Comments on: A restaurant-esque money-saving menu

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:34:38 +0000

I love the Copycat recipes on RecipeZaar (www.recipezaar.com). You can just search for copycat on that site (or on Google, search Copycat Recipes and there are several sites).

I’ve found DQ Ice Cream cakes, Pizza Hut Pizza, McDonalds Hamburgers and more. Two of my hubby’s favorite restaurant foods (pizza from Pizza Hut and Chili’s Boneless Buffalo Wings) I now make at home for a fraction of the price. We are saving about $30-$50 each week by not eating out. The McDonalds Hamburgers are great to make when my nephews come over and are SO cheap compared to a $5 Happy Meal.

I also make my own tortillas. You can put anything in a tortilla (or a crepe for that matter) and it seems much fancier than it is.

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Paint Morgantown Red » Food » Foodies Unite — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:08:05 +0000

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By: Kris

Kris — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:31:49 +0000

Kacie, this is a great exercise. I find as I like my own cooking more and more (and see how much cheaper it is), I’m less tempted to go out.

By: seo

seo — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:31:56 +0000

Shrimps are quite expensive here in UK. I think you will have to have baked beans and bacon :)

By: Kacie

Kacie — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:01:14 +0000

Oh man, the stuff was really tasty.

The chicken dinner took the most time to prepare, but it wasn’t anything insane.

Everything went over really well. We had such a great time this weekend, and didn’t spend much money!

By: The Bargain Shopper Lady

The Bargain Shopper Lady — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:11:23 +0000

This is so neat to see your thought process on this! I love what you did with the math.

~Lori
The Bargain Shopper Lady

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:23:08 +0000

Sounded like an excellent menu plan…pasta is always pretty safe and very tasty! Hope it all went off without a hitch :)

By: Dwayne

Dwayne — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:28:25 +0000

WoW, I really like this blog, I wish my ex had thought like you. Your husband is a lucky man. Now I am going to get some food, I got hungry reading the blog.

By: Loretta

Loretta — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 17:54:43 +0000

I think you are my new meal planning hero! That is fantastic! I’m sure your guests are going to love the meals you planned.

By: Kathy@brazoscowgirl

Kathy@brazoscowgirl — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 15:56:25 +0000

Thanks this is a great idea. Thanks for sharing it with us!