Do you live on rice and beans?

[Jessesbride]

my "rice & beans" meals are not "rice & beans" I hate rice & my family isn't too fond of beans. So we make Spaghetti w/meat sauce (freeze all the leftovers we can), taco soup, chili, Breakfast (eggs, bacon, toast/pancakes/waffles), cereal, steel cut oats oatmeal, roast in the crock pot. basically things that we can make extra of & freeze or eat up thru the week.

I always have a stocked pantry... & 2 freezers full of food... Right now we are only stocking up on what we need (milk, eggs, fruit/veggies, cheese, etc).

I always try to make what we have last as much as possible.

Kim

[sue s]

I'm eating pretty cheap right now and it's not all beans and rice. I bake my own bread and use it throught the week - bread, french toast, grilled cheese, bread pudding etc. I buy fresh fruit when on sale and can it for later. I found a guy down the road with an orchard just going to waste and now have enough apples (dried, sauced etc,) to last through the winter. I'm collecting walnuts now for shelling and using this holiday season. Don't overlook casseroles. You can still get those 10# bags of legs and thighs for less than $10.00 at Walmart. Those cook up in a crock pot and can store in the freezer for chicken casseroles, soups, etc. Rice is great for that too! Just a few thought - also check out this website for more ideas of cooking from a pantry : A Well-Stocked Pantry