8.21.2008

Thrifty Thursday

In honor of thrifty Thursday, some good, plain recipes:

Potato Soup (is that with an 'e'?)


Four potatoes, peeled and diced (~50¢)
half a cup of diced onion (~25¢)
one carrot, thinly sliced (i dunno, a ten lb bag for $3, and I used one?! 7¢)
one celery stalk, thinly sliced (same as the carrot...pennies?)
four cups of water (free)
tsp salt (a penny?)
tsp pepper (a few cents)

Bring to a boil, simmer til veggies are soft

Smash with potato masher

Add two cups of cream (or a can of canned milk 50¢), warm through
Total $1.40 for eight servings

Tomato Soup


two tbsp oil (cents)
half a cup onion (25¢)

heat oil, cook onions til translucent

add 14 oz can of tomato sauce (88¢)
add one can of water (free)
tsp salt (penny)
half tsp pepper (penny)
tbsp basil (say, a nickel)

Less than a $1 for 8 servings

The kids and I threw this together today, and a loaf of homemade french bread (50¢) really brought it all together, thinly sliced and toasted.

and we had three bowls left over for lunch tomorrow, for the lucky folk who get there first.

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