Archive for October, 2005

Spinach Lasagna

Dish: Entree Taste: 5 Preparation: 4 Recipe: 5 Cost: $$ Repeat? Yes No link for this one. This is my mom’s lasagna recipe. We always had it when we were kids and I didn’t realize till I was about 14 that lasagna normally had meat in it.

More grocery store fun

So we went and picked up some stuff at the grocery store today. Spent $40 saved $7. So overall this month we’ve spent $165 and saved $50. I don’t think we are going to hit under the goal of $400 since it is still the first week of the month…

Best Apple Crisp Ever

Dish: Dessert Taste: 5 Preparation: 5 Recipe: 5 Cost: $ Repeat? Yes http://pie.allrecipes.com/AZ/BestAppleCrispEver.asp

Shrimp and Okra Gumbo

Dish: Entree/Soup Taste: 3 Preparation: 5/5 Recipe: 5 Cost: $$ Repeat? Yes http://soup.allrecipes.com/AZ/ShrimpandOkraGumbo.asp

Earth, Sea and Fire Salmon

Actually made this last week, but went to have the rest last night (see plastic & ovens ), so I figured I’d go ahead and review it since i didn’t do that initially when we did eat it. Dish: Entree Taste: 4 Preparation: 5/5 Recipe: 3 Cost: $$$ Repeat? Yes http://seafood.allrecipes.com/AZ/72463.asp

Plastic and Ovens don’t mix

Okay so we did a nice fish dish the other night, which I’m assuming Atty will review shortly. Anyways we stored it in our new expensive, pretty, life time guarenteed tupperware. So today I went to heat up the leftovers for dinner. In our shiney new oven. Did you know that plastic is not oven [...]

Potato and Broccoli Casserole

This is another of the dishes we made to burn off potatoes and broccoli Haven’t tasted it, so no taste rating, I’ll edit this and make a post with the update info when we try it out. Dish: Side Dish Taste: ? Preparation: 5/5 Recipe: 4 Cost: $ http://vegetarian.allrecipes.com/AZ/PotatoandBroccoliCasserole.asp

Smashed Potato-and-Broccoli Casserole

Made this Sunday, but froze it for later. We needed to burn off some potatoes and some broccoli, so we decided this looked like an option. Haven’t tasted it, so no taste rating, I’ll edit this and make a post with the update info when we try it out. Dish: Side Dish Taste: ? Preparation: [...]

Sweet Potato & Apple Casserole

Made this yesterday, haven’t eaten that round, but I’ve made it enough that I’m going ahead with this entry anyway Hrrm. Ratings systems. out of 5′s I guess May tweak it later Dish: Side Dish Taste: 5/5 Preparation: 4/5 Recipe: 4 Cost: $ Repeat? Yes http://thanksgiving.allrecipes.com/AZ/SwtPttndpplCssrl.asp

I think I’ll make the grocery store my new home

We went and visited our favorite place for a second time today. The grocery store, We spent $7.78 and saved $2.19 So in rounded totals so far this month we’ve spent: $125 and saved $43