I want to cook something delicious, but I do not
have a big budget. It must be for 2 persons and
it must be tasty and it must not cost more than
$5.

What can I cook for less than $5???

Jasper Tiler wrote:
> I want to cook something delicious, but I do not
> have a big budget. It must be for 2 persons and
> it must be tasty and it must not cost more than
> $5.
>
> What can I cook for less than $5???

Red beans and rice and a green salad.

A big pot of split-pea soup with a hambone or a few slices of bacon.

Stir-fried chicken or tofu and veggies over rice.

A bunch of spaghetti with any number of sauces or oil-based "tosses".

What kind of food were you thinking of?

Serene

--
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http://42magazine.com

"But here's a handy hint: if your fabulous theory for ending war and
all other human conflict will not survive an online argument with
humourless feminists who are not afraid to throw rape around as an
example, your theory needs work." -- Aqua, alt.polyamory

On Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:10:17 -0700, Serene Vannoy
> wrote:

>Jasper Tiler wrote:
>> I want to cook something delicious, but I do not
>> have a big budget. It must be for 2 persons and
>> it must be tasty and it must not cost more than
>> $5.
>>
>> What can I cook for less than $5???
>
>Red beans and rice and a green salad.
>
>A big pot of split-pea soup with a hambone or a few slices of bacon.
>
>Stir-fried chicken or tofu and veggies over rice.
>
>A bunch of spaghetti with any number of sauces or oil-based "tosses".
>
>What kind of food were you thinking of?
>
>Serene

I was thinking of individual pizzas with homemade dough for the crusts
and improvised toppings.

But now, I'm wandering down alternative pathways to destinations like
jambalaya and gumbo. Or falafel, which is obviously another path
entirely. Then there's the possibility of a variation on salade
Nicoise if one's path leads to sunny southern France..

I'm going to wander away, now.
--

modom

modom (palindrome guy) > wrote:

>I was thinking of individual pizzas with homemade dough for the crusts
>and improvised toppings.

Depends if the $5 assumes no ingredients already on hand,
not even yeast or salt or oil. They charge a boatload for yeast
packets these days.

Steve

On Sun, 29 Mar 2009 04:51:45 +0000 (UTC),
(Steve Pope) wrote:

>modom (palindrome guy) > wrote:
>
>>I was thinking of individual pizzas with homemade dough for the crusts
>>and improvised toppings.
>
>Depends if the $5 assumes no ingredients already on hand,
>not even yeast or salt or oil. They charge a boatload for yeast
>packets these days.
>
>Steve

Point taken. I've got one of those little jars of yeast, but I don't
remember what I paid for it.
--

modom

On Sun, 29 Mar 2009 09:54:05 -0500, "modom (palindrome guy)"
> wrote:

> They charge a boatload for yeast
>>packets these days.
>>
>>Steve
>
>Point taken. I've got one of those little jars of yeast, but I don't
>remember what I paid for it.
>--

Try this..... also available at Sam's Costco. I keep a couple of
pounds in the freezer all the time.

http://www.wineandcake.com/browse.cfm/4,5730.html


For a pound of yeast at 4.95, it remains the best value even if you
have to pay a small amount for shipping.

Jasper Tiler wrote:
> I want to cook something delicious, but I do not
> have a big budget. It must be for 2 persons and
> it must be tasty and it must not cost more than
> $5.
>
> What can I cook for less than $5???

On five bucks don't pretend pretentiousness... tube steaks on buns and beer.

Is this a first date... you can learn a lot about a gal observing her tackle
tube steak... if she goes the knife n' fork route make it a last date.

[malicious crossposting elided]

Serene Vannoy > wrote:

[snipped]

For God's sake, Serene, don't you ever notice crosspostings?

Get a better newsreader.

Victor

Victor Sack wrote:
> [malicious crossposting elided]
>
> Serene Vannoy > wrote:
>
> [snipped]
>
> For God's sake, Serene, don't you ever notice crosspostings?

I usually do; in this case, I goofed. My apologies to the group, though
not to you.

>
> Get a better newsreader.

Get better manners.

