tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600248025662223449.post1720624776226666098..comments2023-03-22T03:04:16.421-07:00Comments on Finally Frugal: Frugal soup. . . .Finally Frugalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273720976098302248noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600248025662223449.post-50240104844562866992009-02-09T11:54:00.000-08:002009-02-09T11:54:00.000-08:00I usually buy a whole roasting chicken, make that ...I usually buy a whole roasting chicken, make that for dinner and then have some of the meat for lunch the next day, and THEN finally throw the carcass into a pot -- if there's enough meat left on it, I make soup...if there's not, I make broth to freeze. :)<BR/>I love whole chickens, they are so versatile and cheap too!Sharing Thoughts on Things I Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245706753992881725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600248025662223449.post-8539515981035726142009-01-03T10:07:00.000-08:002009-01-03T10:07:00.000-08:00Thanks for the tips, Marci! You're the best! I'm...Thanks for the tips, Marci! You're the best! I'm definitely going to try growing the celery---I had no idea we could grow year-round! Chives are a good substitute, as well. I'm definitely going to play around with this recipe to see how much I can save with cheaper/homegrown ingredients. . .Finally Frugalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12273720976098302248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600248025662223449.post-64948372324805776822009-01-03T07:53:00.000-08:002009-01-03T07:53:00.000-08:001. Almost anything you cook & eat can be froze...1. Almost anything you cook & eat can be frozen and taken to work for lunch. All my leftovers go into containers and are frozen for easy lunches. Garage sale for tupperwares if needed. <BR/><BR/>2. Agree: Homemade chicken broth would have been cheaper. Or use chicken boullion cubes. Or delete it entirely - if you simmer the chicken long enough with the vegetables, such as in a crockpot all day, you'll never notice the lack of chicken broth. <BR/><BR/>3. Easy to grow chives in your windowsill instead of onions - and they dry for preserving them in the off season. <BR/><BR/>4. Celery or celery par cel (more leaves, same flavor) grow great here and as long as you clip the tops so they don't go to seed, will grow year round. I just cut celery for soup on new years day. Grows great year round!<BR/><BR/>5. Carrots - homegrown is cheaper, but they are dirty to clean up and I have a lot of bug problems here at the coast if I leave them in the ground too long. <BR/><BR/>6. Good try! Now freeze some for later or can some for later. And even if you do not get a garden spot, try some container gardening for next year. You can start the seeds inside in pots and move the pots outside slowly as the weather improves.marci357https://www.blogger.com/profile/08464308058830198491noreply@blogger.com