tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835787007164377622Fri, 20 Mar 2026 07:11:11 +0000cheap mealsfrugalityrecipesFrugal FeastingMenu Plan MondayMonth of Nothingkidsfood storagegrocerieshappinesschickensmega cookinggardenvegetarianfamily funhusbandkitchenbook reviewbreadspetssleeplinksmombeing green.cookiesdessertssnowPortland State UniversitycollegejobmovingvacationPacific UniversityThe Joys of . . .gratitudeoopspleasing othersquestionsschoolsouphttp://jillmoss.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Jill)Blogger203125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835787007164377622.post-4653289886119871815Sat, 29 Jan 2011 05:48:00 +00002011-01-28T22:14:55.107-08:00mega cookingTonight I taught a freezer cooking class and it was so fun! I promised that I would update my blog with information and recipes so here we go:To find my Mega Cooking tips click here and hereHere are some recipes that are already on my site:Chicken TetraziniCincinnati ChiliTaco Stuffed ShellsSloppy JoesBroccoli Cheese SoupYou can go to this page for some other freezer cooking ideas on my site: http://jillmoss.blogspot.com/2011/01/freezer-cooking-class.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jill)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835787007164377622.post-5762917049360804440Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:50:00 +00002009-06-14T20:15:15.651-07:00Menu Plan MondayThanks to all the people who have asked where the heck I've been. The truth is, life got a little overwhelming and something had to give. The blog was the easiest thing to let go. After all, the kids still have to eat and work still has to get done.However, I'm off work until September (the joys of working for a school) and I'm going to have more time to post stuff. I've come across some http://jillmoss.blogspot.com/2009/06/yes-im-alive.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jill)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835787007164377622.post-7880948881021384725Mon, 16 Mar 2009 01:28:00 +00002009-03-15T19:09:55.075-07:00Menu Plan MondayOne last week until Spring Break! I'm so excited. Since I work for a school, I get a whole week off, too. I'm looking forward to getting some projects done, going out to lunch with my sister, and sleeping!During Spring Break I'm going to do some Mega Cooking, too. So this week I'll be planning what I want to cook, making lists, etc.I also got a new cook book. Well, it is not new, I've http://jillmoss.blogspot.com/2009/03/menu-plan-monday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jill)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835787007164377622.post-8325011093924798622Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:43:00 +00002009-03-12T16:06:32.794-07:00breadsFrugal FeastingWhen I am serving soup for dinner I have to make sure that we have good stuff to go with it. My husband doesn't really consider soup a "meal," it's just a starter. I have had to work hard to convince him otherwise. I try to make sure that my soups are hearty and I always have good sides to go with it. Especially some yummy bread.Homemade yeast bread is the best accompaniment to soup, http://jillmoss.blogspot.com/2009/03/bread-to-go-with-your-soup.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jill)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835787007164377622.post-2445926747373980356Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:47:00 +00002009-03-09T22:34:46.109-07:00cheap mealsFrugal FeastingrecipesOne of the easiest and yummiest ways I save money is to serve soup and bread once a week. Broth based soups are relatively low-fat and can be incredibly cheap. I especially like bean and/or lentil soups so that we get our protein and the beans and lentils fill us up. I especially like to pair our soup with some kind of homemade bread. It could be actual yeast bread (whole-wheat bread, French http://jillmoss.blogspot.com/2009/03/soup-and-bread-are-frugal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jill)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835787007164377622.post-5847234951366418073Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:12:00 +00002009-03-08T20:37:42.361-07:00Frugal FeastingMenu Plan MondayIt snowed here last night. I love snow. But I am sick of winter. Can spring please, please, please hurry up? I'm tired of being cold. I'm tired of being stuck inside. I'm tired of my chickens being up to their ankles in mud!Sunny skies, warm breezes, the smell of flowers and fresh cut grass. These are the things I long for. I know that it is just a few weeks away - but I want it NOW!This http://jillmoss.blogspot.com/2009/03/menu-plan-monday-mar-8-14.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jill)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835787007164377622.post-6834214529393718234Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:09:00 +00002009-03-06T11:26:11.686-08:00cheap mealsFrugal FeastingrecipesOne of my cheapest meals is my Navajo Tacos. You make some fry-bread, top it with refried beans, some cheese, lettuce and tomatoes. And then anything else you normally put on tacos (guacamole, salsa, sour cream, etc). Everything is pretty cheap, especially if you make the refried beans at home!I was very intimidated by making refried beans at home. It seemed complex and mysterious. Until I http://jillmoss.blogspot.com/2009/03/homemade-refried-beans.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jill)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835787007164377622.post-6050042755915106289Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:41:00 +00002009-03-04T09:06:56.895-08:00cheap mealsFrugal FeastingrecipesvegetarianThis is my 200th post on my blog! So in honor of that I'll be posting 200 things you didn't know about Jill!Just kidding!It really is my 200th post but even I don't know 200 things about me. Instead I'm going to post one of my favorite bean recipes, baked beans.Baked beans are so versatile. You can use them as a side dish for all sorts of things. We like them as a main dish, either with http://jillmoss.blogspot.com/2009/03/basic-baked-beans.