Serene

--
42 Magazine, celebrating life with meaning. Inaugural issue March '09!
http://42magazine.com

"But here's a handy hint: if your fabulous theory for ending war and
all other human conflict will not survive an online argument with
humourless feminists who are not afraid to throw rape around as an
example, your theory needs work." -- Aqua, alt.polyamory

On Sat 28 Mar 2009 09:24:25p, Serene Vannoy told us...

> Victor Sack wrote:
>> [malicious crossposting elided]
>>
>> Serene Vannoy > wrote:
>>
>> [snipped]
>>
>> For God's sake, Serene, don't you ever notice crosspostings?
>
> I usually do; in this case, I goofed. My apologies to the group, though
> not to you.
>
>>
>> Get a better newsreader.
>
> Get better manners.
>
> Serene
>

Serene, those *are* his better manners.

--
Wayne Boatwright

"One man's meat is another man's poison"
- Oswald Dykes, English writer, 1709.

Serene Vannoy > wrote:

> Victor Sack wrote:
> > [malicious crossposting elided]
> >
> > Serene Vannoy > wrote:
> >
> > [snipped]
> >
> > For God's sake, Serene, don't you ever notice crosspostings?
>
> I usually do; in this case, I goofed. My apologies to the group, though
> not to you.
> >
> > Get a better newsreader.
>
> Get better manners.

What exactly was ill-mannered in my post? Did I touch a sore point?

Are you even aware that good newsreaders automatically warn you before
any intended crossposting and so prevent you from feeding malicious
trolls?

Victor

In article >,
(Victor Sack) wrote:

> Serene Vannoy > wrote:
>
> > Victor Sack wrote:
> > > [malicious crossposting elided]
> > >
> > > Serene Vannoy > wrote:
> > >
> > > [snipped]
> > >
> > > For God's sake, Serene, don't you ever notice crosspostings?
> >
> > I usually do; in this case, I goofed. My apologies to the group, though
> > not to you.
> > >
> > > Get a better newsreader.
> >
> > Get better manners.
>
> What exactly was ill-mannered in my post? Did I touch a sore point?
>
> Are you even aware that good newsreaders automatically warn you before
> any intended crossposting and so prevent you from feeding malicious
> trolls?

The initial post in this thread did not seem like a malicious troll.
There must be something wrong, though, since I didn't see it, due to my
killfiling that other group.

I don't know how many news clients warn about cross posting. Mine
doesn't. Mine also fails to warn me about logic errors in my posts.

:-(

It seemed to me that you jumped on Serene quite hard for trying to help
someone, although it's hard to tell the intent of a post on a newsgroup.
Perhaps you were just trying to be helpful, but it didn't come across
that way to me.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

"Victor Sack" > wrote in message
.. .
> Serene Vannoy > wrote:
>
>> Victor Sack wrote:
>> > [malicious crossposting elided]
>> >
>> > Serene Vannoy > wrote:
>> >
>> > [snipped]
>> >
>> > For God's sake, Serene, don't you ever notice crosspostings?
>>
>> I usually do; in this case, I goofed. My apologies to the group, though
>> not to you.
>> >
>> > Get a better newsreader.
>>
>> Get better manners.
>
> What exactly was ill-mannered in my post? Did I touch a sore point?
>
> Are you even aware that good newsreaders automatically warn you before
> any intended crossposting and so prevent you from feeding malicious
> trolls?
>
> Victor

Jesus, Victor, she didn't kill your dog. Some time away from Usenet, maybe?

On Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:58:24 +0200, (Victor Sack)
wrote:

>Serene Vannoy > wrote:
>
>> Victor Sack wrote:
>> > [malicious crossposting elided]
>> >
>> > Serene Vannoy > wrote:
>> >
>> > [snipped]
>> >
>> > For God's sake, Serene, don't you ever notice crosspostings?
>>
>> I usually do; in this case, I goofed. My apologies to the group, though
>> not to you.
>> >
>> > Get a better newsreader.
>>
>> Get better manners.
>
>What exactly was ill-mannered in my post? Did I touch a sore point?

