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ladyVet

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16. Oh, yeah. That's a good one we haven't had in a while.

Reply to Snarkoleptic (Reply #5)

Mon Nov 9, 2015, 06:56 PM

Nov 2015

Black eye peas and rice is also good. I used to put a chunk of fat back in a big pot of beans, but now I usually just do a couple of pieces of bacon, or even a handful of bacon bits (Aldi has real bacon bits pretty cheap). Fix up a pan of cornbread and it's good to go!

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Simple recipes I use. [View all] ladyVet Nov 2015 OP

You forgot the ramen noodles packman Nov 2015 #1

in my leaner days I ate a fair share of ramen noodles Skittles Nov 2015 #11

We sometimes have Ramen for lunch. ladyVet Nov 2015 #12

I'm not sure this fits your theme, but I've been itching to share it NV Whino Nov 2015 #2

Hm. Never thought about spicing it up like that. ladyVet Nov 2015 #13

The pepper I used was called Garden Sunshine NV Whino Nov 2015 #25

You're making me hungry. historylovr Nov 2015 #3

Sometimes I'll fry up some bell pepper strips with it, too. Yum. ladyVet Nov 2015 #14

Hi ladyVet... haikugal Nov 2015 #4

That looks good, haikugal. Probably not with a spicy sausage for us, ladyVet Nov 2015 #15

Use the not spicy sausage...would be just fine! haikugal Nov 2015 #19

Red beans and rice is an extremely hearty budget stretcher. Snarkoleptic Nov 2015 #5

Oh, yeah. That's a good one we haven't had in a while. ladyVet Nov 2015 #16

Here is a delicious, cheap and easy lentil soup recipe. femmedem Nov 2015 #6

Oh, haven't done lentils in a while! Need to pick some up next trip to the store. nt ladyVet Nov 2015 #17

you can get a LOT of meals out of a ham. kath Nov 2015 #7

I need to look for a good price on a ham. ladyVet Nov 2015 #18

Yes. A ham is the most amazing budget stretcher there is. SheilaT Nov 2015 #27

Love most of those left-of-center2012 Nov 2015 #8

Yes, it's elbow macaroni noodles as a base. ladyVet Nov 2015 #20

Mexican casserole left-of-center2012 Nov 2015 #29

Here's a "basic" dish 2naSalit Nov 2015 #9

Oh, that sounds good! ladyVet Nov 2015 #21

Indeed 2naSalit Nov 2015 #23

VERY inexpensive spices can be found at Indian and other ethnic groceries LiberalEsto Nov 2015 #10

I need to look around for what kinds of markets we have like this. ladyVet Nov 2015 #22

A delicious and inexpensive beef stew variation. ColesCountyDem Nov 2015 #24

Adding more dried beans and legumes would be a cheap source procon Nov 2015 #26

Generally speaking, cooking from scratch can be remarkably inexpensive. SheilaT Nov 2015 #28