Frugal Food: What's for din? September 15th, 2024

Defuniak Springs, Florida
September 15, 2024 8:39pm CST
We went and picked up he child from his cousins house and since they hadn't eaten I stopped at Dollar General and picked up a frozen pizza. Very strict on budget right now, but the kids needed to eat, and I knew they wouldn't eat what I was making for Chris and I. So for $4 I picked up a frozen pizza. Which she child later complained that she didn't like that brand. I told her before I put it in the oven that it was either pizza or spam and yams. And she chose pizza. So when she was done eating, I told her if she got hungry there was ramen in the cupboard, stuff to make either pb and j or ham and cheese or she could have cereal but the kitchen was closed for cooking. After I stuck their pizza in the oven I threw a large can of Yams and a chopped up can of spam in a pan sprinkled some cinnamon sugar on it and for $6 I made Chris and I dinner. So a total of $10 was spent on dinner, although only $4 of it was spent tonight. That's what was for dinner in our neck of the woods. What went on the table for you?
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@MarieCoyle (59351)
16 Sep 24
I made homemade chicken pot pie with biscuits, salad, and son ate and ate… he asked for this yesterday but I had already made dinner so he got it this evening.
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• Defuniak Springs, Florida
16 Sep 24
I hopefully will get to go grocery shopping tomorrow and get stuff to make chicken and dumplings tomorrow night.
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• Defuniak Springs, Florida
16 Sep 24
@MarieCoyle I cheat a little bit. I use Pissbury whomp biscuits and turn them into dumplings and drop them into the soup
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@MarieCoyle (59351)
16 Sep 24
@thislittlepennyearns I made those for him about two weeks ago. He loves dumplings or noodles…and he always wants me to make enough that he can have the rest the next day.
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• Philippines
16 Sep 24
That was a good deal. I just made tuna mayo sandwiches last night for dinner because I didn't feel like cooking after clearing all the dirty dishes in the sink. For breakfast this morning I had a bowl of oatmeal. And for lunch later, I'll be making burger patties with sunny side up.
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• Defuniak Springs, Florida
16 Sep 24
I didn't even think of tuna sammiches. LOL, but we had grilled cheese for lunch so sammiches again just wasn't that appealing.
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• Philippines
16 Sep 24
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@rakski (156709)
• Philippines
16 Sep 24
I prefer pizza than ramen
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@porwest (112929)
• United States
19 Sep 24
Spam and yams, hey? lol. Hmm.
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
19 Sep 24
Yep. That's a thing.
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• Defuniak Springs, Florida
20 Sep 24
@porwest Just like I don't care for her choice in president, you don't have to care for all the meals I make lol
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@porwest (112929)
• United States
20 Sep 24
@thislittlepennyearns To steal a phrase from Chicaa...