I spent the entire day in the house yesterday - doing laundry, watching Season 2 of Boston Legal, cooking, and trying to fix a couch throw that came apart in the wash. Bill was out on a Shell job and didn't make it home until dinnertime.
Speaking of dinner! Ever since I took this life insurance/commission job, I've been trying to find a way to cook dinner for less than $10 and I think I found it. Bill & I found some chicken legs on sale for $10 last week, and when we got home he skinned & trimmed & chopped them up and put them into four freezer bags. Then last night I browned one of them with some onions, made a curry Roux with button mushrooms to simmer them in, and made Bannock, a quick bread that is cut into wedges and used for dipping. Here's a quick recipe:
4 tbsp baking powder
4 tbsp canola oil
1 tsp salt
Combine all ingredients and mix well. Add water until consistent with bread dough. Divide into small baseball size balls and use a rolling pin to roll them out flat. Pre-heat a non stick frying pan and cover with non-stick cooking spray. Add the dough but keep an eye on it, it'll need to be turned within a few minutes. When both sides have been browned, remove and cut into wedges.
Served with rice and veggies, this meal is perfect for winter time. The kids loved it and so did we, and we figure we made the entire thing for less than $5. Amazing.
Anyway, I have to work today so I must hurry if I want to visit a few journals before I go.
Happy Monday ♥
Sounds yummy. There are so many "under $10" recipes. We are doing the same since we just bought a house and baby is on the way.
ReplyDeleteQuick and cheap are my favorite kinds of meals on weeknights. I usually try to make a big pot of soup once a week during the winter, too.
ReplyDeleteIf I can make dinner for 6 or 7 people for under 15 bucks I am usually happy. I may have to try your bannock recipe. I made the most delicious stew yesterday and served it with rice.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds really good. I will have too give that a try.
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Ohh sounds very yummy. I found a great recipe in the latest Chatelaine using Ramen noodles for a stir fry - it was better than I expected.
ReplyDeleteLove the idea. Maybe more bloggers will share how they save money via cooking at home.
ReplyDeleteYears ago -- I was so terribly poor (raising three kids alone) I regularly cooked things like seasoned or curried lentils and poured them over rice.
With exception for buying packaged beans, rice and legumes, I'd only shop the outside isles (not the packaged food) to make sure we ate the most vitamins for our grocery buck.
nowadays anything cheap is a treat (pardon the pun).
ReplyDeletei try to cook under 10 alot....its not as hard as you may think...sounds yummy!
ReplyDeleteI always challenge myself to use everything I can before it goes bad. It makes for some very interesting and cheap dinners. So far no complaints here! Your day sounds like my Saturday, I must have done 5 sinks of dishes with all the cooking I did. Hope your week is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI would love to make bannock - they have it in Ireland. I would not make it with canola oil, however (evil vegetable oils)!
ReplyDeleteCanola oil is good for your heart Tuesday. We buy sunflower oil too.
ReplyDeleteDo some more research my dear - vegetable oils are NOT good for you :) It all depends on if you listen to the people sponsored by those making money off the sake of vegetable oils or if you listen to the people that understand chemistry :)
ReplyDeleteI've always wondering about bannock, its kinda like our frybread but with less waiting time for the dough to rise. LOL I will try this recipe, thanks for sharing it!
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