Fourth Frugal Friday of April 2023

Welcome to Friday! 
My Frugal Week
Seems like the days fly by so often that another week has passed before I know it, so I played catch up on reading and commenting on multiple blogs this week. 
We wash our hands at both sinks in our home with bar soap. However, I do have some  pump soap also, and they had started to accumulate under the sink creating clutter to me. So, I decided to use them up to clear them out and make the area more tidy.  I starting with a Christmas based one from Bath and Body Works and have now emptied that one and am working on the next one. 
On Monday I went to Chattanooga for my annual mammogram. I didn’t feel up to running any errands afterwards, so I came home and took a nap instead. 
With the change in temperature, the tires on my car lose pressure, which is aggravating at times. So, I called AAA and they came out and inflated my tires for me. I pay for this service yearly, so I might as well use them when needed.
Photo of the Week
This is life in the country…our local elementary school was taking TCAPS this week and had some visitors. 😂 

Saving Money In My Frugal Kitchen
On Saturday I roasted a whole chicken that I had in the freezer and afterwards took all the chicken off the bones and saved it for several different meals this week. What was left after three days went into the freezer for future meals. 
Our chickens are each laying about one egg per day and we’ve gotten over 100 eggs since they first came to live here. We’ve made all kinds of food with the eggs like breakfast burritos, boiled eggs, deviled eggs, egg salad, and much more. They definitely pay for themselves with their good egg production. 
We were out of sour cream this week, but no worries, I had some cottage cheese on hand and blended that up and mixed in a package of ranch seasoning mix and used that instead. It turned out delicious and just as thick as sour cream would have been.
I had some potatoes that had sprouted in the pantry and I was going to feed them to the chickens, but upon further inspection decided they were too good for the chickens, so made plans to use them for us this week instead. 
We bought a new shelf for our kitchen area this week. We put it together on Monday evening and it’s already came in handy for more storage in the kitchen. 
Meals This Week
All meals are served with either salad or vegetables and may not always be listed here. 
* If you see a dinner in bold print that means we had it more than once this week.
Roasted Chicken, Stove Top Dressing, Green Beans with Onions. Chicken, Baked Sweet Potatoes, Green Beans with Onions. BBQ Chicken, Roasted Yukon Gold Potatoes, Stir Fry Vegetables. Movie Night PizzaLemon Pepper Salmon, Baked Russet Potatoes, Sugar Snap Peas. Chicken and Shrimp Teriyaki, Stir Fried Vegetables. Chicken Tacos, Roasted Potatoes, Stir Fried Vegetables. Grilled Chicken Thighs, Roasted Japanese Sweet Potatoes, Broccoli. 
Recipe of the Week
This is a recipe that came from my Mom who worked as the head cashier in a small town grocery store in the early 1990s. It’s a combination of three cans of Campbell’s soups. 
Cream of Celery soupCream of Mushroom soupCheddar Cheese soup
You mix these three together and do not add water to them. 
Brown one pound of stew meat or roast, season with salt and pepper and then add the soup mixture. As I recall it made the best flavored gravy for the meat. I happen to have all three of these cans in my pantry recently and it reminded me of this recipe, so I wanted to share it with all of you.
What I've been Reading This Week
Save Like Nana Did 

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We would love to hear all about your week in the comment section.

BelindaMortgage & Debt Free~ Living within our Means ~My Linktree
~ She looketh well to the ways of her household ~Proverbs 31:27