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jill)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835787007164377622.post-4954502976719692417Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:55:00 +00002009-03-02T15:25:01.959-08:00Frugal FeastingfrugalityI did not grow up eating beans. Oh sure, occasionally my mom would open a can of pork and beans. And for summer pot lucks my grandma made a mean pot of baked beans (well, she opened a can of baked beans and doctored them, but they were really good!). But generally, we got our protein from meat and our sides were salad and fruit.My kids will grow up telling their children, "Your Grandma Jill, http://jillmoss.blogspot.com/2009/03/using-beans-to-save-money.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jill)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835787007164377622.post-586753921394298881Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:07:00 +00002009-03-01T20:10:22.785-08:00Frugal FeastingMenu Plan MondayI'm having so much fun doing this "Frugal Feasting" series! I've posted some yummy recipes and I've gotten great feedback from everyone. The whole idea of the Frugal Feasting series is to help people eat great while not spending a ton of money.So far I've posted about Mega Cooking and posted one of my favorite mega-cooking recipes, Cincinnati Chili.I've posted about baking at home and posted http://jillmoss.blogspot.com/2009/03/menu-plan-monday-march-1-7.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jill)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835787007164377622.post-7533084363693675084Sat, 28 Feb 2009 04:14:00 +00002009-02-27T20:41:09.219-08:00cookiesFrugal FeastingrecipesI have had this recipe in my recipe binder forever. I came in one of those "please buy our recipe card collection" packets. The ones where they give you some sample cards and then want you to pay lots of money for more card, you know? I didn't buy the "more" cards, but I kept the sample ones.I've been meaning to try this recipe for years and somehow it just never made it to the top of the http://jillmoss.blogspot.com/2009/02/toffee-topped-bars-and-other-cookie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jill)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835787007164377622.post-6147267467559969622Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:54:00 +00002009-02-26T20:22:32.774-08:00breadsFrugal FeastingI have posted a LOT of bread recipes in my blogging life. I decided to gather all the links together in one post. It will make it so much easier for all of you to find the bread recipe you are looking for. Aren't I nice?Actually, I have a really sick little girl and re-posting is faster than making up new stuff so I'm going to take the easy way out today.Monkey Bread is one of my families http://jillmoss.blogspot.com/2009/02/i-have-posted-lot-of-bread-recipes-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jill)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835787007164377622.post-3371085781524247675Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:34:00 +00002009-02-27T20:51:08.310-08:00breadsFrugal FeastingrecipesSometimes while I'm fixing dinner I suddenly realize that this meal would really benefit from having some bread on the side. Only, it's 15 minutes until the food is done and I haven't started any bread!! Arrgh!Then I take a deep breath and start making Soft Breadsticks. And 15 minutes later, we have bread with dinner. All is right with the world.I got this recipe from Taste of Home magazine http://jillmoss.blogspot.com/2009/02/soft-breadsticks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jill)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835787007164377622.post-4477634789971454944Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:34:00 +00002009-02-25T08:46:05.667-08:00breadsFrugal FeastingrecipesHave you every gone to a really, really good bakery and come out with a loaf of just plain, incredibly delicious bread? Or been out to eat and they bring the bread out first and you forget all about the main course you ordered because the bread is what you really want to eat all night? I have figured out how to make it at home.I adore bread. My oldest daughter asked me the other night, "Mom, http://jillmoss.blogspot.com/2009/02/artisan-bread-at-home.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jill)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835787007164377622.post-4584622208849320639Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:30:00 +00002009-02-24T07:21:03.499-08:00breadsFrugal FeastingrecipesI'm not sure if pancakes count as "baking" but they are a bread-type item. Plus, we had this recipe for dinner tonight and they were so good! And really healthy and surprisingly easy.This recipe comes from the book The Passionate Vegetarian by Crescent Dragonwagon. If you are at all interested in vegetarian cooking (even if you are only looking to do it once a week or so) I highly recommend http://jillmoss.blogspot.com/2009/02/oatmeal-pancakes-yum.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jill)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835787007164377622.post-6816078956862009975Mon, 23 Feb 2009 03:32:00 +00002009-02-22T19:41:05.767-08:00Frugal FeastingMenu Plan MondayThis week on Frugal Feasting we are going to be talking about something that saves me a ton of money - baking at home!I almost never buy cookies, snacks, or most kinds of baked goods. I do buy sandwich bread because I have yet to perfect sandwich bread. But a loaf of French bread? Ha! A bag of dinner rolls? Never! A tube of refrigerated biscuit dough? Are you kidding?!!Join me this week as I http://jillmoss.blogspot.com/2009/02/menu-plan-monday-baking-at-home-edition.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jill)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835787007164377622.post-626387124785219792Sun, 22 Feb 2009 02:03:00 +00002009-02-22T14:34:59.528-08:00cheap mealsFrugal FeastingvegetarianIn our house, we have a very simple but much loved lentil and rice dish that we call, amazingly enough, Lentil Rice Casserole. This dish is prepared on the stove-top and I have never been able to figure out how to make it with brown rice, I always use white.While perusing over at the Grocery Cart Challenge (a site I would really recommend if you are looking to help lower your food budget), I http://jillmoss.blogspot.com/2009/02/lentil-and-brown-rice-casserole.