Here it is – that time of year when everyone’s thoughts turn to food! I’m thankful that at our house, we have plenty of food, but sometimes I am not so grateful that I am the one who usually gets to cook it!
So I am always on the lookout for simple, tasty recipes that are also easy on the budget. Here are a few of my family’s favorites:
Harvest Time Soup
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups Water
- 1 cup potatoes cubed
- 1/2 cup carrots chopped
- 1/2 cup celery chopped
- 3/4 lb. process cheese spread cubed
- 1 cup ham cubed
Instructions
- Bring water, potatoes, carrots and celery to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer til vegetables are tender.
- Add cheese and ham; cook, stirring til cheese is melted.
Notes
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups minute rice uncooked
- 2 cans corn cream-style
- 1 small onion chopped
- 1 medium green pepper chopped
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine
- 1 8 oz. jar Cheez Whiz
Instructions
- Melt butter in large saucepan and add onion and green pepper. Cook until tender. Add other ingredients and cook on low for about 5 minutes, stirring often.
- Pour into greased 2-quart baking dish and bake at 350 degrees until bubbly.
Samuel Adams, father of the American Revolution:
‘It is therefore recommended … to set apart Thursday the eighteenth day of December next, for solemn thanksgiving and praise, that with one heart and one voice the good people may express the grateful feelings of their hearts and consecrate themselves to the service of their divine benefactor …’
-November 1, 1777 (adopted by the 13 states as the first official Thanksgiving Proclamation)
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Cyndi Roberts is the editor of the ‘1 Frugal Friend 2 Another’ bi-weekly newsletter and founder of the website of the same name. Visit http://www.cynroberts.com to find creative tips, articles, and a free e-cooking book. Subscribe to the newsletter and receive the free e-course ‘Taming the Monster Grocery Bill’.
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