An abrupt command delivered to a peer can be read as an example of a
paucity of manners. It may not have carried that intent when you
issued it, but I, for one, was rather surprised at the tenor of the
response. You touched no sore point for me other than my expectation
of courtesy from one as knowledgeable as you.
>
>Are you even aware that good newsreaders automatically warn you before
>any intended crossposting and so prevent you from feeding malicious
>trolls?
>
Again, one could imagine a more pleasant way to convey the information
you delivered above. Trolls are genuine and tiresome assholes, to be
sure, but their presence in rfc now and again is (to my mind) less
than a reason to berate one of the more valuable contributors to this
group. While the intent may have been to assist a participant and to
improve the group, the sentence carries also a message of exasperation
and impatience, which is likely to engender hard feelings going
forward.

Trolls like hard feelings. It feeds them as much as crossposting.
More, I'd hazard.
--

modom

Victor Sack wrote:
> [malicious crossposting elided]
>
> Serene Vannoy > wrote:
>
> [snipped]
>
> For God's sake, Serene, don't you ever notice crosspostings?
>
> Get a better newsreader.
>
> Victor

I thought you should be made aware that your post was originally
crossposted. Ironic, ain't it?

Get a better newsreader? :-)

dsi1 wrote:

> Victor Sack wrote:
>> [malicious crossposting elided]
>>
>> Serene Vannoy > wrote:
>>
>> [snipped]
>>
>> For God's sake, Serene, don't you ever notice crosspostings?
>>
>> Get a better newsreader.
>>
>> Victor
>
> I thought you should be made aware that your post was originally
> crossposted. Ironic, ain't it?

That it is <smirk>

What I wanna know is why Victor singled out Serene when several others
had already done the same in earlier replies... And yes, I also thought
his above reply to her terse to the point of rudeness.
>
> Get a better newsreader? :-)

My newsreader doesn't 'warn' me per se that I am about to crosspost, but
before I hit 'send' I glance at the group(s) it shows I'm about to
reply to. I (usually) just delete the obvious when necessary, but I
forget occasionally. So sue me.
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

ChattyCathy wrote:
> dsi1 wrote:
>
>> Victor Sack wrote:
>>> [malicious crossposting elided]
>>>
>>> Serene Vannoy > wrote:
>>>
>>> [snipped]
>>>
>>> For God's sake, Serene, don't you ever notice crosspostings?
>>>
>>> Get a better newsreader.
>>>
>>> Victor
>> I thought you should be made aware that your post was originally
>> crossposted. Ironic, ain't it?
>
> That it is <smirk>

Another classy move is when folks will chide others for posting to a
topic they deem as a troll post. "Do not feed the troll!" Of course,
they do this by posting to the troll topic. Sometimes they'll even end
up with a large number of posts. I love when that happens.

>
> What I wanna know is why Victor singled out Serene when several others
> had already done the same in earlier replies... And yes, I also thought
> his above reply to her terse to the point of rudeness.

>> Get a better newsreader? :-)
>
> My newsreader doesn't 'warn' me per se that I am about to crosspost, but
> before I hit 'send' I glance at the group(s) it shows I'm about to
> reply to. I (usually) just delete the obvious when necessary, but I
> forget occasionally. So sue me.

OK, I now sue thee! (sorry about that)

You're doing all that any right-minded person could be expected to do to
combat this deadly scourge. So am I. :-)

"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
...
> dsi1 wrote:
>
>> Victor Sack wrote:
>>> [malicious crossposting elided]
>>>
>>> Serene Vannoy > wrote:
>>>
>>> [snipped]
>>>
>>> For God's sake, Serene, don't you ever notice crosspostings?
>>>
>>> Get a better newsreader.
>>>
>>> Victor
>>
>> I thought you should be made aware that your post was originally
>> crossposted. Ironic, ain't it?
>
> That it is <smirk>
>
> What I wanna know is why Victor singled out Serene when several others
> had already done the same in earlier replies... And yes, I also thought
> his above reply to her terse to the point of rudeness.

Victor is not an equal opportunist like me... he's a cowardly preditor,
focuses his wrath on who he perceives to be the least able to defend
themselves... very typical of those who choose who they want to like them by
how likely they're least apt to be competion and so engage in selective ass
kissing. You'd know if Victor perceived you a non threat, you'd have
hickeys all over your butt.

