Stretching that dollar, quid, krone, whatever currency

Yesterday I calculated the cost of making the roast chicken and how much it cost for us to have dinner last night.  

Last night I made a Japanese curry with the leftover roast chicken I made on Thursday.

The roast chicken, with potatoes and boiled vegetables cost a total of 1.50 quid per serving, but the we didn't eat the whole chicken.  I used the same chicken that cost 2.99 quid to make the Japanese chicken curry.

The curry consisted of :

1/4 Chinese curry paste

1 zucchini

7 salad potatoes

6 mini portobello mushrooms

1 tomatoes

2 carrots

1/2 onions

1/2 block of tofu (cooked in soy sauce)

leftover chicken.

I made a huge pot of it on Friday for dinner and we had it again for dinner tonight Saturday. Jonas will also have it for lunch on Monday at school.  It made a total of 6 servings.  Each serving only cost .70 pence. 

For lunch we've had ham sandwiches with chips (crisps)  Very simple lunches and breakfast also consists of bran cereal, eggs, oatmeal, fruit and wholegrain toast.  Very simple and clean.

Aside from the crisps, everything we've eaten has been clean and cheap.  The curry was chock full of veggies, I only used half of the left over chicken and will use that to make a some chicken lettuce wraps for Jonas on Monday's lunch, including the rest of the curry.   I also didn't add any salt to the curry.  You could really taste the vegetables through the subtle curry notes.  I didn't take a picture of the curry but I will take pictures of the chicken lettuce wraps.  I'm really excited about that. 

Here is a picture of our breakfast spread breakfast. Looks good right??

I still have two frozen chickens, frozen vegetables, fresh vegetables, ground beef, ground turkey and pork shoulder loin with lots of potatoes and onions.  Only have 26 days to go!  I know I can make one grocery trip last the whole month.  

I"ll be making meat loaf, meat balls and chili with the ground beef/turkey.  Still thinking about what to do with the pork shoulder. 

With the left over chicken bones I plan to make my own chicken stock.  

Wherever you live in the world, stretch that money note in your hand!

Live well, give generously!

Love -

PS tomorrow we have church and a bbq.  Yay free food! I still have to make dinner.  Ha. maybe bbq leftovers.