Penny Pinching Cooking Tips.
Roast Beef Cooking Tip Easy, use your crock pot. Place your potatoes carrots & onions in the bottom & put your roast on top. Pour a package of onion soup mix over & add a cup of water. Turn on low & by the time you get home from work you will have a deliciously cooked meal to serve. * Don't have onion soup mix, substitute!! Crush a couple beef bouillon cubes & add some dried onion flakes, you will never know the difference. Want a little different flavor? Instead of water, pour in a cup of bourbon or a cup of wine (any kind). The alcohol cooks out, so don't let that be a worry. Stroganoff Now that you have leftover roast beef, you can make stroganoff. Cut your beef into small cubes, heat through with a can of mushroom soup, stir in a cup of sour cream & if you want add a little bit of red wine; serve over hot buttered noodles. * Don't have any sour cream? Substitute!! Do you have a cup of cottage cheese? Place 1 cup of cottage cheese, 5 Tbs of milk & 1 Tbs of lemon juice in the blender & blend until smooth & creamy. Chicken & Gravy Use your crock pot. Place your chicken pieces (any pieces will do, drumsticks, thighs or whole cut up) in the crock pot. Add a can of cream of mushroom, cream of chicken, cream of celery, or creamy tomato. You could even use barbecue sauce. Cook on low & when you are ready to eat, serve over rice or noodles. Your family will love you. * Don't have creamy tomato, but have a can of regular tomato soup? Make your own, simply add a half can of milk & blend together. You could even make it spicy by adding some salsa or Tabasco. Potato Pancakes Don't know what to do with that little bit of mashed potatoes? Make potato pancakes. Stir the potatoes with some milk & baking powder. The consistency of regular pancakes. Fry in a little bit of butter or margarine, making them about the size of dollar pancakes. If you wish add some onion or grated cheese or both. Serve with sour cream or spread cheese. Delicious!! Great Green Beans Want a change from ordinary plain green beans? Take a can of green beans & drain. Cook until heated through in a pan or in the microwave, add a little butter to coat & add garlic salt or garlic powder & sour cream or mayonnaise. Tasty!! Even my children who didn't like vegetables loved them this way. Chopped Onion Use chopped onions all the time, but tired of chopping every time you need them? Prepare ahead. Buy that bag of onions & chop all of them to the size you like. Spread out on a cookie sheet & place in the freezer. After they are frozen, put into a zip lock bag & put back in the freezer. Ready to use anytime you need them. I believe in the saying that a penny saved is a penny earned & if you want to learn more penny pinching tips check out Grandma's web site at: http://www.pennypinching-grandma.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
