justdesserts - 04 February 2009 07:08 PM

I good idea is to run your kitchen like a french kitchen and reuse what you can.  Have left over roasted chicken? make chicken soup.  Leftover porkchops? How about pork fried rice with veggies?  The combinations are endless and only limited by your imagination and pantry/fridge leftovers. 

And while you are at it…..for those of you that are growing your own veggies (kudos to you all )  don’t forget to keep those scraps from your vegetable prep and start a compost pile.  Makes good dirt to add to your garden!!!!!and it’s free.

We’ve started doing this too!  :D

Thought those videos were awesome! I am in love with Clara

I thoroughly enjoyed that, SimpleNeeds!  Thank you for posting.  I watched them all.. she’s precious & has lots of enlightening, interesting tales..

I grew up hearing my elderly relatives always talking about the depression.  As a result, my mom never used the dryer or airconditioner.. don’t know why we had ‘em.  Another thing I loved about Clara’s cooking is that I don’t eat meat or poultry, and her meals are primarily vegetarian.  Goes to show in addition to saving money, her recipes provide nutrician (she’s 91 in the video!), keep your figure & save a critter!

Simple~needs,
Thank you for this at youtube..she is so cute and tickles me when she says she’s gonna turn off the gas, especially since she is using an electric stove, lol..too funny

JDPsmiley - 05 March 2009 10:55 AM

SandyDSM - 04 February 2009 11:51 AM

My mother still cries about how poor they were during the depression.  I don’t know what they would have done had they not grown their own vegetables.

TRUE if you can grow your own veggies you have it made, saves soooo much at the store since you can grow veggies at a fraction of the price of produce!  But of course, good soil helps.

How true! I bought a $0.20 pack of broccoli seed and have thirty+ plants growing strong in the garden. You can’t find those kinds of savings at the grocery store.