My favorite inexpensive Thanksgiving dish is green bean casserole. (It also happens to be my favorite dish overall, actually.) It's one of the fastest side dishes to make, which doesn't hurt either.
I love pumpkin for my favorite holiday budget food. It is an inexpensive and very versitile vegtable that can be used in pies, soups, as well as bread recipies.
My favorite Thanksgiving comfort food and budget dish is Yorkshire Pudding. With only five ingredients (flour, eggs, milk, salt, and butter or drippings), not only is it budget-friendly, but super easy to make. The name is misleading, however. It is not a custard or pudding as we know it today (i.e. Jell-O pudding). Instead, it is a bread and insanely delicious.
When we eat out with friends, we tell the staff/waiter/waitress up front that we need separate checks. It usually works. We have gone out with friends who drink vodka drinks with expensive entrees and we are having water with salads and they want to split the bill evenly...not gonna happen. Needless to say we don't eat out with them often as they are big spenders and have the debt to prove it.
My favorite thanksgiving budget as well as comfort food would be sweet potato pie. It is made from scratch using a family recipe that has been in our family for generations and we all inherit a copy of the recipe when we start our own household. During Thanksgiving every year we make at least 8-10 pies as everyone likes multiple servings of the pie.
Carrot + turnip mash - boil or steam 2/3 carrots, 1/3 turnip (or 1/2 and 1/2). Mash together with some milk, and, if desired butter or benecol, season for your taste.
My favorite budget/comfort Thanksgiving food is southern-style cornbread dressing. Warm, straight from the oven with crispy edges and sage-y aroma dressing (stuffing)takes me back to Thanksgivings as a child instantly.
My favorite turkey day (and beyond) foods are Turkey Enchiladas and Turkey Tamales. Take your favorite tamal or enchilada recipe and substitute left over turkey. :) Lots of good eatin.
A budget comfort food is most definitely those fall squashes -butternut squash, various pumpkins, gourds, etc. They are perfectly in season and thus inexpensive, and one can roast or stew them in chunks, then make soups, stews, pie fillings, or seasoned and made as a side.. all these warm and filling options make squashes my to-go comfort food for Thanksgiving.
It's so hard to pick just one Thanksgiving dish, but I'll have to go with dressing. My mother makes the best dressing from stale bread, chopped giblets, and plenty of onion, celery, and herbs. Best served with a dollop of turkey gravy.
My favorite recipe is one my grandmother found a few years ago in Cooking Light. I have never been a fan of cranberries until this recipe. You boil the cranberries with orange juice, honey, cinnamon and all-spice. It tastes amazing and the whole house smells great. I like it so much I make it a few times a year.
Thanks SO much. I had bought some Amazon UK dvds which I realised after wouldn't work here in Australia and your site, which looked like the best google option,
yielded success first time! Catherine
OMG, I am going to cut the cable today. I pay $75 a month for dish network. Instead I am thinking about investing in apple tv or hulu or amazon, maybe all three. I also am thinking about to keep transferring that $75 directly to my savings account for mini vacation. I can't believe I waste $900 for cable tv....
i work for a major credit card company and have actually worked for 2 others. Most credit card companies WILL NOT lower apr's under any circumstance unless you are deemed high risk due to unemployment, bankruptcy etc... in which you will be required to close the account and lock yourself into a strict payment plan in exchange for a drastic apr drop. not saying it's right, but it is what it is.
Although I am 26 years young, I have totally committed myself to not letting extended family members, church members, and associates borrow over $20 bucks from me. Recently (2011) I had earned over $4k from student loans and saved my money for over 5 months; and had no other income other than the money I earned from playing the piano at a church. Anyway, I mistakenly announced how the Lord has blessed me around my aunt. She heard the money I had and called a day later, stating she needed to borrow 1,500k. I loaned her the money graciously; but when I kept calling and asking for it back, she kept getting mad.
The good part is that I prayed about it to God & asked Him to help me get my money back, and thank God my aunt paid all of it back. It took a minute but she paid it back. Now, I see that we as people have to watch what we say and tell to others; especially when it comes down to money. Being frugal is essential and I believe the Lord wants us all to be financially empowered. With that being said; I will only lend to others if they are SICK--ABOUT TO DIE---OR GET PUT OUT ON THE STREETS! Other than that; I am not going to lend over 20 bucks. I am choosing to be very discrete about my finances to everyone. This does not mean that I will not help people-it just means that I am going to be very strict about my finances. But thank God He helped me to recover all of my money back. Thank you Jesus! :)
I wanted to save for a trip to NYC for a makeup artistry trade show, but I was scared that I couldn't do it due to my history of compulsive spending. So every time I was paid, after I took care of my bills, I would take whatever I wanted to save, place it in a sealed envelope, write that day's date, and the amount in the envelope. Then I asked my husband to keep it somewhere safe where it was out of my reach. Anytime I added more money from my paycheck or from something else(saving change, redeeming cans and bottles), I would use a new envelope. It helped a lot, and I wound up having a great vacation.
