One characteristic for Old Mother Frugal to be a successful
frugal cook is the ability to swap one dinner plan idea for another when a
great sale falls into the grocery cart. Where I live, the grocery cart is commonly
referred to as a “buggy”.
Food prices have escalated; it is not your imagination.
Snapping up a great bargain to use today or store in your freezer can be worth
the surprise expenditure of money.
Recently, a local grocery store offered King crab legs as
its in-store special. This may have been the second time in my lifetime that these have found their way to my kitchen. They were $4.10 and just enough for a dinner for two.
A half pound of spaghetti for 25 cents, cloves of garlic,
warmed olive oil, tomato sauce or lemon juice with chicken stock, and parmesan cheese were all that were needed
from my pantry to prepare an elegant dinner for two for a fraction of the cost
had it been served as “today’s special” in a restaurant.
Instead, “today’s special” from The Kitchen of Old Mother
Frugal was equally delicious. A special treat for an otherwise ordinary
weeknight dinner indeed!
SOUND
THE BUGLE! Today’s tip: Shopping after a holiday in the
meat department can bring a bounty of food items for your freezer. Hams,
turkeys and roasts that have been stockpiled but not sold for the holiday
shoppers can be a bonus for you. Remember to check out the bakery section, as grocers
need to move baked goods off their shelves as well.
SPAGHETTI AND CRAB MEAT WITH LEMON SAUCE
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