eating on the cheap!

[binkyboots]

ah!

ok, next time (hehe, next week) I have a chicken carcass I'll have another shot, 6 - 8 hours, wow. does slow cooker stock work? our hob is electric and things tend to get pretty hot on it, I miss my gas hob so much at moments like these.

[tejon]

I've used a slow cooker many times. It won't concentrate the stock at all, but it's nice when you don't want to heat up the kitchen or have the stovetop free.

[emmapeel]

My cheap meal tonight is Chicken in Milk.

Chicken $5.75

Milk $0.79

Sage $1.29

Lemons $0.66

Garlic $1.50 (several bulbs)

Total $9.99

I have the pepper, salt, cinammon stick and butter in the pantry. It's a great dish, very little work, and it is good for two meals.

Edited May 28, 2005 by emmapeel (log)

[Carlovski]

See - not just me and Binkyboots who like Lidl!

Independent article

I still reccomend their parmesan and the Chorizo.

[Kouign Aman]

I've copied several recipes/ideas from this thread. When the heat dies down, I'll give em a trial run. Hooray for cheap eats.

Never heard of Lidl.

[mrsadm]

Some great ideas here in this thread. I cannot believe how much my weekly grocery bill is just for two people!! Oh, and 10 cats who get the "good" cat food.

I have found that when I go early in the am to my local grocery store they mark down the meats that are near expiration, and often find a good deal.