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Diane Foster @DianeScorpio (9) • Nottingham, England 25 Oct

When it’s a regular weeknight, how much do you usually spend per person on dinner at home? I’m curious where most people land and what that buys you. What’s your number, and what’s on the plate for that price?

budget dinners

weekday meals

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frugal cooking

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snowy I don't have a budget for meals, but I would be better off if I did.

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Diane Foster @DianeScorpio (9) • Nottingham, England 25 Oct

When it’s a regular weeknight, how much do you usually spend per person on dinner at home? I’m curious where most people land and what that buys you. What’s your number, and what’s on the plate for that price?

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Jim Bauer I can usually put a full meal together for around $3 depending on what it is. But I am also very budget conscious, and I like to think, rather creative. It shouldn't cost a lot to put together a great meal.

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Diane Foster @DianeScorpio (9) • Nottingham, England 25 Oct

When it’s a regular weeknight, how much do you usually spend per person on dinner at home? I’m curious where most people land and what that buys you. What’s your number, and what’s on the plate for that price?

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Anna We always have a light dinner and I think we never spend more than a couple of dollars each. Sometimes it's a soup and some cheese, or chicken breasts and vegetables, a fruit and a glass of wine.

25 Oct

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Diane Foster @DianeScorpio (9) • Nottingham, England 24 Oct

When the “shall we just order in?” mood hits, the only thing that saves me is having a ready-to-go equivalent in the freezer. I’m curious: what do you keep prepped so you actually skip the takeaway? My favorite is a ready-made...

freezer meals

meal prep

takeaway alternatives

weeknight dinners

budget cooking

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Amber I’m not really sure. I should make better plans.

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Diane Foster @DianeScorpio (9) • Nottingham, England 25 Oct

When it’s a regular weeknight, how much do you usually spend per person on dinner at home? I’m curious where most people land and what that buys you. What’s your number, and what’s on the plate for that price?

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Amber Well, I don’t really know. If I were to guess, nowadays with inflation, my average weeknight meal comes out to be about five dollars. It’s usually a protein (whatever is the cheapest), and a vegetable. The meat is what makes it more expensive, of course....

25 Oct

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Diane Foster @DianeScorpio (9) • Nottingham, England 25 Oct

When it’s a regular weeknight, how much do you usually spend per person on dinner at home? I’m curious where most people land and what that buys you. What’s your number, and what’s on the plate for that price?

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APARAJITA BHATTACHARJEE If it's a weekend, always see to it, that we have something special. Yes, it often does pinch on our budget.

25 Oct

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marguicha @marguicha (228887) • Chile 24 Oct

I had made some chicken cooked with a bit of vinegar for my grandson. He had told me that he was coming yesterday. As it was, he did not come. And he did not call. So I have a lot of food to put away. I also...

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RasmaSandra Sorry your grandson didn't come, I hope he will visit another time, I just tried marinating frozen chicken fingers in Italian dressing and as they thawed they soaked up the dressing and were nice and tangy,

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marguicha @marguicha (228887) • Chile 24 Oct

I had made some chicken cooked with a bit of vinegar for my grandson. He had told me that he was coming yesterday. As it was, he did not come. And he did not call. So I have a lot of food to put away. I also...

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LooeyVille @LooeyVille (69) • United States 25 Oct

Normally every hotel we stay in has a free breakfast or at least one you can pay for But we’re at a Candlewood Inn which is like efficiencies and there’s no food Luckily i always pack protein bars with me It’s 7:17 am and my...

breakfast

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Jim Bauer I am not a breakfast eater, but I have partaken of free breakfast offerings occasionally. We usually stay at Wyndhams, most often at the La Quinta brand, but I used to stay at Super 8 and Baymont Inn (all of these are Wydham branded hotels) and all of them...

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LooeyVille @LooeyVille (69) • United States 25 Oct

Normally every hotel we stay in has a free breakfast or at least one you can pay for But we’re at a Candlewood Inn which is like efficiencies and there’s no food Luckily i always pack protein bars with me It’s 7:17 am and my...

