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Confuse... I have been looking for Salmon Croquettes by Big Daddy's House.. can someone help me I see them for other people but not for Big Daddy's House.

A pot of Homemade Potato Soup!

http://busymomscancook.blogspot.com/2009/02/baked-potato-soup.html

What a great list. I'm definitely taking notes. My favourites are:

1. Quesadilla. Cooked meat and/or vegetables + cheese + salsa in a pita--warmed in a hot pan.
2. Tacos. Protein of choice + seasonings served with finely chopped vegetables + sour cream
3. Black beans. Flavoured with cumin, served with rice, twice-fried and served with pitas, or added to soups and chili's.
4. Soups. Homemade stalk, adding leftovers, legumes, in-season (or frozen) vegetables, and served hot.
5. Pulled pork sandwiches. The cheapest cut of pork -- slow cooked with seasonings until it falls apart. Mixed with more seasonings and served on bread.
6. Crock pot stews. Allows you to cook with cheap cuts of meat, winter vegetables, and lots of legumes.
7. Polenta & tomato sauce. Easy and tasty.

Grilled cheese and tomato soup (canned). I like:
French baguette (sp) cut in half lengthwise, with a little dijon, then topped with swiss cheese, some green onion, lemon pepper and broiled;
Sourdough toast with a little mayo and plain old muenster inside;
White sandwich bread toasted, then put some mayo, slice of tomato and american cheese - then broil;
or of course regular grilled cheese - american (sometimes I add muenster or cheddar), on white or wheat, covered in butter and grilled.

Edamame (I buy frozen package - deshelled), boil it, then toast under the broiler with spices (seasoned salt, garlic, some cumin - whatever is around), then I cut up little chunks of cheddar and mix together.

Baked beans and toast.

Kraft mac and cheese mixed with a can of tuna and frozen peas.

@beth1: I LOVE rice and stewed tomatoes!! Have since I was a kid. If I have a leftover pork chop from a past supper, I can heat that up and toss it in too.

Other ideas are: any type of pasta an homemade sauce
Omelets using up leftovers in the fridge
wraps - again using up leftovers
Making soups
Red beans and Rice

I make a big pot of chicken soup from chicken backs and wings (I buy whole fryers on sale and cut them up myself--so easy!), carrots, onion, celery and fusilli pasta--and that's more than just one meal.

For one meal, a frittata with peppers, onion, potatoes and eggs. I grew up with that and was blown away when Mario Balali made it on his show (reruns on Fine Living Network). And there's always the Italian peasant food I grew up with--pasta e fagioli (pasta fazool), escarol and beans, etc. Five dollars for two? Easy!

I love red lentil quiche. Make pastry (wholemeal is good), Boil up lentils with onion, garlic, chopped carrot until thick. Stir in 1T tomato puree and an egg (once the lentils have cooled comewhat), dump in some cheese and bake. Serve with salad. Used to make this a lot as a young mum with 3 hungry children to feed.

Bakes potatoes with Helluva a dip and a fresh green salad

AND FN showed the Kwanzaa cake episode again yesterday.
Have they no shame?

She should really think about reducing the subscription price of her magazine.

Frosty, my 26-year old boyfriend is in love with his kitchenaid mixer. If he had to carry it or me out in a fire, I'm not sure which he'd choose.

@brooke29 ~ we could have a joint memorial service for our silicone spatulas (and your ruined veggies). You bring the booze, I'll supply the tears.

my little 10" aluminum saute pan. I use this more than any other thing.
I bought a whole dozen!