posted July 06, 2011 12:16 PM            

I spare no expense where fine cuisine is concerned, however, lately census has been down at the hospital and I am forced to trim the financial edges where I can, as I am not bringing home full paychecks.

So, for lunch/supper today?

Sauteed ground turkey, added some garlic, well alot of garlic, some onions, pepper, and I rarely use salt, but instead to flavor a package of onion soup mix, with a base of olive oil...let simmer for a good long time to get the spices melded in.

Then served upon romain lettuce leaves. Topped with shredded sharp cheddar cheese and I found these neat little spices that McCormick makes, "Perfect Pinch", will add a dash of Roasted Garlic or Basil and Garlic Perfect Pinch to the lettuce taco.

Not only tasty, but healthy as well!

Total cost?

Less than $10 and will last me and my daughter atleast 2 days!

What do you all do when the purse strings are tightened?

posted August 09, 2011 09:07 PM            

anything with ground turkey is usually great for a budget. i don't eat a lot of meat but i love all forms of turkey, some staples are:

turkey burgers (w spinach, parmesan cheese, garlic, fresh basil and season to taste)

turkey chili (with 2-3 different beans, corn, cumin and chili powder and tomato sauce or diced and fresh tomatoes)

thanks for the recipe, i will try it out

also, hearty chicken soups (chicken and corn chowder) can be not too expensive depending on the ingredients you use. you can roast a chicken and make a stock with the leftovers (also, when i use broccoli or cauliflower, i keep the vegetable stems to make stock, you can just freeze them).