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Tomato Sauce - one of the original five mother sauces can provide you with an array of economical meals! Pictured above is my homemade spaghetti/marinara made with 2019 garden tomatoes we cooked down and canned. Making your own large pot of sauce which can be frozen is something I highly recommend to folks on a tight food budget. There are some keys to making it inexpensively: Often stores have 10 for 10 sales on tomato products and that's when you buy your plum tomatoes, tomato puree and tomato paste - stock up. Another on sale item is your pasta. In my area some brands will go on sale for $1.00 per box and that's when I stock up. Third, our store makes a wonderful Italian sausage and I buy it on sale - it is at times so much less expensive than ground beef and is a great meat addition to any Italian style dinner. I am a fan of fresh garlic and onion. However budget cooking often requires that you go less expensively. There are brands who offer a frozen variety of chopped oni...

Fragrant and aromatic smells crisscrossed throughout my downstairs and I could not wait to dive into this Roasted Vegetable Medley! I am a firm believer in using what you have available to create something new. My last trip out to the store I picked up asparagus on sale and some red potatoes thinking I would use the red potatoes in a potato salad to eventually go along side some pork ribs. This morning I was inspired to create a side dish for the dinner we are having tonight ~ Shake 'n Bakish Style Pork Chops . If you can't tell already by the many pork recipes here at Cooking On A Budget, we love pork! Pork fits into our particular grocery budget is another reason why I cook with it so often. Read more »