Simple recipes I use.

[SheilaT]

28. Generally speaking, cooking from scratch can be remarkably inexpensive.

Today at the grocery store I spent under $20 and got enough food for the next four days, and there will be some of it frozen for eating later on.

Tonight I made Grecian chicken, chicken tenderloin strips (and they were less than half of the full chicken breasts per pound) marinated for a few hours with oregano, juice of one lemon, a couple of cloves of garlic chopped, and olive oil. They were grilled on my countertop grill. I also bought a red pepper, a large sweet onion, a handful or so of snow peas, and a green zucchini. They were cut up and became a stir fry. I only fried enough for the one meal, and will fry up in individual portions throughout the week. I also fixed a box of Rice A Roni rice pilaf, which will give me at least five servings. Delicious meal. I also bought a couple of pork sirloin chops, and they are currently marinating in Teriyaki sauce and will be grilled tomorrow. The two chops will provide four meals for me. I try to keep my meals down to under $5 each, and I often come it at $3 or less.