Budget Dinners

My mama would be proud of me I think, when it comes to my dinner ideas these days.

I'm usually cooking for 3 people (don't ask why, my life is complicated...but none of my issues involve romantic entanglements..just family)

I have found several ways to make dinners that are super cheap

Sausage Alfredo

1 lb sausage roll usually $2.00
1 lb rigatoni $1.00 tops
1 jar of Alfredo Sauce $2.50
I also add cajun seasoning to my sauce..but that's pennies really

So this is a dinner for under $6.00 which usually gives me a few days of lunches for either myself or my nephew. Best recipe my cousin ever shared.

Chili Mac

Depending on how much I'm making

1- 2 packages of Mac and Cheese  $1.00 sorry Kraft..I buy Dollar General or Aldi mac
2 cans of chili with beans  $3.00
1 extra can of kidney beans drained

Prepare the mac just as directed...so you need butter and milk
add the chili and extra beans. If you want to do a veggie, some corn works great too

Another dinner in the $6.00 range

Chili Cornbread
1 pack of Jiffy cornbread mix
1 can hormel chili
Cheese


Another great thing if you make a roast, especially a pork roast are fritattas. Love those and you can add so much to them

Tonight's dinner is going to be another cheap one

Saucy Mozzarella Sandwiches

Hoagie rolls
1 package of mozzarella cheese
Pasta Sauce
and probably some pepperoni

I found this recipe in an old Ragu cookbook. 

See even at 45..a girl can learn new stuff

I'm Down

This month is really kicking me in the butt.

Hours at work are down.

Dog had to go to the vet for a dental that cost a week's pay.

Mokey's cat food went up $16.00 and that leaves me frustrated as hell.

I want to get a new modem/router so I don't have to pay the rental fee for Comcast, but all my bills are killing me right now and I don't want any new debt. And new modems cost about 150, which I can't justify yet this month, plus I'd have to get to Washington to return the Comcast one, and I have no weekends off, and I hate driving 70 at night.

I was going to do new flooring in my upstairs this year, but I don't want anymore debt than I have.

I'm so frustrated and I don't have anyone to talk to anymore and I don't want to call people just to tell them my troubles, or what I'm worrying about that probably isn't really troubles.

I can barely read anymore.

All I do is sleep.

That my friends concludes todays episode of whinging and whining.