My favorite budget dish is stuffing. If you use reduced-price bread, on-sale broth and the spices you probably have on had, with a little celery and onion, it's a frugal side dish.
Our favorite is Green Bean Casserole. I believe the recipe came from Campbell soup. The casserole is cheap easy and quick, but most of all it tastes good.
My favorite Thanksgiving budget dish is actually an after the dinner pot of stewp/stoup (really thick soup or thin stew) made from the leftover turkey carcass. Been working on this for several years and it's a family favorite that lasts most of the following week. Especially awesome if the weather is cold and dreary. Nothing like a hot bowl of homemade stewp to warm a chilled body.
My favorite Thanksgiving budget dish is simple mashed potatoes. So delicious! I can buy a large quantity of potatoes on sale for super cheap, and make several servings to freeze ahead of time.
My favorite Thanksgiving comfort food is definitely mashed potatoes and brown gravy. Of course you must first make the cup in the potatoes with your spoon and put a pate of butter in to melt first, then add the gravy. Mmmmmmm!
My favorite comfort food would have to be macaroni and cheese. It's not 'quite' traditional but it's my favorite for any holiday.
But my favorite budget Thanksgiving food is the turkey itself! Cooked perfectly (I use a modified version of Alton Brown's brining method) you have plenty of perfectly moist meat to last for days - and you can make stock/soup after, of course. We have actually run out of turkey before though!
My favorite Thanksgiving comfort food has to be mashed potatoes with gravy. I look forward to Thanksgiving just for this food, since I don't eat it any other day of the year.
My ultimate Thanksgiving comfort dish would be Homemade Noodles and Mashed Potatoes. It is just not Thanksgiving in my family unless these 2 items are served. And the best way to eat these is to put the homemade noodles on top of your homemade mashed potatoes! Yummy :)
my favorite thanksgiving budget meal has got to be this awesome stuffing that my grandmother makes. It' s got pork in it and carrots and celery, and we always fight over who gets the last of it!
All good tips for weathering the storm. I know from personal personal experience that these things work.
The best way to weather the storm? Get a budget and an emergency fund in place BEFORE the storm happens. A budget keeps you and your spouse communicating and keeping costs in check. It keeps you on the same page.
An emergency fund helps you pay cash when the inevitable emergency comes up instead of having to use credit cards or other debt, thus putting you behind the eight ball financially.
I teach participants in my Celebrating Financial Freedom course that having a written budget and an emergency fund is of the highest importance before starting a get out of debt plan. It sets you up for success so you achieve debt freedom.
Keep up the great writing Kentin, and remember...
"When you help me with money, you help the world prosper."- J.M. DuMont
My (and my family's) favorite Thanksgiving comfort food would have to be my homemade stuffing (with a bite of turkey and gravy, of course!). I add chopped onions, pecans, mushrooms, and crispy sage sausage. :)
My favorite Thanksgiving dish is mashed potatoes made from real potatoes and fresh made from scratch hot rolls. Nothing beats fresh homemade, reminds me of when I was little and got to have a buttered roll fresh out of the oven and lick the beaters when the mashed potatoes were done.
Unfortunately, yes. I had big plans for homemade costumes for my two daughters. Went to Goodwill and bought the requisite items - a coat with a very furry lining that I was going to turn into a werewolf costume and a fancy dress that was going to be the basis of the princess costume. Somewhere mid-massive head cold and despair, I gave up, went to bed and sent my husband to the store with the little ones. $50 later, they're going as a princess and a cowgirl. Maybe next year.
OK, it's not an inexpensive side dish but I loooove making pecan pie. And making it myself is less expensive than store-bought pies. I buy the pecans when they're on sale, freeze them, then make as many pies as the pecans will allow for. I freeze any extras as they make great hostess gifts whenever we're invited anywhere for dinner.
Some of my favorite Thanksgiving recipes are 1)Bread Pudding (easy to make with leftover bread and tastes wonderful for dessert), and 2) Corn Casserole, another easy to make with a moist cornbread texture. Perfect for a Thanksgiving feast!
Corn Casserole:
1 stick margarine (or butter), melted
1 cup sour cream
1 15 oz can creamed corn
1 15 oz can kernel corn, drained
1 box Jiffy corn bread mix
2 eggs
Mex all ingredients together until wet, place in 9x13 or 1 1/2 quart dish, bake at 350, uncovered, for 45 minutes or until crust is a light golden brown around the edge. Serve.
Also great with chili, or add mild chilis and serve with Mexican food. Our favorite with pork chimichangas and green salsa!
My favorite Thanksgiving budget dish AND comfort food is mashed potatoes made from the potatoes we harvested from our own garden. Once I add some turkey gravy, I could (almost!) skip the turkey all together!
My favorite "budget" thanksgiving food is Turkey. What makes it budget is that after you're done eating on T-day, you can use leftover meat for other meals, and the carcass to make soup or stock!
My favorite dish is bread stuffing with sausage. It just reminds me of my mom and Thanksgiving when I was little.
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My favorite budget dish is stuffing. If you use reduced-price bread, on-sale broth and the spices you probably have on had, with a little celery and onion, it's a frugal side dish.
Our favorite is Green Bean Casserole. I believe the recipe came from Campbell soup. The casserole is cheap easy and quick, but most of all it tastes good.
