Circumstances are different for my family than the norm. We live on a farm, have our own milk cow, chickens , and a huge garden. We make our own cheeses, butter, yogurt, and of course have all the milk we want. The chickens give us lots of eggs, too. We butcher hogs and steers for our own pork and beef. But, on our bare bones days (which are more often than not anymore), we like to make egg noodles from scratch (recipe follows-can just use eggs, flour, & salt) and use up a roast in the freezer to go with it. Another idea would be what we call Bologna Boats (recipes follows).
Egg Noodles
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 pinch salt
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup milk
1 tablespoon butter
In a large bowl, stir together the flour and salt. Add the beaten egg, milk, and butter. Knead dough until smooth, about 5 minutes. Let rest in a covered bowl for 10 minutes. On a floured surface, roll out to 1/8 or 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into desired lengths and shapes. Allow to air dry before cooking. To cook fresh pasta, in a large pot with boiling salted water cook until al dente. To save time though, you can roll the dough out to desired thickness, roll it into logs, then use a knife to cut into how wide you want..then toss with a bit of flour to separate the noodles. Make sure you don't roll them out too thick. They will thicken up a bit when added to the soup.
To make a beef-noodle soup, boil (fast simmer at least) in 6-quarts of water a small roast for about 3 hours (if frozen to begin with). Add the noodles, and boil for about 15-20 minutes. Serve over mashed tators. Yum!
Bologna Boats
Boil up about 6 med. sized tators, mash them with butter and milk. Preheat oven to 350*F. Line up about 12 pieces of bologna pieces on a cookie sheet. Use a ice cream scoop or cookie dough scoop, and put a scoop of tators on each piece of bologna. Top each piece with a slice of cheese, cheddar is good. Bake for about 10-12 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and the sides of the bologna look like they are cooked.
Boil up about 6 med. sized tators, mash them with butter and milk. Preheat oven to 350*F. Line up about 12 pieces of bologna pieces on a cookie sheet. Use a ice cream scoop or cookie dough scoop, and put a scoop of tators on each piece of bologna. Top each piece with a slice of cheese, cheddar is good. Bake for about 10-12 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and the sides of the bologna look like they are cooked.[/quote]
Oh my goodness! I didn't know anyone else actually did this! My mom would be tickled to see this one! We my sister and I were young - and are family was struggling financially - this was one of my mom's standby meals. (Of course, I didn't like cheese on top, so mine was just the bologna and mashed potatoes. When I was in college - and my parents were doing better financially - it had been a long time since my mom had made this. One day I said, "Mama, why don't you make that bologna & mashed potato dinner any more?" and she said, "I made that because we couldn't afford anything else." I said, "Well, I didn't know why you made it, but I liked it!"
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Cheap easy meals from the pantry
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Ok, let's say it's the day before pay day, and you're broke. The cupboards are almost empty.
What is your favorite "Bare Bones" Recipe or meal? Most people have some stock items they try to -always- have on hand, whether it's canned mushroom soup, or instant rice, or condensed milk, or whatever.
What could you come up with if you only had a few items on top of your stock items? Cheap easy meals that you can scrape together from the pantry!
Please share with us!
Spaghetti or elbow macaroni mixed with Spaghetti sauce and hamburger if I have some, if not I can still make it. A can of peas on the side makes a tasty meal.
Elbow macaroni mixed with chicken broth, seasoning and a can of mixed veggies makes a hearty soup. I've found that adding a can of rotel or similar and chunk chicken makes a hearty southwestern flavored soup.
Fried vienna sausages with a side of sliced potatos and pork and beans is tasty too.
I always keep macaroni on hand. We like that with a can of tomatos, a can of tomato sauce and a stick of butter. And I'll make some corn bread to go with it. But I also keep dry beans, and rice on hand always, you never know when you might need them. I've been known to mix rice in with my beans to make them stretch more.
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Bologna Boats variation
Dear hubby's mom made a variation of this using Spam instead of bologna.
I too, don't like cheese on top. His mom called her creation Supper on a Raft.
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Bologna Boats
Boil up about 6 med. sized tators, mash them with butter and milk. Preheat oven to 350*F. Line up about 12 pieces of bologna pieces on a cookie sheet. Use a ice cream scoop or cookie dough scoop, and put a scoop of tators on each piece of bologna. Top each piece with a slice of cheese, cheddar is good. Bake for about 10-12 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and the sides of the bologna look like they are cooked.
Oh my goodness! I didn't know anyone else actually did this! My mom would be tickled to see this one! We my sister and I were young - and are family was struggling financially - this was one of my mom's standby meals. (Of course, I didn't like cheese on top, so mine was just the bologna and mashed potatoes. When I was in college - and my parents were doing better financially - it had been a long time since my mom had made this. One day I said, "Mama, why don't you make that bologna & mashed potato dinner any more?" and she said, "I made that because we couldn't afford anything else." I said, "Well, I didn't know why you made it, but I liked it!" [/quote]
I remember once being totally out of $$ and food and used canned veggies with a white sauce and crunched crackers over the top. My DH & I remember it often as a very treasured meal in very hard times!
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, and a huge garden. We make our own cheeses, butter, yogurt, and of course have all the milk we want. The chickens give us lots of eggs, too. We butcher hogs and steers for our own pork and beef. But, on our bare bones days (which are more often than not anymore), we like to make egg noodles from scratch (recipe follows-can just use eggs, flour, & salt) and use up a roast in the freezer to go with it. Another idea would be what we call Bologna Boats (recipes follows). 
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