Comments on: Five Minute Finances #9: Make a Sandwich (or Something Else) http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/03/09/five-minute-finances-9-make-a-sandwich-or-something-else/ Simple, applicable personal finance advice for the modern world Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:40:50 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: trish http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/03/09/five-minute-finances-9-make-a-sandwich-or-something-else/comment-page-1/#comment-348312 trish Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:12:15 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/03/09/five-minute-finances-9-make-a-sandwich-or-something-else/#comment-348312 rebecca, thanks for the recipe ideas. i'm looking forward to trying all of them. rebecca, thanks for the recipe ideas. i’m looking forward to trying all of them.

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/03/09/five-minute-finances-9-make-a-sandwich-or-something-else/comment-page-1/#comment-15023 Rebecca Mon, 02 Apr 2007 20:50:14 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/03/09/five-minute-finances-9-make-a-sandwich-or-something-else/#comment-15023 I know this is an older post, but having just returned from the grocery store and eaten a delicious wrap, I for some reason thought you might be interested in this particular meal that I eat almost every day with all kinds of variations. The large low-fat whole grain tortillas I buy are very healthy and also tasty. I put them on a salad plate and top with previously grilled chicken pieces (I do these all at once every week) or - as a weekend treat - several grilled shrimp. Half a minute in the microwave warms it all up and then I add various condiments. Sometimes I just use horseradish sauce, other times I'll add shredded cheese. Today I used brown mustard and added a pico de gallo mixture our grocery store sells. Finish with a couple of Romaine lettuce leaves and roll it up. Today I had a side of Honeydew melon and a carton of vanilla yogurt for dessert. In the past, I've also used leftover pork or beef. It's all good, and there are enough possible variations to keep it from getting boring. Seriously, I eat this every single day. Something else that is incredibly easy and healthy is pumpkin soup. I don't even bother with the nutmeg or ginger some people use. The pumpkin taste with just salt and pepper is delicious to me. I use a large can of pure pumpkin and add chicken broth until it's at a consistency I like. (I buy the chicken broth in a box so I don't have to worry about having part of a can left over.)Then I add just about a third of a small carton of half and half. Stir over a medium fire until it's warm enough to eat. I like mine pretty thick, so a bowl is really filling. I usually fix this at least twice a week and eat it almost every other day. Finally, one of my all time favorites is chopping up 10 tomatoes, 8 zucchini and a couple of yellow squash and throwing it in a big pot with a generous couple of splashes of sesame oil. Salt and pepper to taste. Variations include adding chunks of chicken and/or serving over rice or pasta. Note: everything cooks down to almost half the size because it's all made up of so much water - which also means there is a lot of juice, too. I've never been a big fan of spending time in the kitchen...which is why I love crock pots, too. My favorite meals are quick, healthy, easy, low-cal, low-fat and not very expensive. These recipes fit the bill. Hope you can try them and that you'll enjoy them. I know this is an older post, but having just returned from the grocery store and eaten a delicious wrap, I for some reason thought you might be interested in this particular meal that I eat almost every day with all kinds of variations.

The large low-fat whole grain tortillas I buy are very healthy and also tasty. I put them on a salad plate and top with previously grilled chicken pieces (I do these all at once every week) or – as a weekend treat – several grilled shrimp. Half a minute in the microwave warms it all up and then I add various condiments. Sometimes I just use horseradish sauce, other times I’ll add shredded cheese. Today I used brown mustard and added a pico de gallo mixture our grocery store sells. Finish with a couple of Romaine lettuce leaves and roll it up. Today I had a side of Honeydew melon and a carton of vanilla yogurt for dessert. In the past, I’ve also used leftover pork or beef. It’s all good, and there are enough possible variations to keep it from getting boring. Seriously, I eat this every single day.

Something else that is incredibly easy and healthy is pumpkin soup. I don’t even bother with the nutmeg or ginger some people use. The pumpkin taste with just salt and pepper is delicious to me. I use a large can of pure pumpkin and add chicken broth until it’s at a consistency I like. (I buy the chicken broth in a box so I don’t have to worry about having part of a can left over.)Then I add just about a third of a small carton of half and half. Stir over a medium fire until it’s warm enough to eat. I like mine pretty thick, so a bowl is really filling. I usually fix this at least twice a week and eat it almost every other day.

Finally, one of my all time favorites is chopping up 10 tomatoes, 8 zucchini and a couple of yellow squash and throwing it in a big pot with a generous couple of splashes of sesame oil. Salt and pepper to taste. Variations include adding chunks of chicken and/or serving over rice or pasta. Note: everything cooks down to almost half the size because it’s all made up of so much water – which also means there is a lot of juice, too.

I’ve never been a big fan of spending time in the kitchen…which is why I love crock pots, too. My favorite meals are quick, healthy, easy, low-cal, low-fat and not very expensive. These recipes fit the bill. Hope you can try them and that you’ll enjoy them.

]]> By: Stephen Risinger http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/03/09/five-minute-finances-9-make-a-sandwich-or-something-else/comment-page-1/#comment-10100 Stephen Risinger Sat, 10 Mar 2007 21:23:30 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/03/09/five-minute-finances-9-make-a-sandwich-or-something-else/#comment-10100 Where I used to work (I'm in Iraq right now...), a group of us would pitch in some money, and one or two people would go out and buy different meats, cheeses, veggies and breads. Then we would all partake of the food as we desired. We considered ourselves a "Sandwich Club". This allowed us to be able to have multiple meats and cheeses, without spending a whole lot of money. This is a great alternative to bringing in the same kind of sandwich day after day, plus it gives you and your coworkers another thing to talk about other than work. Where I used to work (I’m in Iraq right now…), a group of us would pitch in some money, and one or two people would go out and buy different meats, cheeses, veggies and breads. Then we would all partake of the food as we desired. We considered ourselves a “Sandwich Club”. This allowed us to be able to have multiple meats and cheeses, without spending a whole lot of money. This is a great alternative to bringing in the same kind of sandwich day after day, plus it gives you and your coworkers another thing to talk about other than work.

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