Comments on: Food Stamp Challenge, week 40 http://www.milehimama.com/pinching-pennies/food-stamp-challenge/food-stamp-challenge-week-40/ Disorganized Discombobulated Devoted ~ a mountain of children, a mountain of chaos, a mountain of fun! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:23:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Milehimama http://www.milehimama.com/pinching-pennies/food-stamp-challenge/food-stamp-challenge-week-40/comment-page-1/#comment-3050 Milehimama Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:55:44 +0000 http://www.milehimama.com/?p=986#comment-3050 Hi Eve, My husband has been pink slipped and replaced by workers from Mexico who barely speak English and worked under fake names (I don't KNOW that they were illegal, but I know the other things for a fact.) He's in construction. One of his friends was named Miguel - Miguel got called into the office, because Miguel's SS# was flagged for wage garnishment for child support. The next Monday, Miguel was working in a different department under the name of Jesus. Anyway. Most of the recipes I use I kind of make up. We don't eat meat every night. The library had some good vegetarian cookbooks, and I also really like <a href="http://cheaphealthygood.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Cheap Healthy Good</a>. <a href="http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/40dollarmenu.htm" rel="nofollow">Hillbilly Housewife</a> also has menus for tight budgets, including a $45 a week budget. If you haven't already, check out my articles, <a href="http://www.milehimama.com/2009/06/16/how-to-prepare-dried-beans/" rel="nofollow">How to Prepare Dried Beans</a>, <a href="http://www.milehimama.com/2009/05/19/dried-beans-are-convenient/" rel="nofollow">Dried Beans are Convenient</a>, and <a href="http://www.milehimama.com/2009/07/07/8-ways-to-save-on-produce/" rel="nofollow">How to Save on Produce</a>. I'm happy to share any recipes I have or answer any questions - just let me know if there's something you want to know about my menus! Hi Eve,
My husband has been pink slipped and replaced by workers from Mexico who barely speak English and worked under fake names (I don’t KNOW that they were illegal, but I know the other things for a fact.) He’s in construction. One of his friends was named Miguel – Miguel got called into the office, because Miguel’s SS# was flagged for wage garnishment for child support. The next Monday, Miguel was working in a different department under the name of Jesus.

Anyway. Most of the recipes I use I kind of make up. We don’t eat meat every night. The library had some good vegetarian cookbooks, and I also really like Cheap Healthy Good. Hillbilly Housewife also has menus for tight budgets, including a $45 a week budget.

If you haven’t already, check out my articles, How to Prepare Dried Beans, Dried Beans are Convenient, and How to Save on Produce.

I’m happy to share any recipes I have or answer any questions – just let me know if there’s something you want to know about my menus!

]]> By: eve http://www.milehimama.com/pinching-pennies/food-stamp-challenge/food-stamp-challenge-week-40/comment-page-1/#comment-3047 eve Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:31:40 +0000 http://www.milehimama.com/?p=986#comment-3047 Where do I find the recipes you are using? We just went on food stamps and are getting $205 for the month. It is not going to be easy. I am on SS and that just pays our bills. Thank God for that though. DH is trying to find work but being in construction and at his age, it is not easy to find. I hate to say it, but most of his work is being done by those who are willing to undercut all the workers around here and work for next to nothing. They can do it because they live ten to a room but the locals cannot feed a family on that so they job goes to the illegals. We are not bitter about it, they have to live too but it does seem unfair. Where do I find the recipes you are using? We just went on food stamps and are getting $205 for the month. It is not going to be easy. I am on SS and that just pays our bills. Thank God for that though. DH is trying to find work but being in construction and at his age, it is not easy to find.
I hate to say it, but most of his work is being done by those who are willing to undercut all the workers around here and work for next to nothing. They can do it because they live ten to a room but the locals cannot feed a family on that so they job goes to the illegals. We are not bitter about it, they have to live too but it does seem unfair.

]]> By: Shannon http://www.milehimama.com/pinching-pennies/food-stamp-challenge/food-stamp-challenge-week-40/comment-page-1/#comment-2466 Shannon Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:53:49 +0000 http://www.milehimama.com/?p=986#comment-2466 That lentil enchilada recipe looks delicious- I have all the stuff and will try it tonight! That lentil enchilada recipe looks delicious- I have all the stuff and will try it tonight!

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