In need of money-saving means for the next month or two...

[icelore]

Hi all

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[anais_pf]

My advice is to avoid seafood and most meats, and concentrate on vegetables with less meat than you'd ordinarily use. Also, make sure you shop wisely, buying what's on special and avoiding packaged and prepared foods

[icelore]

I've never done felafel, but I'm open to trying it. :)

BEPs and rice sounds great, I will definitely be doing that! And thanks for that site, it looks really useful.

I will be making up a big 'ol pot of soup asap.

[goose_entity]

beans are a great way to bulk out dishes while also adding a lot of fibre. I buy dried beans and cook them myself in the pressure cooker - a 1lb bag of dried chickpeas, for example, makes around 3 to 4 pints of cooked chickpeas, which can then be used to make hummus (substitute peanut butter for tahini) or as an added fibre/protein component for any stews or soups you make :)

[icelore]

I was just thinking about beans/lentils and edited my post to that effect - thanks!

[quietchildae]

I love everything I've made from here, so I'm just going to link the site rather than anything specific:
http://www.budgetbytes.com/

[icelore]

Awesome resource, thanks!

[andystarr]

I second Budget Bytes, its a great resource especially her recent series on the SNAP challenge.

Do you have access to a local food pantry? They be able to provide you with short-term emergency support. Food pantries are usually get a lot of donations this time of year (which they may not be able to store the surplus), so you may be able to receive more depending on what they have and what their policy is. Best of luck to you and your family.

[non_canon]

One of my favs is chicken and rice, which is simply a can of chunk chicken browned, then add two cans of cream of chicken, two cans of water, and some minute maid rice. Cook till the rice is tender. Can be eaten plain or with biscuits.I also really like this potato soup recipe, which keeps very well in the fridge and makes up a lot.

[icelore]

I've never tried potato soup before, but now I will. :) Thanks!

[jacquez]

one thing I do is I go look at the cheap meats in the store -- like one store near me has a 50c off per pound on chicken thighs if you buy 3lbs sometimes, and then I will get them and stretch them. If you cook a batch of braised thighs, you can then use them in everything -- soup, mixed into beans & rice, warmed up on their own, added to ramen, etc.