Ham & Cheese on French Toast

Yes that's right!!!  Yesterday I made French toast, and today I took 2 slices of left over french toast and put 2 slices of ham and some cheese in the middle....  made it into a sandwich and microwaved it for 30 seconds to get the cheese all nice and melty.  This is a delicious breakfast sandwich, and You could use whatever is left over...  bacon, or turkey, cream cheese, anything really.  I just love being able to utilize my leftovers and make something new to eat .....  McDonalds eat your heart out.
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My Packed Lunch

Today my packed lunch consisted of ....  Deli Turkey on a whole grain English muffin, with spicy brown mustard, a yogurt cup (it was banana cream pie) , 2 plums, and a bag of popcorn for later.  Very tasty and frugal lunch. 

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Easy & Creative Food Ideas

Today for an easy and creative change of pace, I made a pancake breakfast sandwich.  1 pancake cut in 1/2 with peanut butter and jelly made a perfect little breakfast sandwich.  For lunch today I am having rice-a-roni and mandarin oranges.  I have my Starbucks travel coffee mug, that I always take coffee in and sometimes I even make tea in it. Bringing my own coffee saves me from having to stop at a quickie mart or Starbucks in order to have a cup of Joe. Money saved right there is about 4 dollars. I am prepared for the day ahead of me. Saving money does not need to be complicated, use what you have on hand.  Utilize left overs, if you just can't do left overs, put them in the freezer and eat them later in the week or the next week.  My goal here is to not waste food, there is real savings here.  Also, it saves me from spending 5 to 7 dollars a day eating out.  I figure with this 5 to 7 dollars that I am not spending on eating out, and the 4 dollars or so I save by not buying coffee, I will pay my debt down faster. 

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My Packed Lunch = Money Saved

Yes, I am at it again and going to tell you and stress to you how important packing your lunch is while you are saving money and paying down debt.  I am not kidding, I easily save 100.00 a month by making my own lunches, and sometimes including breakfast. 
I won't lie.....  there is some planning involved. 
I check out my weekly flyer's also known as loss leaders from my local grocery stores.  I also use lots of coupons.  I structure my weekly meals, snacks, and lunches around what is on sale and what I have coupons for.  For Instance, my breakfast today was a cheese sandwich on whole wheat bread.  The reason for this is, my favorite bread was on sale 2 loaves for 3 dollars, and my favorite Tillamook cheese was on sale for 4.99 for a block of cheese the 2 pound loaf.  My lunch today is 2 bratwursts, and macaroni salad.  Bratwursts were on sale a couple of weeks ago so I picked up a couple of packages and threw them in my freezer.  This past week I picked up deli macaroni salad on coupon at Safeway and it needs to be eaten so that it does not go bad.  For snacks, I have graham crackers that I spread frosting in the middle of.  Graham crackers were on sale last week, the large box and I had a coupon, so I got a big one for 2.59, the frosting I got awhile back on sale and had coupons from the Sunday paper and believe I paid 69 cents a can for. 
My breakfast today was very tasty and filling.  My lunch is going to be fabulous.
I also snicker to myself when I see my co-workers that have stopped off at McDonalds for their lunch.  I know I have saved my money, as well as greasy fat and empty calories, and that puts a smile on my face, on a few dollars in my savings account every month. 

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Packed my Lunch

Yes...  I packed my lunch all week, and it is almost my weekend now, I have the same 15 dollars in my wallet that I have had all week.  It is a great feeling.  Today I made angel hair pasta (American Beauty on sale for .69 a package) I boiled the noodles and added a can of diced Italian style tomatoes along with a jar of spaghetti sauce, (got all these at the canned food sale last fall) I then grated some cheddar cheese and threw that on top.  It was totally delicious.  I also brought a granola bar, a container of yogurt and an orange.  Talk about a perfect lunch.  I didn't plan this but it looks like I had a vegetarian lunch today, and the very best part is that it was delicious and I still have my 15 bucks.  I am a true believer in stocking your pantry, planning ahead, and cooking at home. 

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The Joy of Tomatoes

I have an over abundance of Tomatoes from the garden... I never thought I would ever admit this, but I am getting pretty sick of tomatoes. Here are 12 ways to eat raw tomatoes.

1. Tomatoes sliced (with salt & Pepper)
2. Tomatoes w/cottage cheese & pepper
3. Tomatoes w/ balsamic vinegar drizzled on them
4. Tomatoes w/ Mayonnaise spread on them (& pepper)
5. Tomato sandwich
6. Tomato & Cheese sandwich
7. Tomato stuffed with tuna (salad) and sprinkled with dill
8 Tomato stuffed with chicken salad
9. Tomatoes chopped and mixed with chopped olives, garlic and a little olive oil (spread this on crackers~YUM)
10. Tomatoes sliced on scrambled eggs
11. Tomatoes sliced on a hamburger patty
12. Tomatoes sliced on your favorite sandwich.. (maybe not peanut butter)

I really do love tomatoes and am glad they came on so well in the garden. Any other ideas out there using tomatoes?

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Impossibly Easy Chicken & Broccoli Pie

I totally love Bisquick, I actually use the generic, I think it is called Krusteaz, and it works like a dream. If you have not tried the Impossibly Easy pie recipes from the "Bisquick" website. I highly recommend the recipes, it makes for some tasty frugal cooking and the left-overs are fabulous for my lunches.

1 box (9 oz) Green Giant® frozen broccoli cuts, thawed, drained
1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (6 oz)
1 cup cut-up cooked chicken or 2 cans (5 oz each) chunk chicken, well drained
1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
1/2 cup Original Bisquick® mix
1 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 eggs


1.Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 9-inch glass pie plate with cooking spray. Sprinkle broccoli, 1 cup of the cheese, the chicken and onion in pie plate.
2.In medium bowl, stir remaining ingredients with wire whisk or fork until blended. Pour into pie plate.
3.Bake 35 to 38 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Bake 1 to 2 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
Makes 6 servings

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Packing My Lunch

I just love packing my lunch, and saving. Today I am taking a cheese sandwich on whole wheat bread with tomato slices on the side (to avoid the sog factor), A stuffed tomato with tuna and dillweed on top. I seem to have an abundance of tomatos from the garden and am always looking for creative ways to eat them. I also brought a yogurt and 2 little blueberry bars. It seems to me, that not only is it cheaper but it is also healthier to pack your lunch. My plan is at months end....any cash I have left in my purse, will go into my savings account.

Have a Fabuous & Frugal Day!!!!