Inexpensive dinners

[dalakehouse]

Oh man, egg allergies. And eggs are always soooo easy and cheap.

[vagabond2]

yep in this household due to allergies no milk, cheese, eggs , no dark meat of chicken, no peanut butter, no tomatos etc. The health food store was my salvation. Now there are so many substitutes but back then I just found a way around........guess I learned to become a better cook as a result

[dalakehouse]

Yeah, I guess. You'd have to get very creative. I'd have to learn all over again how to cook and throw out everything I learned growing up.

[DeniseD]

Actually, I DETEST eggs! LOL And, I don't like dark meat chicken. But, we persevere, I'll eat boatloads of toast and bacon.

[vagabond2]

yea a favorite.........BLT's without the T and without the mayo!! see somebody else like us

[Sylvia]

Originally Posted by mnm'z

Yay, someone else who does this. I'm usually criticized for rinsing my beef. WHY do you do that? Doesn't it taste funny? Blah, Blah, blah....... I've been rinsing the fat off my beef for years and years, funny thing nobody notices unless they see me doing it. It's so much healthier and you do not taste any difference at all.

LOL I went on a fat free kick a while back and everything had to boiled broiled or baked. I wanted to make spaghetti so I Boiled my hamburger. NOW THAT is fat free. LOL it's a pain to drain though.

[mnm'z]

Originally Posted by Sylvia

LOL I went on a fat free kick a while back and everything had to boiled broiled or baked. I wanted to make spaghetti so I Boiled my hamburger. NOW THAT is fat free. LOL it's a pain to drain though.

I always add water to my beef when cooking, too. I plop the burger in the pan, add about 1/4 to 1/2 C of water, put a lid on for a few seconds over a medium heat and use my tater masher to break it up. When the burger is done, it's small little bits rather than big chunks (large chunks don't seem to go as far in feeding a family, IME). I learned this when working in restaurants, and just took it home with me. I use a colander to drain the beef and because it's already watered down, I run a stream of hottest water into my disposal and let the beef drain. I'll run straight Dawn into the disposer (while it's running and let it foam up) to clean any grease residue left behind.

[vagabond2]

Originally Posted by mnm'z

I use a colander to drain the beef and because it's already watered down, I run a stream of hottest water into my disposal and let the beef drain. I'll run straight Dawn into the disposer (while it's running and let it foam up) to clean any grease residue left behind.

Lol I use a turkey baster (have never used it on a turkey) and keep the grease in a jar, ......amazing how much fat drains off THEN I rinse with the hot water.........

[mnm'z]

^^ Carol, I love your quote I am Dutch!

[vagabond2]

mnm'z.........were you ever in the Tulip Parade in Holland? We took our kids there years ago when we used to live in Midland