I love to knit when I watch tv. In fact, I do it while traveling, while having casual conversations, and even at my Weight Watchers meetings and counselling sessions. I have Asperger's Syndrome, and sometimes my fidgeting distracts me, or I feel uncomfortable with making eye contact. Since knitting is something that I can do with my hands almost automatically, I can focus better on conversations, and even increase my eye contact comfort.
I've noticed that if I go to a Target(about 1 to 1 1/2 hours before closing) or a Walmart(early morning, usually before 9:30) with a grocery section in it at a particular time period, there are a lot of items in the meat and bakery departments that are on sale as "manager's specials" or clearance, so you can get the good stuff cheap. Just keep them in the freezer(or if you're going to use baked goods soon, in the microwave when it's not being used - it makes a great "bread box").
I worked at a haunted corn maze this year, so I made a few costumes with old clothes or stuff from Goodwill, and I only bought a few pieces of costume makeup. The majority of my makeup came from either my personal collection or from my freelancing kit. I was able to do a convincing zombie look just with some white makeup, matte eyeshadow, bright red blush, and highlighting and contouring techniques.
It's a start in the right direction, but I think we still need to do more to encourage education. The problem is that there aren't enough performance based programs to encourage excellence in our students up front. Our bigger problem is that our tuition is too high on the front end with little performance incentives to reduce that debt. So, when our potential innovators look at the price, they begin to think their time is more worthwhile spent dropping out of school and starting to do something to earn money. Frankly, I think this system encourages a growing uneducated middle class. If we had more tuition grants and scholarships based on the student's performance, then maybe more of our students with the greatest potential would be encouraged to complete their education.
Our favorite Thanksgiving budget food is deviled eggs. Our chickens provide the eggs.
My favorite inexpensive Thanksgiving dish is green bean casserole. (It also happens to be my favorite dish overall, actually.) It's one of the fastest side dishes to make, which doesn't hurt either.
I love pumpkin for my favorite holiday budget food. It is an inexpensive and very versitile vegtable that can be used in pies, soups, as well as bread recipies.
My favorite Thanksgiving comfort food and budget dish is Yorkshire Pudding. With only five ingredients (flour, eggs, milk, salt, and butter or drippings), not only is it budget-friendly, but super easy to make. The name is misleading, however. It is not a custard or pudding as we know it today (i.e. Jell-O pudding). Instead, it is a bread and insanely delicious.
Just good ole' mac-n-cheese, extra cheesy. Also, REAL mashed potatoes.
When we eat out with friends, we tell the staff/waiter/waitress up front that we need separate checks. It usually works. We have gone out with friends who drink vodka drinks with expensive entrees and we are having water with salads and they want to split the bill evenly...not gonna happen. Needless to say we don't eat out with them often as they are big spenders and have the debt to prove it.
My favorite thanksgiving budget as well as comfort food would be sweet potato pie. It is made from scratch using a family recipe that has been in our family for generations and we all inherit a copy of the recipe when we start our own household. During Thanksgiving every year we make at least 8-10 pies as everyone likes multiple servings of the pie.
Carrot + turnip mash - boil or steam 2/3 carrots, 1/3 turnip (or 1/2 and 1/2). Mash together with some milk, and, if desired butter or benecol, season for your taste.
My favorite budget/comfort Thanksgiving food is southern-style cornbread dressing. Warm, straight from the oven with crispy edges and sage-y aroma dressing (stuffing)takes me back to Thanksgivings as a child instantly.
My favorite turkey day (and beyond) foods are Turkey Enchiladas and Turkey Tamales. Take your favorite tamal or enchilada recipe and substitute left over turkey. :) Lots of good eatin.
A budget comfort food is most definitely those fall squashes -butternut squash, various pumpkins, gourds, etc. They are perfectly in season and thus inexpensive, and one can roast or stew them in chunks, then make soups, stews, pie fillings, or seasoned and made as a side.. all these warm and filling options make squashes my to-go comfort food for Thanksgiving.
The mashed potatoes and gravy is my comfort food. Even without the Turkey I could eat that alone.
