What's for din? (Frugal Food Meal for 4) September 14, 2024

Defuniak Springs, Florida
September 14, 2024 7:09pm CST
So we ran into town earlier. MIL wanted ribs, and said she'd pay for the things we needed to make them if we went and got the ingredients and I cooked. Hard to pass that offer up, so we loaded up and went into town. We went into Winn Dixie to grab ribs which were BOGO. So we got about 4 pounds of country style pork ribs for $8.75. We got Mac and cheese. I can make homemade- but didn't feel like it. So we got Kraft. With the liquid cheese. It was $2.99. Got a can of maple bacon baked beans for $2.50 and can't have ribs without cornbread. So I got some jiffy honey cornbread mix for $0.80 So for roughly $15.04, I fed four of us. You can't beat that. Rib dinner with two sides and bread for four people for under $20! How's that for pinching pennies ?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (343439)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Sep
You really pinched those pennies. Good for you.
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April
@thislittlepennyearns (63233)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
15 Sep
Gotta do it somewhere. Insurance doesn't cover everything and meds are expensive lol
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (140771)
• Roseburg, Oregon
15 Sep
You did really good with that meal. Ribs are my favorite food.
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April
@thislittlepennyearns (63233)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
15 Sep
When they are done right they are one of the best things you can make! I need to get bigger ones next time. But it was good and it wasn't that expensive.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (140771)
• Roseburg, Oregon
15 Sep
@thislittlepennyearns I like all ribs no matter what the size.
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April
@thislittlepennyearns (63233)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
15 Sep
@jstory07 These didn't turn out as good as I had hoped. There wasn't;t as much fat on the ribs. and I could've let them boil for a little longer before sticking them in the oven.
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (94229)
• United States
15 Sep
Of course you already know what I had. But why not drop a comment anyway, even if it says nothing. lol
April
@thislittlepennyearns (63233)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
15 Sep
Hey it might be a sixteenth of a cent! Keep em coming!
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (94229)
• United States
16 Sep
@thislittlepennyearns Every penny counts, as they say. lol
Jim Bauer
@porwest (94229)
• United States
28 Oct
@thislittlepennyearns And now going through some of your older posts I am seeing a bunch of my comments never liked or responded to. No wonder my myLot bank isn't moving.
Marie Coyle
@MarieCoyle (39624)
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15 Sep
I dearly love cornbread. I made some this past week, it always disappears fast. I had made ham and beans, which we really like, but you have to have cornbread with that! We love ribs. My son in law loves to fix them, and his are just to die for. You fed 4 people for less than $4 each, good job!
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April
@thislittlepennyearns (63233)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
28 Oct
@porwest you're just from the north and uncultured. lol
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (94229)
• United States
28 Oct
Corn bread is one of those things so many people enjoy that I just don't care for. Neither does the wife. I guess we're just weird. lol
Jim Bauer
@porwest (94229)
• United States
28 Oct
@thislittlepennyearns Uncultured? We have cheese curds. Aren't those cultured? We even fry them. Yummy. lol