the next one for free or really cheap.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05629892053131201906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7318841413934776842.post-34457521939225330052013-10-14T00:38:19.582-04:002013-10-14T00:38:19.582-04:00Other than saving money on something, being able t...Other than saving money on something, being able to have an <a href="http://www.trueinsurance.com.au/bill-cover-insurance/" rel="nofollow">income insurance</a> will complete the picture.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04633408999563840986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7318841413934776842.post-71468864182098199352012-10-30T15:40:47.718-04:002012-10-30T15:40:47.718-04:00Thanks for all the great tips!Thanks for all the great tips!Twisted Cinderellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14273548648344779210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7318841413934776842.post-58770627531756769472012-06-23T16:42:20.651-04:002012-06-23T16:42:20.651-04:00Thanks for the great article and the sales cycle r...Thanks for the great article and the sales cycle resource links. I actually use Excel to keep a spreadsheet that indexes all the grocery store sales for the week, and details what coupons I have for stores and products to make a precision, laser shopping plan for the week.<br /><br />-Dani<br />http://thepioneeringparent.comWriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04388698175670081380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7318841413934776842.post-9992016010086009742011-12-06T20:32:46.950-05:002011-12-06T20:32:46.950-05:00I love your blog! What a wealth of great informati...I love your blog! What a wealth of great information! :) I became a follower of your blog! ErinErin Branscomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18407601790786018819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7318841413934776842.post-82465831021751260432011-12-03T09:04:45.188-05:002011-12-03T09:04:45.188-05:00Great tip on cutting the "frozenish" mea...Great tip on cutting the "frozenish" meat, I never thought of doing that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02734855277540478735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7318841413934776842.post-846670056518631822011-12-01T22:31:36.840-05:002011-12-01T22:31:36.840-05:00Yup, yup, yup! I use these to make the $161 I get...Yup, yup, yup! I use these to make the $161 I get a month in food stamps, plus WIC for 2 children be enough to feed my family of 5 (6 when my oldest is home for the holidays) for the whole month now that neither my husband nor I are working (I'm disabled but don't receive disability and he just lost his job a few weeks ago and hasn't found a new one yet). I'm sharing how I do it, receipts and all on my X-Treme Food Stamp Challenge on my blog http://adventuresofathriftymama.blogspot.comChris K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12054057713267875769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7318841413934776842.post-66087555506490337132011-12-01T12:54:34.819-05:002011-12-01T12:54:34.819-05:00Awesome tips, thank you so much!Awesome tips, thank you so much!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09284898514220820163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7318841413934776842.post-40190469827423547542011-12-01T12:35:02.491-05:002011-12-01T12:35:02.491-05:00These are all amazing tips--things I do daily! :)
...These are all amazing tips--things I do daily! :)<br />--Kat from Hippie Mama KatHippie_Mama_Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01927726272276766576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7318841413934776842.post-1924188428186598122011-12-01T12:32:09.672-05:002011-12-01T12:32:09.672-05:00Very good tips!!!! I always love to hear other way...Very good tips!!!! I always love to hear other ways to stretch the creative mind in being frugal yet healthy!<br /><br />In Him,<br />NobleWomen4ChristJericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04201168818916321301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7318841413934776842.post-461060258737998092011-12-01T12:08:11.027-05:002011-12-01T12:08:11.027-05:00Okay...wow! These are amazing tips! Awesome and in...Okay...wow! These are amazing tips! Awesome and informational:) I am posting this to my fb wall and I'm going to pin it! Thanks so much for sharing this on Frugal Days, Sustainable Ways!<br /><br />Blessings,<br />AndreaAndreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03854031423166690718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7318841413934776842.post-35207272273827434852011-11-30T13:46:33.181-05:002011-11-30T13:46:33.181-05:00Great site. I am your newest follower, stop by my ...Great site. I am your newest follower, stop by my site for more frugal ideas and read my post on stockpiling too! I would love for you to follow me back.<br /><br />Amy @ Pounds4PenniesAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13668768023557477491noreply@blogger.com