Haven't posted here for some time, but have been trying to be frugal nonetheless. I've been using a crockpot I got as a Christmas gift, in addition to another for much of the weeks' cooking on Sunday's. I've been trying to take advantage of what's on sale, or looks especially fresh/healthy. My "cook once" meals have included lasagna, turkey (came out great!), beef burgandy, hamburger goulash and macaroni salad. Last night I invited my daughter and grandson over for chicken, which I baked whole after putting a halved garlic bulb, a quartered lemon and a quartered orange in. It came out moist, and I thought it was really good. My daughter didn't realize I'd added any flavors ! I found that shocking. Also made pumpkin bread (mix) which I brought in to work to share, as I certainly don't think I'd finish it. Over the weekend a friend and I went out for what turned into evening entertainment... A fellow at work had baked for a church dinner, designed to raise money to send a youth group to the hurricane disaster area. We had lasagna, then went to another church to drop off a wheelchair she had in her attic. The church will certainly get good use out of it, and it's one less thing for her to store.
Later we went to a lesson on East Coast Swing
dancing. It was lots of fun, and at $2 a head fit right in with the budget. However we both were feeling very single. Next we went to a dance at a VFW or something, but we were early. That may not have been an altogether bad thing, because they were also doing dance lessons, this time was the third session of waltz lessons. I was able to follow some, but still don't know how to "twinkle". For $7, the dance lesson, a DJ and a light meal were included.
All in all the weekend cost about $20, but lots of value for the money. Now all I need is someone to share it with...