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Diane Foster @DianeScorpio (9) • Nottingham, England 24 Oct

When the “shall we just order in?” mood hits, the only thing that saves me is having a ready-to-go equivalent in the freezer. I’m curious: what do you keep prepped so you actually skip the takeaway? My favorite is a ready-made...

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Jim Bauer I always have something in the freezer that can be made easily. Things like frozen Salisbury steaks, chicken parmigiana and barbecue riblets, for example. It's always good to have an alternative when you're not really feeling like cooking. A lot of the time...

25 Oct

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dreamertink @dfollin (26637) • United States 22 Oct

When I was growing up my mother had us try different foods, but only the ones she liked (she was and still is very picky). But if we didn't like it we didn't have to eat it. We ate what we liked. It was my grandparents home that...

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dreamertink Wow! Teenagers don't usually write about that. I love Shepherd's Pie!

25 Oct

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Diane Foster @DianeScorpio (9) • Nottingham, England 24 Oct

When the “shall we just order in?” mood hits, the only thing that saves me is having a ready-to-go equivalent in the freezer. I’m curious: what do you keep prepped so you actually skip the takeaway? My favorite is a ready-made...

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Nevena Zivkovic I generally never have ready meals.

24 Oct

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Diane Foster @DianeScorpio (9) • Nottingham, England 24 Oct

When the “shall we just order in?” mood hits, the only thing that saves me is having a ready-to-go equivalent in the freezer. I’m curious: what do you keep prepped so you actually skip the takeaway? My favorite is a ready-made...

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Fiacre Banks @dianeScorpio I have no problem resisting takeaway - never had a nice one, although when I'm in Manchester in December for 5 nights we will avail ourselves of the Balti house where we will be staying. It's quite splendid.

24 Oct

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LindaOH @LindaOHio (204413) • United States 24 Oct

Terminix rescheduled without telling me. I waited all afternoon for the tech to come. Finally I called. He will be coming on Wednesday....,maybe. Today is the day that the permanent filling gets put in my root canal tooth. I...

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LindaOH That sounds soooo good.

24 Oct

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dreamertink @dfollin (26637) • United States 22 Oct

When I was growing up my mother had us try different foods, but only the ones she liked (she was and still is very picky). But if we didn't like it we didn't have to eat it. We ate what we liked. It was my grandparents home that...

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dreamertink Yeah! As I said I only liked corn as a child, but then I started liking carrots. As a child I liked raw carrots then I started liking them cooked. Teenage years thru adult years I started liking various kinds, first broccoli then green beans. Green beans is my...

24 Oct

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dreamertink @dfollin (26637) • United States 22 Oct

When I was growing up my mother had us try different foods, but only the ones she liked (she was and still is very picky). But if we didn't like it we didn't have to eat it. We ate what we liked. It was my grandparents home that...

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celticeagle Funny about not liking green ones. I think there is always a happy medium and a lot of ways to get kids to eat something Everyone has their favorites, but it is also something to say we can't always have them. My person opinion would be to have them eat a...

24 Oct

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dreamertink @dfollin (26637) • United States 22 Oct

When I was growing up my mother had us try different foods, but only the ones she liked (she was and still is very picky). But if we didn't like it we didn't have to eat it. We ate what we liked. It was my grandparents home that...

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Lenore Plassman @AmbiePam We were able to get cheap eggs back then. I believe that to this day grownup daughter gripes about our meals. Very often breakfast would be the night before's meal scrambled into eggs. Maybe weird but we ate.

24 Oct

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dreamertink @dfollin (26637) • United States 22 Oct

When I was growing up my mother had us try different foods, but only the ones she liked (she was and still is very picky). But if we didn't like it we didn't have to eat it. We ate what we liked. It was my grandparents home that...

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LindaOH @LindaOHio (204413) • United States 24 Oct

Terminix rescheduled without telling me. I waited all afternoon for the tech to come. Finally I called. He will be coming on Wednesday....,maybe. Today is the day that the permanent filling gets put in my root canal tooth. I...

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snowy Maybe they didn't feel comfortable with their skill s. I went to a Halloween party yesterday and had snacks as well as vegan chocolate cake. I also had a small frozen dinner.

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