>> Get a better newsreader? :-)
>
> My newsreader doesn't 'warn' me per se that I am about to crosspost, but
> before I hit 'send' I glance at the group(s) it shows I'm about to
> reply to. I (usually) just delete the obvious when necessary, but I
> forget occasionally. So sue me.
>
>
That's most normal people.

On Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:28:51 +0200, ChattyCathy wrote:

> dsi1 wrote:
>
>> Victor Sack wrote:
>>> [malicious crossposting elided]
>>>
>>> Serene Vannoy > wrote:
>>>
>>> [snipped]
>>>
>>> For God's sake, Serene, don't you ever notice crosspostings?
>>>
>>> Get a better newsreader.
>>>
>>> Victor
>>
>> I thought you should be made aware that your post was originally
>> crossposted. Ironic, ain't it?
>
> That it is <smirk>
>
> What I wanna know is why Victor singled out Serene when several others
> had already done the same in earlier replies... And yes, I also thought
> his above reply to her terse to the point of rudeness.
>>
>> Get a better newsreader? :-)
>
> My newsreader doesn't 'warn' me per se that I am about to crosspost, but
> before I hit 'send' I glance at the group(s) it shows I'm about to
> reply to. I (usually) just delete the obvious when necessary, but I
> forget occasionally. So sue me.

the vital question is: is this crime more heinous or less heinous than
taking eleven items through the express checkout?

your pal,
blake

ChattyCathy wrote:

> dsi1 wrote:
>
> > Victor Sack wrote:
> >> [malicious crossposting elided]
> >>
> >> Serene Vannoy > wrote:
> >>
> >> [snipped]
> >>
> >> For God's sake, Serene, don't you ever notice crosspostings?
> >>
> >> Get a better newsreader.
> >>
> >> Victor
> >
> > I thought you should be made aware that your post was originally
> > crossposted. Ironic, ain't it?
>
> That it is <smirk>
>
> What I wanna know is why Victor singled out Serene when several others
> had already done the same in earlier replies... And yes, I also
> thought his above reply to her terse to the point of rudeness.

As always, I like the cross-post. That way my filters take care of it
up front.



Brian

--
Day 57 of the "no grouchy usenet posts" project

ChattyCathy > wrote:

> What I wanna know is why Victor singled out Serene when several others
> had already done the same in earlier replies...

Whatever in the world makes you think this? Do you actually think so,
you do you just say so, for reasons of your own? It so happens that
every posting has a time stamp on it, making it easy to see when it was
posted. Most every newsreader makes it possible to sort by time posted.
And it is easy to see that there were no cross-postings in the thread
between Serene's post and mine.

OBFood: Soupe Aux Tripes, a very simple tripe soup, from _Cooking with
Pomiane_ by Edouard de Pomiane.

Victor

Soupe Aux Tripes

This is a sort of pot-au-feu in which the beef is replaced by tripe.

1 lb tripe
3 cloves garlic
6 ozs carrots
3 leeks
1/2 lb tomatoes
4 tablespoons olive oil
a bouquet of parsley, chervil and basil

Scrape the carrots and leave them whole. Wash and trim the leeks and
tie them into a bundle.
Mince the garlic and cut the tripe into very thin strips. Chop the
herbs finely and slice the tomatoes in two.
Pour the olive oil into a heavy saucepan and fry the garlic golden
brown. Add 4 pints of water and bring it to the boil.
Add the carrots, leeks and tomatoes and plenty of salt and pepper and
bring them to the boiling point once more. Add the tripe and, when it
is boiling, cover the pan and simmer for 3 hours. Taste the soup and
adjust the seasoning to suit your palate. Remove the vegetables.
Boil for 5 minutes more and then serve to each of your guests a couple
of ladles full of tender tripe and golden broth. All but the most
snobbish will enjoy this soup.

dsi1 > wrote:

> I thought you should be made aware that your post was originally
> crossposted. Ironic, ain't it?

It is more than ironic - it is positively ridiculous and inexcusable.
Very sorry about it.

