1/2 t salt
1/4 t baking soda
1/2 c orange juice
2 T sugar
4 c boiled (cooled) or distilled water.

That’s it! Easy emergency liquid.

So what if you have no ‘white’ chocolate chips. Try plain ones.
So what if you’re out of onions, try a little garlic.
So what if you’re out of bell peppers, substitute another pepper or onion.

No Campbells cream of chicken? Use mushroom soup.

Sure, these things will change the taste of the dish, but maybe you’ll like this version even better!

Experiment!

Sometimes I’ll search and search and search. Sometimes I’ll settle for a discount code, but only if it’s enough to cover shipping.

Since I do that, I can venture a guess that a lot of people are the same way.

I’ve used online discount coupons for buy 1 get 1, 2nd item free, $10 off, $20 off, half price, percentage based, and of course the favorite, free shipping. I’ve used these coupons ALL over the net, from major department stores, to the big E*** to small independent ecommerce shops.

Some stores even let you stack coupons! I really like that!

Last week, I was tempted by an Avon catalog, but I did NOT place an order because the best coupon I could locate was $10 off $30 and I didn’t have $30 worth in my cart! I passed on that, but you know, the stuff I was going to order can wait until they have another free shipping code. I used 2-3 already there this year! That’s the ONLY way to buy online.

So, how do you find these coupons? Google is your friend! You can type in the name of the store along with ‘coupon code’ or ‘discount coupon’ and voila there they are!

Of course, once you’ve been shopping for awhile, you’ll find your FAVORITE places for Savings coupons and you’ll be sure to return, time and time again.

Don’t hit the BUY button without looking for a coupon!!!

Cheese Biscuits

The ‘last’ time we took Blake into Red Lobster he and his little cousin ordered the most expensive thing on the menu. He did a little better this time. But it was LUNCH and he ordered the steak.

Guess it’ll be another year or two before I let him back inside Red Lobster!

I don’t care much for tilapia (did I spell that right?) To me, it’s real watery?

Like I said not a fish person, but her’s sure looked good!

tilapia at Red Lobster

See, she was smilin’ too!

Miss M

Chiliman wanted Furrs.
Miss J Did not!
Chiliman could do Chinese.
Daughter said no.
Mexican?
B can’t handle mexican…..

We ended up at Red Lobster. Now, I’m not a big fish person, but, we all have to make sacrifices….. I ordered the chicken sandwich!!!

Miss J ordered just a appetizer:

Shrimp Cocktail

Miss J

See, she’s in a good mood - she got SHRIMP!

Excuse photos - taken with my cell phone…

The ruling by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White Friday means sugar beet growers won’t be able to use the modified seeds after harvesting the biotechnology beets already planted on more than 1 million acres spanning 10 states from Michigan to Oregon. All the seed comes from Oregon’s Willamette Valley.

Additional planting won’t be allowed until the U.S. Department of Agriculture submits an environmental impact statement. That sort of extensive examination can take two or three years.

Plus bread is a great filler - especially if you’ve a hungry, growing teenage boy in the house!

Try this Friendship Bread Starter and Cinnamon Bread

Starter:
1 tablespoon Active Dry Yeast
1/2 cup Warm Water — (110 degrees)
1 cup Flour
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Milk

Bread:
1 cup Vegetable Oil
1 cup Sugar
2 cups Flour
3 Eggs
1 small Vanilla Pudding Mix — Instant
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/4 teaspoon Baking Powder
1/2 cup Milk

Cinnamon Sugar:
1 cup Sugar
2 tablespoons Cinnamon

For Starter:

Dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup of warm water in a deep non-metal container. Stir in the rest of the milk, flour and sugar. Beat until smooth.
Cover. This first batch of starter contains fresh yeast, you can skip the next set of directions and go directly to the instructions for splitting your start.

Do not refrigerate! Do not stir with a metal spoon! The starter requires
10 days for fermentation.

Day 1- Begin or receive starter
Day 2- Stir with wooden spoon
Day 3- Stir with wooden spoon
Day 4- Stir with wooden spoon
Day 5- Add 1 cup sugar, 1 cup flour, 1 cup milk
Day 6- Stir with wooden spoon
Day 7- Stir with wooden spoon
Day 8- Do Nothing
Day 9- Do Nothing
Day 10- Add 1 cup sugar, 1 cup flour, 1 cup milk

Put 1 cup of starter in each of three containers. Give 2 away to friends
and keep one. This will begin their Day 1.

For Bread:

You will have about 1 cup of batter left (besides the 1 cup you have saved
for yourself). To the remaining batter add vegetable oil, sugar, flour,
baking powder, baking soda, eggs, milk, vanilla pudding mix, cinnamon, and salt. Beat until well blended. Add one cup raisins, chocolate chips or
nuts, if desired. Grease 2 loaf pans well, and sprinkle with cinnamon
sugar, coating bottom well. Turn batter into pans, and sprinkle remaining
cinnamon sugar onto tops of loaves. Bake at 325 degrees for one hour.

toast

I just love okra. In fact, I don’t think there’s anything you could do to it where okra wouldn’t taste great!!

okra

This okra’s fresh out of Mom & Dad’s garden! ymmmm, first I think I’ll have mine pan-fried….. then boiled…..

What’s your favorite way to enjoy okra?

NO, not the box stuff.

From scratch.

Instead I had to choose something else.

The sour cream had gone sour.

Impossible?

Let’s just say it was spotted with green. YUCK CITY!

So instead, I’m cooking Sweet and Sour Hamburger over rice and no it’s not a box either!

Look for the recipe, over there, under frugal recipes.

It’s yummy and not a tad bit green!