Call it "Chili," "Soup," or "Stew," it is a "Must-go" blend of Frugality

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I decided to put a pot of chili on the stove. As I started adding to it, it has evolved into something that could be called anything. Some of you, if I told you what is in it before you eat dinner at my house, you wouldn't need it. If you didn't know, you'd have two bowls. It's funny how people are like that. As many of you know I cook up things that some people waste by throwing in the trash. Everything in the refrigerator must go The other day, I had a container full of carrot peelings from the day I made a corned beef boiled dinner. I did not throw them away. They had been washed, and cooked with some chopped celery hearts, and boiled with two of the chicken drumsticks I bought on sale. I added nothing else to it, so that I could use it to make some food to add to Cooper's kibble. The huge pot of chicken stock and these throwaways, cost me $0.25 for the two chicken drumsticks. Yet, I had so much that I made two litres of food for him, and still had two more. What else did I find? As I am always finding things that are on sale, I decided to inventory my freezer and pantry to see what else I could come up with to add to a chili/soup Hormel® meatloaf, crumbled $1.99 Can of organic diced tomatoes $0.75 Can of black beans $Gift 2 cans green Chiles 38¢ ea $0.76 Can of no-salt corn $0.50 2 cloves fresh garlic $0.05 Half onion $0.20 Cup chopped celery $0.10 Chili & cumin powder, salt & pepper $undetermined Dried oregano $homegrown Aforementioned chicken and vegetable stock $0.10 Total cost for this huge pot of deliciousness: <$5.00 for ~5 quarts/liters. I will let this simmer on low heat for the afternoon. I will adjust the seasoning in a couple of hours. I may need to thicken it just a little with some corn meal, but it's already delicious. This is a type of soup that RGD likes, when I make it and send him home with a couple of litres. Photo is my own