Friday, July 17, 2009

Happy frugal Birthday splurge

So its my birthday.
If I had a choice of restaurants available nearby I would probably choose Ruby Tuesday.

But we are cutting back on our expenses so I went for the frugal splurge.
Also easy because it is my birthday ya know.

Birthday menu:

Make ahead rolls. Already had them ready so just removed from the freezer to bake.
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Make-Ahead-Butterhorns/Detail.aspx

To die for Green beans.
3 slices of bacon 1 TB butter 1 pkg frozen green beans 2 tsp soy sauce
Pepper to taste 3 TB brown sugar.

Fry bacon to crisp. toss in Butter, thawed green beans, and all other ingredients cook about 5 minutes.

All measurements are approximate. But they are so good I eat them for dessert sometimes.

Grilled steak.
Cheap cut marinated in free marinade thanks to coupons. Cooked by Jesse of course, it is my birthday you know.

Whipped red potatoes.
easy. toss them in a pan. toss in mixer with milk, salt, pepper, cream cheese and butter and walla easy, yummy side dish.

Birthday Cake
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Orange-Cake/Detail.aspx

Yummy orange cake made from free stuff I had on hand from sales.
You didn't think we were gonna put a candle on those green beans did you?

So I probably spent about 8 dollars on all this yummy food that would have been very close to my Ruby Tuesday's order.