New day, new excuses. I have been home for the last 4 days, but I have had a miserable cold and only now starting to feels better. Since this cold started last week at work, I have barely have had energy to do anything. But today, I am starting to feel better.
Unfortunately, this meant I didn't jet off to my son's in Savannah, GA for Christmas. So here I am by my lonesome on Christmas Day. With no presents surrounding me, but I have had many friends and family calling me today and I feel better, so Christmas is not a total loss after all. My son woke me up at 7:30 am today to find out what his Christmas presents were (they were only mailed yesterday-when I decided I was to sick to fly out). Waking me up at 7:30 am-you would think he was 6 years old and not 26 years old. We spent an hour and a half talking, just like any other Christmas morning and a couple of times since. So today has been pretty good after all. My son's Christmas present to me was a much needed GPS-I get lost all the time-I wander the streets, until I finally find a main road-not too bad during the day, but at night it's kind of scary sometimes. He said he will do all the computer installations for me, set it up and then send it me-what a good son.
Lots and lots of new & used cookbooks on my EBay listing-Valerie2901. I have been busy during my cold, trying to get cookbooks uploaded and for sale. Today's push is going to be based on today's economy. Where are the one-dish meals and casseroles of the 70's & 80's. Trying to save money on food, try this kind of food-combining. You don't have to used ground meat for every casserole dish, there are lots of new and old and exotic recipes out there that you can try. Most casserole dishes are meant to feed a family of six. Not that many in your family, then use those freezer dishes in your cupboard or those seal-a-meal bags and start making freezer portions. First I try the casserole, then if I like it, I will portion my food into freezer bags for later meals. So what if you eat it once a week for the next 4 weeks-it was good the first time. And if it doesn't taste good, then toss it. You live and learn which foods work for you/and your family.
One of my co-workers made a comment recently on eating out. In my business, you bring your own food and eat in your hotel room or you eat out. She had been eating out alot recently and was on a tight budget, what with going to school full-time and working full-time at the airline and her mother said "What are you a celebrity? Only celebrities eat out all the time. Start saving money and bring your food from home" These days, everyone it seems wants to be a celebrity-eating out all the time. Yes, we are working alot more, but if you really want to save money in this depressed economy-then maybe eating at home a little more will help to save money.
So these are some of my one-dish casserole cookbooks for sale. I wouldn't be surprised to see some restaurants go back to this type of food servings. We love our big portions when we eat out and this with a salad, would save restaurants more money too. Everybody, every business is suffering in this recession.
Casserole Treasury by Lousene Rousseau Brunner-published 1964
30-Minute Meals by Ortho Books-published 1982
Great American Menus Cookbook by Pillsbury-published 1984
Sunset Potluck Cookbook by Sunset-published 1988
Incredibly Easy One Dish by Favorite Brand Name-published 2006
Classic Recipes for Everyday Cooking by Better Homes & Gardens-published 2005
The Complete Main Course Cookbook by Johna Blinn-published unknown
Casserole Cook Book by Better Homes & Gardens-published 1968
Healthy Favorites from America's Community Cookbooks-published 1996
Chili Madness by Jane Butel-published 1980
Easy as 1-2-3 Family Favorites Cookbook by Ladies' Home Journal-published 1985
I will try and put out more on my next blog, because there are so many. This is a good start: to a healthy nutritious money saving budget.
I saw the movie "Did You Hear About The Morgans?". Really bad, just one bad comic line after another. No real continuity to this movie. They did a good job on advertising it though, because the theater I was in was packed. I'm surprised it didn't go straight to video.
So everyone have a happy, safe and Merry Christmas!
Cookbook Val
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