tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852205750171360137.post4038004338731951770..comments2023-10-20T02:07:21.551-07:00Comments on Flathead Mama: creative suppers on the cheap (I)Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614822971755761394noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852205750171360137.post-67479367952450913852011-04-30T09:46:35.840-07:002011-04-30T09:46:35.840-07:00Kati, the biggest key to planning menus around wha...Kati, the biggest key to planning menus around what's in sale is to be well versed in what is in your cookbooks and favorite cooking websites and magazines. That way when you see something is on sale, it hearkens you back to a certain recipe. Also, using ingredients in several different recipes throughout the week can help (such as herbs). And finally, knowing what the standard price is for an item and what is a great sale and being willing to stock up on the item when it goes on sale. When you stock up, buy things with a specific idea in mind of how you could use it in a meal. You may not use it right away but you will eventually.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614822971755761394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852205750171360137.post-47798819752067795782011-04-27T19:36:49.301-07:002011-04-27T19:36:49.301-07:00I am learning the same thing in my cooking! And I&...I am learning the same thing in my cooking! And I'm nervous about having to learn it even more. I've already got my menus which of course I think are fantastic. :) But I'm slowly changing my ways. You need to give me some tips on how to plan menus around what's on sale.<br /><br />Glad you pan-fried the fish. The way you did it is the best way to do fresh lake fish, which is the best fish to eat!Kati Potratzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00829599971228281598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852205750171360137.post-9524930491881757102011-04-27T15:50:46.139-07:002011-04-27T15:50:46.139-07:00Beautiful! I love to hear your cooking adventures,...Beautiful! I love to hear your cooking adventures, partially because I also enjoy trying to be more experimental and making more with what I have on hand. <br />Of course, you know that I have an obsession with baking bread and such. <br />I am very excited about my garden for this summer. My huge garden last year got hailed on (not once, but twice) so I was unable to do my usual canning and freezing. I was fortunate the previous year to have put up enough tomatoes to feed a small army, so we made it through most of this year, but I will be buying canned ones in the next weeks or two, I'm sure. <br />It's amazing what you can do when you try. I have been wanting to make an effort to eat as much food locally as possible, weather it is farmer's market or my own garden. This year we bought a beef and a pig at the butcher, so while we don't know the exact farmer who raised it, I know it came from withing 50-100 miles of me. This year, we will feed one of our own steers and have it butchered.<br />Part of me enjoys the fact that I then have smaller grocery bills and as I get more produce frozen and canned, as I learn how to cook with what I have. All of this becomes an adventure too.<br />Blessings on your foodie journey.CindaRu and Dustin Too!https://www.blogger.com/profile/01851774694493984702noreply@blogger.com