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My favorite is baked sweet potatoes. They are grown locally and sold by farmers on the side of the road super cheap. They are also very healthy.
My favorite Thanksgiving budget dish is actually an after the dinner pot of stewp/stoup (really thick soup or thin stew) made from the leftover turkey carcass. Been working on this for several years and it's a family favorite that lasts most of the following week. Especially awesome if the weather is cold and dreary. Nothing like a hot bowl of homemade stewp to warm a chilled body.
My favorite Thanksgiving budget dish is simple mashed potatoes. So delicious! I can buy a large quantity of potatoes on sale for super cheap, and make several servings to freeze ahead of time.
I love making roasted carrots in the oven. Just add cinnamon, ginger, and butter, and they're a great alternative to yams - I think sweeter, too!
My favorite Thanksgiving comfort food is definitely mashed potatoes and brown gravy. Of course you must first make the cup in the potatoes with your spoon and put a pate of butter in to melt first, then add the gravy. Mmmmmmm!
I love Thanksgiving, and start craving the comfort foods weeks ahead! My ultimate favorites are the turkey and mashed potatoes...I always overeat!
For a Thanksgiving comfort food, it is hard to beat pumpkin pie. With alternative crusts, it can even be healthy.
My favorite comfort food would have to be macaroni and cheese. It's not 'quite' traditional but it's my favorite for any holiday.
But my favorite budget Thanksgiving food is the turkey itself! Cooked perfectly (I use a modified version of Alton Brown's brining method) you have plenty of perfectly moist meat to last for days - and you can make stock/soup after, of course. We have actually run out of turkey before though!
My favorite Thanksgiving comfort food has to be mashed potatoes with gravy. I look forward to Thanksgiving just for this food, since I don't eat it any other day of the year.
My ultimate Thanksgiving comfort dish would be Homemade Noodles and Mashed Potatoes. It is just not Thanksgiving in my family unless these 2 items are served. And the best way to eat these is to put the homemade noodles on top of your homemade mashed potatoes! Yummy :)
my favorite thanksgiving budget meal has got to be this awesome stuffing that my grandmother makes. It' s got pork in it and carrots and celery, and we always fight over who gets the last of it!
All good tips for weathering the storm. I know from personal personal experience that these things work.
The best way to weather the storm? Get a budget and an emergency fund in place BEFORE the storm happens. A budget keeps you and your spouse communicating and keeping costs in check. It keeps you on the same page.
An emergency fund helps you pay cash when the inevitable emergency comes up instead of having to use credit cards or other debt, thus putting you behind the eight ball financially.
I teach participants in my Celebrating Financial Freedom course that having a written budget and an emergency fund is of the highest importance before starting a get out of debt plan. It sets you up for success so you achieve debt freedom.
Keep up the great writing Kentin, and remember...
"When you help me with money, you help the world prosper."- J.M. DuMont
My (and my family's) favorite Thanksgiving comfort food would have to be my homemade stuffing (with a bite of turkey and gravy, of course!). I add chopped onions, pecans, mushrooms, and crispy sage sausage. :)
My favorite Thanksgiving dish is mashed potatoes made from real potatoes and fresh made from scratch hot rolls. Nothing beats fresh homemade, reminds me of when I was little and got to have a buttered roll fresh out of the oven and lick the beaters when the mashed potatoes were done.
Unfortunately, yes. I had big plans for homemade costumes for my two daughters. Went to Goodwill and bought the requisite items - a coat with a very furry lining that I was going to turn into a werewolf costume and a fancy dress that was going to be the basis of the princess costume. Somewhere mid-massive head cold and despair, I gave up, went to bed and sent my husband to the store with the little ones. $50 later, they're going as a princess and a cowgirl. Maybe next year.
My favorite frugal Thanksgiving budget dish is mashed potatoes. Potatoes are cheap and can easily be reheated for leftovers the next day.
OK, it's not an inexpensive side dish but I loooove making pecan pie. And making it myself is less expensive than store-bought pies. I buy the pecans when they're on sale, freeze them, then make as many pies as the pecans will allow for. I freeze any extras as they make great hostess gifts whenever we're invited anywhere for dinner.
Stuffing! I love stuffing. And everyone looks forward to this dish.
Some of my favorite Thanksgiving recipes are 1)Bread Pudding (easy to make with leftover bread and tastes wonderful for dessert), and 2) Corn Casserole, another easy to make with a moist cornbread texture. Perfect for a Thanksgiving feast!
Corn Casserole:
1 stick margarine (or butter), melted
1 cup sour cream
1 15 oz can creamed corn
1 15 oz can kernel corn, drained
1 box Jiffy corn bread mix
2 eggs
Mex all ingredients together until wet, place in 9x13 or 1 1/2 quart dish, bake at 350, uncovered, for 45 minutes or until crust is a light golden brown around the edge. Serve.
Also great with chili, or add mild chilis and serve with Mexican food. Our favorite with pork chimichangas and green salsa!
My favorite Thanksgiving budget dish AND comfort food is mashed potatoes made from the potatoes we harvested from our own garden. Once I add some turkey gravy, I could (almost!) skip the turkey all together!
My favorite "budget" thanksgiving food is Turkey. What makes it budget is that after you're done eating on T-day, you can use leftover meat for other meals, and the carcass to make soup or stock!