Victor

Victor Sack wrote:
> dsi1 > wrote:
>
>> I thought you should be made aware that your post was originally
>> crossposted. Ironic, ain't it?
>
> It is more than ironic - it is positively ridiculous and inexcusable.
> Very sorry about it.

Now you're making me feel bad for mentioning it. I've crossposted
myself, but won't if I can help it. That's all we can hope to do. :-)

>
> Victor

Jasper Tiler > wrote:

>I want to cook something delicious, but I do not
>have a big budget. It must be for 2 persons and
>it must be tasty and it must not cost more than
>$5.

>What can I cook for less than $5???

Fresh pasta with green garlic (in season now), olive
oil, and lemon juice. (Assuming you have olive oil on hand.)

Heck, you could cook that for $3 probably.

Steve

On Mar 28, 10:07*pm, Jasper Tiler > wrote:
> I want to cook something delicious, but I do not
> have a big budget. It must be for 2 persons and
> it must be tasty and it must not cost more than
> $5.
>
> What can I cook for less than $5???

This guy posts one post to each diverse NG. If not a troll, he's a
time waster.

Google Groups are good for something. Goodnight r.f.cooking

--Bryan

Jasper wrote on Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:07:45 -0700 (PDT):

> I want to cook something delicious, but I do not
> have a big budget. It must be for 2 persons and
> it must be tasty and it must not cost more than
> $5.

> What can I cook for less than $5???

I don't know about absolutely delicious but you can make miso soup for
two for under $5. Miso and Japanese dried Hon-dashi stock keep for ever.
A large number of vegetables can be included.
--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

James Silverton wrote:
> Jasper wrote on Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:07:45 -0700 (PDT):
>
>> I want to cook something delicious, but I do not
>> have a big budget. It must be for 2 persons and
>> it must be tasty and it must not cost more than
>> $5.
>
>
>> What can I cook for less than $5???
>
>
> I don't know about absolutely delicious but you can make miso soup for
> two for under $5. Miso and Japanese dried Hon-dashi stock keep for ever.
> A large number of vegetables can be included.


I routinely make a big tossed green salad with marinated chicken for 2
for under $5.00.

Assuming the oil, vinegar and garbonzoes are 'on hand' and need not be
purchased... I once calculated that a cup of vinaigrette after the
initial purchase of the oil & vinegar costs about .20¢ per cup iirc.

The boneless, skinless breast of chicken is $1.30 per pound, 1 pound is
sufficient for 2 people.

Broccoli, green onions, tomatoes, lettuce, green and/or red sweet
pepper, garbonzoes (shouldn't be more than a dollar in a can 50¢ per
pound dried).

Simmer the chicken in water till done, cut up into bite sized pieces and
marinate in a nice vinaigrette for 20 minutes.

Cut up the veggies, toss with the garbonzoes & vinaigrette and serve the
chicken either tossed with or on the side of the salad.

If desired an orange at about 10¢ per orange may have the rind cut off
and the orange sliced and added to the salad.

A few slices of bread, buttered and sprinkled with herbs & garlic
granules can then be cut up and toasted in the oven for 'croutons.'

One secret to a 'delicious' salad is to cut the veggies into very small
pieces. A 'fine dice' of all the veggies allows for a better combining
of all the various flavors.

Using a very sharp knife cut the head of broccoli in half, lay the half
head on its flat side and slice through the broccoli in 1/8 - 1/4 inch
slices, this crumbles up very nicely.

Cut the green onions in half length wise before slicing into 1/4 inch
lengths.

A VERY SHARP knife is key to this.

I like to squeeze out the juice and seeds of a diced tomato and serve
just the tomato flesh in the salad.

Line the serving bowl with whole leaves of lettuce and add roughly
chopped lettuce to the tossed salad.
--
JL

"Joseph Littleshoes" wrote:
>> Jasper wrote:
>>
>>> I want to cook something delicious, but I do not
>>> have a big budget. It must be for 2 persons and
>>> it must be tasty and it must not cost more than
>>> $5.
>>
>>
>>> What can I cook for less than $5???
>
>
> I routinely make a big tossed green salad with marinated chicken for 2 for
> under $5.00.