It's so hard to pick just one Thanksgiving dish, but I'll have to go with dressing. My mother makes the best dressing from stale bread, chopped giblets, and plenty of onion, celery, and herbs. Best served with a dollop of turkey gravy.
My favorite recipe is one my grandmother found a few years ago in Cooking Light. I have never been a fan of cranberries until this recipe. You boil the cranberries with orange juice, honey, cinnamon and all-spice. It tastes amazing and the whole house smells great. I like it so much I make it a few times a year.
Macaroni and cheese is an easy budget stretcher as a side dish on thanksgiving. It is one of the all time comfort foods
Thanks SO much. I had bought some Amazon UK dvds which I realised after wouldn't work here in Australia and your site, which looked like the best google option,
yielded success first time! Catherine
OMG, I am going to cut the cable today. I pay $75 a month for dish network. Instead I am thinking about investing in apple tv or hulu or amazon, maybe all three. I also am thinking about to keep transferring that $75 directly to my savings account for mini vacation. I can't believe I waste $900 for cable tv....
i work for a major credit card company and have actually worked for 2 others. Most credit card companies WILL NOT lower apr's under any circumstance unless you are deemed high risk due to unemployment, bankruptcy etc... in which you will be required to close the account and lock yourself into a strict payment plan in exchange for a drastic apr drop. not saying it's right, but it is what it is.
We have costumes here year-round. We didn't need to buy anything.
Although I am 26 years young, I have totally committed myself to not letting extended family members, church members, and associates borrow over $20 bucks from me. Recently (2011) I had earned over $4k from student loans and saved my money for over 5 months; and had no other income other than the money I earned from playing the piano at a church. Anyway, I mistakenly announced how the Lord has blessed me around my aunt. She heard the money I had and called a day later, stating she needed to borrow 1,500k. I loaned her the money graciously; but when I kept calling and asking for it back, she kept getting mad.
The good part is that I prayed about it to God & asked Him to help me get my money back, and thank God my aunt paid all of it back. It took a minute but she paid it back. Now, I see that we as people have to watch what we say and tell to others; especially when it comes down to money. Being frugal is essential and I believe the Lord wants us all to be financially empowered. With that being said; I will only lend to others if they are SICK--ABOUT TO DIE---OR GET PUT OUT ON THE STREETS! Other than that; I am not going to lend over 20 bucks. I am choosing to be very discrete about my finances to everyone. This does not mean that I will not help people-it just means that I am going to be very strict about my finances. But thank God He helped me to recover all of my money back. Thank you Jesus! :)
I wanted to save for a trip to NYC for a makeup artistry trade show, but I was scared that I couldn't do it due to my history of compulsive spending. So every time I was paid, after I took care of my bills, I would take whatever I wanted to save, place it in a sealed envelope, write that day's date, and the amount in the envelope. Then I asked my husband to keep it somewhere safe where it was out of my reach. Anytime I added more money from my paycheck or from something else(saving change, redeeming cans and bottles), I would use a new envelope. It helped a lot, and I wound up having a great vacation.
I love to knit when I watch tv. In fact, I do it while traveling, while having casual conversations, and even at my Weight Watchers meetings and counselling sessions. I have Asperger's Syndrome, and sometimes my fidgeting distracts me, or I feel uncomfortable with making eye contact. Since knitting is something that I can do with my hands almost automatically, I can focus better on conversations, and even increase my eye contact comfort.
I've noticed that if I go to a Target(about 1 to 1 1/2 hours before closing) or a Walmart(early morning, usually before 9:30) with a grocery section in it at a particular time period, there are a lot of items in the meat and bakery departments that are on sale as "manager's specials" or clearance, so you can get the good stuff cheap. Just keep them in the freezer(or if you're going to use baked goods soon, in the microwave when it's not being used - it makes a great "bread box").
I worked at a haunted corn maze this year, so I made a few costumes with old clothes or stuff from Goodwill, and I only bought a few pieces of costume makeup. The majority of my makeup came from either my personal collection or from my freelancing kit. I was able to do a convincing zombie look just with some white makeup, matte eyeshadow, bright red blush, and highlighting and contouring techniques.
It's a start in the right direction, but I think we still need to do more to encourage education. The problem is that there aren't enough performance based programs to encourage excellence in our students up front. Our bigger problem is that our tuition is too high on the front end with little performance incentives to reduce that debt. So, when our potential innovators look at the price, they begin to think their time is more worthwhile spent dropping out of school and starting to do something to earn money. Frankly, I think this system encourages a growing uneducated middle class. If we had more tuition grants and scholarships based on the student's performance, then maybe more of our students with the greatest potential would be encouraged to complete their education.