"Grocery Budget"

Something I've been trying to do is...buying only what I need but also keeping one in the pantry if it is food that won't expire soon. Now don't get me wrong I'm not perfect so their is times I buy more stuff than I need.

Just food for thought! 

garlic bread...

1/2 tablespoon of garlic powder

1/2 tablespoon of parsley flakes

1/4 black pepper 

Mix the garlic, parsley and black pepper together.

1 stick of butter (Room temperature)

Mix the butter with the first mixture.

On a cookie sheet lay out six slices of bread. 

Use a butter knife and spread out the above mixture on the bread. 

Before putting the garlic bread in the oven spread some shredded cheese on the top of the bread. 

Bake at 350 for the desire of your texture of garlic bread. 

Ingredients Needed....

Garlic Powder

Parsley Flakes

Black Pepper

Butter

Bread

Shredded Cheese

"Recipe to Try...Part One..."

2 Chicken Breast (One Pound)

1/2 package of Spaghetti noodles

1 package (8 ounces) of Velveeta shreds

1 can of cream of chicken soup

1 can of chicken broth

Cook spaghetti and chicken.

Combine all ingredients in crock pot.

Cook on high for 2 hours or low for 4 hours. 

Add milk if needed.   

Recipe from Marcellea Flint (My Aunt Marcee's Friend).

I changed a few things on it. So this is my updated version. lol.

 

"TACO SALAD"

Defrost a pound of hamburger. Brown it. Drain the grease. Add taco seasoning and however much water the package says. Cook for ten minutes. While that is cooking for ten minutes you can start on the other ingredients. Cut however much lettuce you desire and add it to a big bowl. One package (2 cups) of shredded cheese to the bowl. Add however much french salad dressing (our favorite kind of dressing is from save-a-lot here in town) you desire. Add half a bag of crushed Doritos. By now your hamburger should be done. After several times of making taco salad I realized that a whole pound of hamburger was too much for us. We couldn't eat it all. So add a 1/2 pound of hamburger in the bowl and mix it all together and it should be ready to eat. It's delicious. 

How much does this meal cost????

Hamburger-$1.48

Taco Seasoning-$0.44

Shredded Cheese-$1.98

French Salad Dressing-$0.43

Doritos-$1.49

Lettuce-$0.46

Total: $6.28

"Corn on the Cob"

I'm about to tell you about the best corn on the cob you will ever tasted. Grill it with the husk still on them for 15 minutes. Take them off of the grill after 15 minutes. Take the husk off, butter the corn, then add salt and pepper to the corn. Eat and enjoy.  

I don't know about where you live but this week I got a dozen ears of corn for $1.20 at Walmart and its the best ones we've had yet.