When you say green salad you mean green literally, just lettuce and nothing
else. For $5 you're talking two small side dishes, not enough to call it a
meal... whaddaya, dive into the produce dumpster...

> Assuming the oil, vinegar and garbonzoes are 'on hand' and need not be
> purchased...

What kinda uniform commercial accounting system is that... wait'll you get
audited... hey, you gotta deduct those from the $5... or else you may as
well treat your guest to din-din at the local soup kitchen.

> I once calculated that a cup of vinaigrette after the initial purchase of
> the oil & vinegar costs about .20¢ per cup iirc.


What kinda oil, crankcase, used? Even the cheapest olive oil runs $1/cup,
maybe even more since my last purchase, was $17/3 liter can, and that for
store brand generic olive oil, I use it for general cooking... decent Goya
EVOO I use for salads, dipping, and other no-cook usage I pay like $17/pint.

If Jasper is really poor as he implies you should volunteer to take him
shopping with you, show him how you fill your pockets with free salad
dressing packets and other condiments at the fast food joints... and while
yer at it teach him how you nonchalantly palm the partially eaten bits off
the tables. LOL

For $6 one can buy a good sized whole roasting chicken ( I usually cut em in
eighths and bake em in a roasting pan, quicker cooking and less effort
serving), another buck will cover 4 medium russets to pop in the oven with
the chicken (either baked in jackets or wedged and roasted with the
chicken), and another buck will cover a bag of store brand frozen mixed veg
for the nuker.... now you spent $8 and have four decent meals for two (two
days dinners worth) and $2 left for incidentals... I bought a good sized
cantaloupe last week for $1.99, even though I ate half at a time it woulda
made four portions. I guess yoose drinking plain water. It's very
difficult to feed two adults something delicious and filling on $5) a kid's
happy meal at the Arches is $5. And it's not fair to swipe stuff that may
already be in the larder unless its cost is deducted from the $5.... I mean
I don't even need to shop and I can easy feed a hundred with what I have on
hand... and in fact the larger the quantity the less costly per and the
better the choices. I don't ever cook just enough for me for one meal
unless it's like fixing a sandwich or a bowl of ramen. I always cook enough
to feed me at least three times and three times left overs for freezing, and
that's a bare minimum. Even when I cook roasting chickens I always make two
big ones, it's not a lotta LOs... I got six cats that that won't eat beef
stew but they love chicky.

Jasper Tiler wrote:
> I want to cook something delicious, but I do not
> have a big budget. It must be for 2 persons and
> it must be tasty and it must not cost more than
> $5.
>
> What can I cook for less than $5???


Salami and eggs. Or pancakes. Or something off the dollar menu at Wendy's.

Bob

"Jasper Tiler" > wrote in message
...
>I want to cook something delicious, but I do not
> have a big budget. It must be for 2 persons and
> it must be tasty and it must not cost more than
> $5.
>
> What can I cook for less than $5???

If you're willing to sit down and do the meal planning you can consistently
make meals for two people for less than 5 bucks a meal.

Ms P

Jasper Tiler > wrote:

> I want to cook something delicious, but I do not
> have a big budget. It must be for 2 persons and
> it must be tasty and it must not cost more than
> $5.
>
> What can I cook for less than $5???

Beef gonads are only $3/lb

-sw

"Jasper Tiler" > wrote in message
...
>I want to cook something delicious, but I do not
> have a big budget. It must be for 2 persons and
> it must be tasty and it must not cost more than
> $5.
>
> What can I cook for less than $5???

Check out some pasta dishes - or vegetarian dishes - beans are good protein
sources - and much less costly than meats.

JonquilJan

Learn something new every day
As long as you are learning, you are living
When you stop learning, you start dying

In article
>,
Jasper Tiler > wrote:

> I want to cook something delicious, but I do not
> have a big budget. It must be for 2 persons and
> it must be tasty and it must not cost more than
> $5.
>
> What can I cook for less than $5???

Good lord. What I can think up for this would take up a text book!

Yeesh.
--
Peace! Om

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-- Anon.

