With the end of the month so near and all the expenses of December and January so great, it feels like our meals are a rotation of macaroni, hot dogs, and spaghetti. Last night, just to change it up and after a heavy lunch of macaroni casserole, I made grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup out of spaghetti sauce. I figured out the cost was between $3.00 and $4.00 total!
My husband went to a men's retreat with my dad Friday and Saturday and the kids were already spending a couple of days with my parents. I know my husband ate like a king and my kids love their Grammie's food, so they were well taken care of. When they got home Saturday evening, I had been organizing the house all day and I didn't have a lot of time or creativity left in me for fixing supper so I threw some chicken lunch meat (1.00) into the food processor along with 3 ounces of cream cheese (1.00), and a dollop of yogurt (pennies) and had my oldest daughter (at home) put that mixture into croissants ($2.00) and roll them in butter and breadcrumbs ($ .50). Even though I didn't have the right ingredients for the recipe I usually make, they turned out to be really yummy. The cost of Saturday supper was $4.50 plus chips and apples so it was a total of $7.50!
I know my children get tired of seeing some dishes appear more than once a week during the lean times, especially the ones they aren't super fond of. I get tired of them, too! But I'm so thankful that God has indeed given us this day our daily bread.
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