Our local grocery store gas cure 81 spiral hams for $1.99 a pound. I like to keep a few in my freezer. Ham dinner one day, ham and eggs the next morning, ham sandwiches for the kids school lunch, then a ham and cauliflower casserole with a white sauce and that Swiss cheese that starts with a g that I can't spell or pronounce. Then everyone is burned out on ham for a month.
I revert back to what kept my folks in the mountains going. Beans, chicken, cornbread, milk, cheese, bacon, greens and a few other items they could kill or raise kept them going for a couple centuries..
pork, fish, eggs, and chicken are still not bad price-wise.
Yeah, I've been thinking about adding more fish to my diet. In fact, I stocked up on some of those big, oval cans of sardines recently.
HEB has frozen yellowfin tuna steaks and mahie for a little over bucks a pack. Had a Tuna steak last night.
God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
I revert back to what kept my folks in the mountains going. Beans, chicken, cornbread, milk, cheese, bacon, greens and a few other items they could kill or raise kept them going for a couple centuries..
I never get tired of cornbread and beans. But too many beans will beat up my guts pretty bad. I've cut way back on them over the past few years.
Go together with others and buy half a beef, or cases of chicken. I still get beef and seafood cheap at times from a vendor that services bars around here. I told the deliver driver long ago if at the end of the day he has stuff he couldnt sell to give me a call. I got shrimp right before Christmas, but havent heard from him since. Still worth a shot if u can find a guy like that in your area.
pork, fish, eggs, and chicken are still not bad price-wise.
Yeah, I've been thinking about adding more fish to my diet. In fact, I stocked up on some of those big, oval cans of sardines recently.
HEB has frozen yellowfin tuna steaks and mahie for a little over bucks a pack. Had a Tuna steak last night.
I'll have to look around. Good fish isn't as easy to come by around here as it is in some places. There's one very good seafood shop nearby. But it's not cheap.
I'll have to check out the grocery a bit more intently to see what kind of good fish they keep.
Go together with others and buy half a beef, or cases of chicken. I still get beef and seafood cheap at times from a vendor that services bars around here. I told the deliver driver long ago if at the end of the day he has stuff he couldnt sell to give me a call. I got shrimp right before Christmas, but havent heard from him since. Still worth a shot if u can find a guy like that in your area.
There's a big cattle farm a mile down the road. If worst comes to worst, I'll go down and buy one on the hoof and pay him to haul it to the butcher for me.
I'd do it before I went hungry. But I'm not a huge beef eater. I like it okay. But I can do without it and not miss it all that much.
l told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. Make your life go here. Here's where the peoples is. Mother Gue, I says, the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world, and by God, I was right. - Del Gue
I revert back to what kept my folks in the mountains going. Beans, chicken, cornbread, milk, cheese, bacon, greens and a few other items they could kill or raise kept them going for a couple centuries..
Have you bought bacon lately? It ain’t cheap.
Beans and cornbread or bean burritos with fried eggs in them.
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I'm not really much of a "foody". Of course, I like good eats as much as the next guy. But most of the time I just eat to fuel up.
So, with grocery prices going through the roof, I've been wondering what I can eat that will keep me well fed with a fairly balanced diet that won't break the bank.
I'd like to hear some suggestions. Cheap protein and nutritious vegetables, especially.
Peanut butter and jelly or tuna sandwich for lunch… if you need more, microwave one of the “Cup of Noodles” to go with it…I like the “Korean bbq” flavor. Burritos are cheap and easy… lots of good recipes on line…. One of my favorite meals although a little more expensive is Rice a Roni “Spanish Rice” or “Mexican” with sliced and sautéed onions and jalapeño’s and chopped and stewed canned tomatoes with a can of green beans along with a pound of burger…. First I brown the burger and set it aside then sauté the jalapeños and onions and set aside …start cooking the rice a roni according to directions then add the rest before you put the lid on to let it simmer… you might also want to add tomato paste for a thicker sauce….
I'm not really much of a "foody". Of course, I like good eats as much as the next guy. But most of the time I just eat to fuel up.
So, with grocery prices going through the roof, I've been wondering what I can eat that will keep me well fed with a fairly balanced diet that won't break the bank.
I'd like to hear some suggestions. Cheap protein and nutritious vegetables, especially.
Peanut butter and jelly or tuna sandwich for lunch… if you need more, microwave one of the “Cup of Noodles” to go with it…I like the “Korean bbq” flavor. Burritos are cheap and easy… lots of good recipes on line…. One of my favorite meals although a little more expensive is Rice a Roni “Spanish Rice” or “Mexican” with sliced and sautéed onions and jalapeño’s and chopped and stewed canned tomatoes with a can of green beans along with a pound of burger…. First I brown the burger and set it aside then sauté the jalapeños and onions and set aside …start cooking the rice a roni according to directions then add the rest before you put the lid on to let it simmer… you might also want to add tomato paste for a thicker sauce….
The reason I shot 5 deer this year. Other than meat fresh vegetables that you have to prepare yourself aren't expensive. Especially at a.Sams or Costco. Carrots, Bagged Broccoli, Boxed spinach and Salad mixes. Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Generic canned vegetables.