"Omelet" > wrote in message
news
> In article
> >,
> Jasper Tiler > wrote:
>
>> I want to cook something delicious, but I do not
>> have a big budget. It must be for 2 persons and
>> it must be tasty and it must not cost more than
>> $5.
>>
>> What can I cook for less than $5???
>
> Good lord. What I can think up for this would take up a text book!
>
> Yeesh.
> --
> Peace! Om

You and me both!! I spent years feeding myself and two kids on way less
than that. I still feed hubby and I for that amount just because we like
some of those cheap meals.

Maybe we should write a book!

Ms P

In article >,
"Ms P" > wrote:

> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> news
> > In article
> > >,
> > Jasper Tiler > wrote:
> >
> >> I want to cook something delicious, but I do not
> >> have a big budget. It must be for 2 persons and
> >> it must be tasty and it must not cost more than
> >> $5.
> >>
> >> What can I cook for less than $5???
> >
> > Good lord. What I can think up for this would take up a text book!
> >
> > Yeesh.
> > --
> > Peace! Om
>
> You and me both!! I spent years feeding myself and two kids on way less
> than that. I still feed hubby and I for that amount just because we like
> some of those cheap meals.
>
> Maybe we should write a book!
>
> Ms P

<laughs> Indeed...
--
Peace! Om

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-- Anon.

Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> "Ms P" > wrote:
>>>
>> You and me both!! I spent years feeding myself and two kids on way
>> less than that. I still feed hubby and I for that amount just
>> because we like some of those cheap meals.

Sorry for piggybacking OM but i didn't see Mrs P's post.

I retired recently and I now I have time, I have been (Much to David's
delight) making some of the cheaper meals I used to I had forgotten how
good they were)

In article >,
"Ophelia" > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> > In article >,
> > "Ms P" > wrote:
> >>>
> >> You and me both!! I spent years feeding myself and two kids on way
> >> less than that. I still feed hubby and I for that amount just
> >> because we like some of those cheap meals.
>
> Sorry for piggybacking OM but i didn't see Mrs P's post.
>
> I retired recently and I now I have time, I have been (Much to David's
> delight) making some of the cheaper meals I used to I had forgotten how
> good they were)

I know exactly what you mean. :-)
--
Peace! Om

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-- Anon.

On Mar 28, 8:07*pm, Jasper Tiler > wrote:
> I want to cook something delicious, but I do not
> have a big budget. It must be for 2 persons and
> it must be tasty and it must not cost more than
> $5.
>
> What can I cook for less than $5???

This is a delicious and fool-proof recipe I got from my deceased aunt
(I never appreciated her enough when she was alive and we often didn't
get along, but she had many good qualities*):

One long generic sausage such as those from Alberto's, et al.

One bottle ketshup

One large onion

Slice the sausage and onion thinly and put them in a pan. Pour in the
whole bottle of ketshup, heat until the juices from the sausage seep
out, the ketshup thickens, and the onion pieces are cooked. Good as
is, or serve with bread or rice.

(She also had the idea of mixing coke with milk. It sounded weird to
me at first, but it didn't taste bad at all, and makes a good
substitute for chocolate milk.)

--
Ht

htn963 wrote:

> (She also had the idea of mixing coke with milk. It sounded weird to
> me at first, but it didn't taste bad at all, and makes a good
> substitute for chocolate milk.)

I thought I came up with that drink. Anyway, good for your aunt. Coke
and milk is a good combination. You have to drink it within a few
minutes or you'll get a thick layer of icky cheezy material floating on
the top of some liquid that no longer looks like Coke or milk.

>
> --
> Ht

dsi1 wrote:
> htn963 wrote:
>
>> (She also had the idea of mixing coke with milk. It sounded weird to
>> me at first, but it didn't taste bad at all, and makes a good
>> substitute for chocolate milk.)
>
> I thought I came up with that drink. Anyway, good for your aunt. Coke
> and milk is a good combination. You have to drink it within a few
> minutes or you'll get a thick layer of icky cheezy material floating
> on the top of some liquid that no longer looks like Coke or milk.

Years and years ago I worked with a woman who drank Coke and
milk because she had an ulcer. It didn't sound very good, but she
seemed to like it. I have no idea if it was good for what ailed her.

nancy