Are you like me and pinching those pennies till they squeal?

What do you do when you need to stretch your food budget, but don’t want to eat rice and beans for every meal?

Pot Roast!

No this is not the dry, tough meat you may remember eating once. This is tender, juicy, frugal meat and is super easy as well.

I put a $7 pot roast in my crock pot on Saturday night and let it cook on low until suppertime on Sunday night.  (When I put the roast in the crock pot I added three onions and a little salt. I filled it up about half way with water as well.)

We had the roast with some gravy I made over toast, with some applesauce and mixed veggies on the side. Very tasty! Even my guys, who don’t usually like roast, liked this!

We had it again Monday for lunch as beef burritos. I took some chopped onions, bell pepper, salt and cumin and mixed some of the roast with it.  I put it into whole wheat tortilla wraps with sour cream, cheese, and salsa.  We also had Spanish style millet (made just like Spanish rice, but with more nourishing millet instead) and a small salad.

I’ll be able to make one more meal from this same roast. Probably a beef stew. Have you been keeping count? This will be three meals for 4 people from one small roast! Talk about stretching!

So when your family asks what’s for dinner just tell them rubber roast!

What are some of your favorite frugal meals?

Lindsay from Passionate Homemaking has the greatest recipes on her blog.

I made the Banana Bread this week and it was great.

The kids kept asking, “Can I have a muffin?” over and over!

Here is the recipe.   By the way this is a tasty way to use up bananas that are going spotty.

Kelli at There’s No Place Like Home is hosting a give thanks celebration! One of the things we can post is our Thanksgiving menu, so I thought I’d post one of ours.

We are hosting for both my family and my husband’s family this year.  I’ll be sharing the menu I have planned for when my husband’s family comes over.

We are having:

Stuffed Pork Chops

Wild Rice With Mushrooms

Green Beans With Sautéed Onions

Baked Sweet Potatoes With Butter and Cinnamon

Cookie and fruit trays for desert

Hungry yet?!

I’m so excited to host my very first Thanksgiving!

I’d like to share my Works For Me Wednesday tip with you.

When my husband’s family comes over for Thanksgiving we are having cookies and fruit for desert.

One of the most unappetizing things to see is a tray full of brown fruit.  Yuck!

An easy way to stop the browning is to immerse the cut fruit into a bowl of lemon water for a few minutes before drying and serving.

Put the juice of  one lemon into a large bowl and fill with water, soak the fruit and you’re done!

Since my parents moved we have started having all the extended family gatherings at our house.

So…I’m always really excited to find good resources on entertaining.

Here are a few articles that have been helpful:

Thanksgiving Table

Table Settings Ideas

Use What You Have

When the busy holiday season starts one of the greatest blessings to a homemaker is the….CROCKPOT.    Just spend twenty minutes in the morning to have a peaceful dinner later.  Here are a few recipes that you’ll want to try.

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