Sharing recipes, crafts and frugal living, the challenges and triumphs of parenting a neurotypical child and a child on the Autism Spectrum. Yoga Instructor said goodbye to her nightly glass of Chardonnay to give up habits that were not serving her purpose in life! The CocktailMom name remains, however with a new focus on healthy and authentic living.

6/09/2008

Dinner on the Cheap


I swore I'd never eat pork again but with the cost of food nowadays I've realized that I need to be less picky. I often think about the people who lived through the depression or who are currently living on our planet and are hungry.

I know that I think about that and how much trash I create more than the average person.

So the pork...when I saw a package of organic pork in the "reduced for quick sale" area for $1.85 I gave up my no-pork stance. Instead I knew my "i love to eat meat" husband would be thrilled. Pair with a red beans and rice box side that I also got in the clearance area because of the banged up box. I also never buy box side dinners because they are so overpriced and high in sodium but once again when I saw this box for 65 cents I said to myself "what's a little sodium?!?!?!"

So for less than 3 bucks my hubby and I enjoyed a very easy dinner thanks to the clearance area of our grocery store.

3 comments:

CindyLooHoo said...

Looks yummy! How did you cook your pork? I hardly ever buy it b/c my hubby is not a big fan, but i actually just bought a box of "dirty rice" (i too agree with the high sodium, but had a coupon where it only cost $.09!!). Anyway, it looks so good I may to try your meal on my man!!!

Gretchen said...

Just cook it under the broiler for about 4 minutes each side. I rub mine with a bit of essence spice here is the recipe from a past post.
http://cocktailmoms.blogspot.com/2007/03/cheap-gift-idea.html

Gretchen said...

Dry rub

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