Lunch and Dinner
For lunch, you can make yourself a sandwich or a salad and have a bowl of one of our very delicious soups. Remember, the soup only takes 2 minutes to heat and it's ready to eat . . . and it's filling. This is a step-by-step guide for the preparation of all the meals on our Money Saver Menu.
And for dinner, you can have a different delicious and healthy meal every night of the week. And remember, you only need to cook one weekend a month to prepare all of these lunch and dinner meals for the month. There are also evening snacks.
Tips About Lunch and Dinner Meals
If you do not have a freezer or the freezer compartment on your refrigerator is small, do as I do some times—I will cook only my three favorite meals and eat those for a month and the next month I will cook three other meals. By doing this I have plenty of room in the freezer section of my refrigerator.
Also, if you don't own a food processor, the money you will save the first month of eating from my menu will pay for a nice machine. The only other thing you will need is one large (10 quart) pot with a lid, a three-quart pan with a lid and a small double broiler. The large pot can be of simple aluminum construction: a fancy pot that is "stick free" is not necessary. If you follow the directions in each recipe, you will not have a problem with sticking, just be sure to stir occasionally ant don't cook everything on high heat. Most everything you cook should be on medium heat or low simmer. When you are browning meat, it's OK to use high heat, but watch is closely and stir frequently.
Be sure to use the cooking oil in each recipe, it will help the food cook faster without sticking.
Lunch Ideas
- Lunch Salad
- Black Bean Tortilla Soup
- Hearty Meatball Spinach Soup
Dinner Ideas
- Dinner Salad
- Vegetable Beef Sauce
- Chicken wih Rice and Vegetables
- Betty's Meatloaf
- Pasta Y Fagioli
- Green Chile Stew
- Arizona Mountain Chili
- Baby Back Ribs
- Meatballs with Pasta