Comments on: Blahhh – Day 39: Eating Well On $1 A Day

By: Mitch

Mitch — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:16:05 +0000

Ahhh I see. Well thank you for that tidbit of information. It is nice to know in case I do ever end up printig any
coupons out. I don’t want to accidently get myself into trouble!

By: jeffrey

jeffrey — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:32:57 +0000

@Mitch

Can’t do that – it is illegal and considered coupon fraud. Each printed coupon has a unique serial number that is issued with each printing.

By: Mitch

Mitch — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:45:37 +0000

I have a printing suggestion for you which may nullify the two print rule. I’ve had to use it as a temperary fix in the past because I don’t have a printer hooked up to my computer.

If you don’t have Adobe Reader installed, install it for free from the adobe website. Then when you go to print your coupons, you should be able to print them as a PDF. The. You can save the coupon file and print it as frequently as you wish by opening it with Adobe Reader.

Just a thought if you didn’t already know about that.

By: Gail

Gail — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:47:02 +0000

I have been amazed at the coupons I’ve been getting at CVS, the more I shop there, the more ways I have to save!

By: Jessy

Jessy — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 01:43:46 +0000

When you do your potatoes in the morning, chop them and put them in cold (COLD!) water for about 15 minutes before doing them. Drain and rinse off before putting them in your pan. This will release some of your starch, and allow the potato to cook a little more evenly. For your pan, start out on medium on your stove, and put some of your oil into the pan to heat. Let it heat for five minutes or so, and then put in your less-starched potatoes, and let them brown on one side. Hope this works for you!

By: NS

NS — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 20:39:45 +0000

I wanted to share my favorite EASY recipe — maybe you’ll have all the items at some point as you go along.

Tuna casserole
Half package egg noodles (or substitute other pasta)
1 can tuna
1 can cream of mushroom soup
Frozen carrots and/or peas as desired
Cheddar cheese, bar or shredded
French fried onions or crushed potato chips to top

Preheat oven to 350. Boil & drain the pasta and fill your casserole dish with it. Drain the tuna. Add tuna and CofMS and mix well. Add frozen vegetables and mix well. Sprinkle shredded cheddar, then fried onions or crushed chips. Bake for 20-25min. (I’ve never tried with fresh veggies, so I don’t know how much longer it would have to bake.)

This is pretty filling and will feed you for several days if you use it judiciously — I usually can’t stop myself from immediately going back for a second helping.

By: Alicia Lee

Alicia Lee — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:56:46 +0000

I can’t remember how I found your blog, but have been reading it faithfully the past few days to catch.
First, good luck on your colonoscopy. I’ve had a few friends who’ve had it done & they said it wasn’t that bad.
Secondly, I’ve got great admiration for what you’ve done with this challenge! I’ve noticed alot of Americans go the way of “cheap” junk food & end up obese. I hesitate to say “through no fault of their own” since they obviously don’t have access/haven’t been educated in how to eat cheaply and nutritiously.
I CAN cook, but never seem to have the time. However, you’ve given me alot of great ideas to use in the future. I’m a 55 y.o. non-traditional college student (I’ll be a sophomore in the fall 2010 semester) with a 19 y.o. non-working son (who also recently dropped out of high school). He’s a picky eater, of course, but I’m all for trying new & economical ways of eating. Especially since I’m living on umemployment compensation, having been terminated/downsized from 2 jobs in the past 2 years.
Kudos to you & please keep the blog going!!!! Let us all know how you make out with your test.

By: Gretchen

Gretchen — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:20:18 +0000

I just found your blog today and am very impressed. Americans have it good – I live in Europe and they don’t have coupons and food can be very expensive, especially in the city, although the produce is outstanding.

For cereal – try “banana milk”. Use a blender and whirl banana and about 1 C water together. It’s surprisingly good!

By: Shara

Shara — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:15:52 +0000

Check out the Cook’s Illustrated cook books. They explain the why of a lot of cooking techniques, as well as what can be substituted where with the why and how. They have a Better Homes type cook book that includes a lot of basic things, like how to bake potatoes, as well as more complex things as your skills expand. But I would recommend flipping through their ‘New Best Recipes’ because they go into a lot of detail that, as a beginner, you can really learn from.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 06:53:12 +0000

Since you don’t bake, I thought I would give you a heads up that real vanilla is very expensive, and you get very little for your money. I have had to switch to imitation vanilla myself in the last few years. Some people say you can taste the difference, I personally can’t tell the difference.