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Like everyone else, we try to keep our grocery bill down to a minimum. And make the best of our meals also by not wasting food.
It seems this is the perfect time of year to buy whole turkeys, that is, if you like turkey. I know I don’t like dry turkey. So I learned the best way to keep a turkey moist is to stuff it with a stick of butter and bake it breast-side down.
We are in the habit of buying at least two or three whole turkeys a year around this time of year to get the best deals.
I also like to buy whole chickens, in addition to turkeys now, and I am finding that I can get the best deals on whole chickens around this time of year as well. And so I buy at least three or four of them once a year, besides buying chicken legs, thighs, and wings. I can’t say the same about turkey wings because it seems like I can never catch a sale on them. After all, I like them even better than a whole turkey. But I think if we want to stretch a meal, a whole turkey does that for us. Not to mention the different types of ways to use turkey meat.
All summer we had grown tomatoes, and they were absolutely delicious on sandwiches and cooked into a stew. There are so many ways to use and make meals with tomatoes.
Recently we planted collard greens, and they are growing up so quickly and look so beautiful. I am looking forward to having fresh greens all winter long with our meals.
And yes, this is the best time for making chilis with beans. I am a fan of white beans and white baby lima beans as well as black beans and red kidney beans.
And of course there’s nothing like homemade cornbread stuffing. We have an old-fashioned recipe passed down through my husband’s family that is so delicious and hardy that help to stretch a meal and fill hungry tummies up.
So many times I wonder about people who feel they don’t have enough money to make their food stretch to the end of the month. Well, I think these are a few of some of the easiest and simplest types of foods to cook that will help make meals last not only for a few days, so we don’t have to cook every single day, but also to mix and match to extend until the end of the month, that are very tasty if the right spices are added with a pinch of love.
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