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jill)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835787007164377622.post-3086421615332441112Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:53:00 +00002009-02-18T21:54:39.814-08:00cheap mealsFrugal FeastingrecipesvegetarianAnother really cheap and meat-free meal that we have recently discovered is Cheese Souffle. This recipe also came from my friend Kari. It is really good. Not particularly low-fat but so yummy!Bread and Cheese Soufflé6 eggs beaten 2 1/3 c milk 1 small can green chilies 1 tsp onion powder 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp salt 1 stick melted butter 1 loaf fresh French bread Grated cheese (save for http://jillmoss.blogspot.com/2009/02/bread-and-cheese-souffle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jill)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835787007164377622.post-1394741440596882228Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:20:00 +00002009-02-17T14:39:38.798-08:00cheap mealsFrugal FeastingrecipesvegetarianI have mentioned this recipe a couple of times in the last week. I have gotten several requests for it, so here goes!When I first heard the ingredient list for this recipe, it seemed to me that it would not work. How would it set up, I wondered? If I had read this recipe in a book or online, I never would have tried it, it just sounded too weird. But a good friend of mine suggested this http://jillmoss.blogspot.com/2009/02/broccoli-cottage-cheese-casserole.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jill)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835787007164377622.post-9112337951238295352Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:30:00 +00002009-02-17T14:41:18.865-08:00being green.cheap mealsFrugal FeastingvegetarianOne of the things that my family does to save money on food is that we eat meatless several times a week.Saving money isn't the only reason we eat meatless. We also do it to save the planet - the UN has suggested that people eat at least one meatless meal a week to help curb greenhouse gas production.We also do it to save our health. A vegetarian diet (one in which meat is replaced with high http://jillmoss.blogspot.com/2009/02/meatless-cooking-to-save-money.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jill)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835787007164377622.post-5134653372490611570Mon, 16 Feb 2009 02:47:00 +00002009-02-15T19:38:11.527-08:00Frugal FeastingMenu Plan MondayThis week on Frugal Feasting we are going to be talking about meatless cooking. This is one of the ways we save money on our groceries. We have meatless meals at least twice a week (and sometimes more).We all have meatless meals sometimes and I'm going to give you a list of meals that will work for even the most ardent meat lover. And I'm also going to give you some of our favorite meatless http://jillmoss.blogspot.com/2009/02/menu-plan-monday-meatless-meal-edition.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jill)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835787007164377622.post-1884102209185169709Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:00:00 +00002009-02-13T06:00:06.406-08:00book reviewFrugal FeastingrecipesRemember a long time ago when I said that I was a nanny for a year with a family in Washington DC? Remember when I said that the family was vegetarian and I was in charge of cooking dinner for them during the week? Remember when I said that I loved that year and found some of my favorite cookbooks? Well, if you don't remember me telling you that the first time, just pretend you do.One of thosehttp://jillmoss.blogspot.com/2009/02/book-review-moosewood-cookbook.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jill)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835787007164377622.post-4389696616819705293Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:07:00 +00002009-02-12T09:28:34.881-08:00book reviewFrugal FeastingrecipesEveryone here at my house is sick. Just last week I congratulated myself on our lack of sickness this winter. "Oh, we must be practicing good handwashing skills. We must be eating healthy and getting enough sleep. We are so good."Pride goeth before the fall, as they say. We are all sick. A really bad winter cold - snuffles, coughing, sore throats, sneezing, the works. That'll teach me to http://jillmoss.blogspot.com/2009/02/book-reviews-ive-done-before.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jill)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835787007164377622.post-1591613349362173199Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:21:00 +00002009-02-10T17:07:56.164-08:00book reviewFrugal FeastingrecipesOne of my favorite cookbooks is my More With Less Cookbook by Doris Janzen Longacre. I did a lengthy review on it before and I would recommend reading the review (not just because I wrote it, but also because it has a lot of information about why the book was written). This book is such a great book for people looking to save money on groceries.I recently went back to my More With Less Cookbookhttp://jillmoss.blogspot.com/2009/02/honey-whole-wheat-bread.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jill)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835787007164377622.post-7023236827980732706Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:39:00 +00002009-02-09T09:49:41.274-08:00book reviewFrugal FeastingIn my quest to lower my food bill, one tool has been invaluable: cookbooks!Let me first state that I'm addicted to cookbooks. My husband laughs at me because I read them like novels. I check them out from the library and read them at night before I go to bed. I've almost always got a cookbook "going" beside my bed - a big bookmark about half-way through. Most cookbooks are good for just thathttp://jillmoss.blogspot.com/2009/02/why-good-cookbooks-are-essential.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jill)3