shopping tips
Posted By: linda glenn
Date: 2004/2/27 10:15 a.m.

don't throw anything away
day old bread: cut it up and use for croutons or bread crumbs empty plastic yogurt cups: fill with water to make giant ice cubes for leamonade or punch butter wrappers: save in a bag in the fridge and use to grease pans and baking sheets cereal and cracker crumbs: use to coat chicken or fish for a crispy crust cheese ends: put in food procesor with butter, wine or beer and serve as a spread.


Posted By: linda glenn
Date: 2004/2/27 8:18 a.m.
instead of buying.. flavored yogurt: buy a large container of plain yogurt and mix with fruit preserves or fresh fruit and honey instead of buying... frozen pizzas: buy frozen bread dough, thaw and roll out. add your own toppings

instead of buying... quick cooking rice: cook a large quantity of regular rice and freeze in serving size portions for future meals **DID NOT KNOW YOU COULD FREEZE RICE

instead of buying....chicken tenders: take skinless, boneless chicken breast, pound it to about 1/2 inch and cut into strips with kitchen scissors

instead of buying...packaged waffles or pancakes: make you own and freeze, then pop in the toaster.

good shopping planning
Posted By: linda glenn
Date: 2004/2/26 10:40 a.m.
arrange your canned goods shelf in order of meats, vegetales, soups, sauces etc so you can tell what you have at a glance instead of making your weekly menu and then going shopping, look at what is on sale in supermarket flyer's and plan your menu for the rest of the week don't go store to store to get better deals. get a preferred shopping card so you will get automatic discounts and coupon mailings blemished fruits can be use for pies and cakes.

low cost cuts of meat are better then expensive cuts of steak for dishes like casseroles. look for bread and meat that are marked down because of their near expiration dates, they're fine to eat; just cook quickly or pop in the freezer toothpaste, shampoo etc are more expensive at the grocery store, buy them at a drug store or places like walmart .

good planning for shopping
Posted By: linda glenn
Date: 2004/2/26 10:27 a.m.
always shop with your list.
if you place a unplanned purchase in your cart, write the item on your list so you know how much those added items add to the total cost

coupon for your local store
Posted By: linda glenn
Date: 2004/2/26 10:21 a.m.
check it out and see if you can get coupons at your local store

if kids help you clean
Posted By: linda glenn
Date: 2004/2/18 6:02 p.m.
If your children help you with the cleaning. When using powdered cleansers, poke only two pencil holes in the canister. This way less will come out, so there will be no waste.

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