Maybe save a few cents? [View all]

Chocolate is skyrocketing. At Aldi, chocolate chips are 3.39/12 oz. For that matter, so are white chips and butterscotch chips, no gouging there. >sarcasm< The Choceur chocolate bars they sell have gone from 1.39 to 2.19 in a matter of weeks. Kroger wants over $5/12 oz for their chocolate chips. I have 2 or 3 tins of cocoa powder in the pantry. I knew chocolate , like coffee, was going to get expensive, so I stocked up. I found a recipe today for simple chocolate syrup. I made some to use for a few treats I enjoy. I'll let you know how it works for me. It smells good. I'm planning to make fudge, potato candy, and brigadeiros as time goes on. All kinds of inexpensive candy recipes. I sure don't need the sugar, but it's nice to have ingredients handy to make treats if I need to.

I like buns for sandwiches. I noticed at Aldi yesterday that their hot dog buns were 1.19 vs 1.39 for hamburger buns. I got the hot dog buns, figured I'll have self-styled mini subs I made a small batch of chicken salad from 1/2 can of chicken, enough to make 2 mini subs. Tasty lunch. I might make a small batch of creamed chicken with the rest of the can of chicken. If I do, I'll make a 1/2 batch of biscuits. Last time I made biscuits, I made two. lol

I've always pinched pennies, especially where food is concerned. I'm lucky to have time to try different things, but I know a lot of people don't have the time to cook from scratch. I probably don't save as much as I used to. Seems like the food at the grocery store costs as much as if it were prepped and served in a restaurant. I'll keep trying, though.

My mother-in-law would make syrup for pancakes by cooking brown sugar and water together till is was the right consistency to pour. I didn't serve pancakes or French toast often, so when I did, I made brown sugar syrup. Many of my guests have been surprised that it tastes like syrup. My young great-niece who was here last month was awestruck. I heard her tell her Dad I MADE syrup.