Two Night Dinners Made Easy – Hillshire Farm Cookbook Giveaway
Cooking Meals at Home Saves Hundreds of Dollars a Year
With the cost of everything skyrocketing, it’s hard to keep food on the table without spending a lot of money at the grocery store. Dinner is an especially hard meal to finance because there are so many choices and our families are picky. Cooking meals at home saves hundreds of dollars a year and cuts the family spending by up to 42%!
Save money by turning one dinner into a second meal a couple of days later.
Some people don’t like leftovers. No matter how you good the food was the first time, they won’t eat it again to save their lives. This can eat into a family food budget when a portion of that food ends up in the trashcan.
You have two choices: fix less or make that meal go farther. The former can be tricky or near impossible with a family of hungry picky eaters, large or small. Let’s go for option two and see if we can surprise those finicky folks.
If your family won’t eat leftovers, maybe they will go for another fabulous creation from your kitchen. We are calling these “two night dinners.” The two nights in question don’t have to be consecutive. In fact, it’s probably better that they are not so you can surprise your family.
Start with the basic meat. Purchasing a whole pork shoulder, chicken, or piece of beef is economical. Have the butcher cut it up for you for free in the grocery store or meat market. You’ll have several cuts to choose from for dinner.
You can also try a chicken dish. Everyone loves the yard bird don’t they? For the first night, the family enjoys an herb rubbed roasted chicken with potatoes and carrots. No one will eat the entire chicken. What do you do with the rest?
Pick as much meat off of the chicken as you can and store it cooled in a Ziploc bag or reusable container. As for the carcass and essence, boil it down to create chicken stock. When cooled, pour it into Mason jars or plastic containers.
The leftover chicken can be used in a variety of ways. Mix it with rice to create a casserole dish. Stir fry it with frozen vegetables and pasta. Make chicken salad for a light dinner on a busy night.
Other meats are just as versatile as chicken. Leftover beef roast can be used for stews and soups. Combine with egg noodles and sauce to create beef stroganoff. Slice thin and stir fry with vegetables for beef fajitas.
You get the basic idea. You have several dinner ideas just waiting to be born right in your refrigerator. Two night dinners are suggested because leftovers don’t keep for long. After the fourth day in the fridge, it’s best to toss it out. With other ideas you’re sure to come up with, there shouldn’t be anything left by day four.
Start your frugal New Year’s resolutions early!
In honor of Hillshire Farm’s 75th anniversary, the they’ve launched a FREE 64-page cookbook that includes delicious and affordable recipes that the whole family will love, including money saving meal tips and tricks – it even includes a “Meals Under $10” section! From recipes for Corn Chowder with Smoked Sausage to Pierogi-Style Lasagna your family, and your wallet, will be thankful.
Available FREE, with the purchase of any three Smoked Sausage products, the Hillshire Farm cookbook has chapters for “Quick and Easy Meals”, “Entertaining,” “Soul Food,” “Better For You” and “International Flavors.”
Moomettesgram’s Favorite Recipes is hosting a Giveaway Contest! For a chance to win, there will be one (1) winner of a Hillshire Farm 75th Anniversary Cookbook!
Please include a way of contacting you. Should you be the contest winner, this information may be shared with the contest sponsor in order to send your prize.
Main Rule: (remember if this rule is not followed then no others will count)
a) Sign up for my free Newsletter Updates to my blog through my e-mail Feedblitz link (on the top of my right column or let me know if you already are, in a separate comment) AND
b) Visit Hillshire Farm and leave a comment about what you like best about their site and another product you’d like to try.
This contest will run until January 5, 2010 at 11:00 pm. EST
For Additional Entries, check out my Contest Entry Rules.
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Comment by Moomettesgram — 2010/01/06 @ 11:54 pm
Hi Carolyn – Congrats on winning the Hillshire Farm 75th Anniv cookbook! Please claim prize within 48 hours and send name/address for shipping!
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