This is another one of husby's favorite meals. Its super easy to make.
1 lb. ground beef (sometimes I only use 1/2 lb.)
1 (16 oz.) can Bush's Original baked beans
1/4 sweet onion, diced small (if you have it, if not, use a couple dashes onion powder)
1 can (5 ct) refrigerated biscuits (I use the cheapest ones)
a cup or so of shredded cheddar cheese
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Brown hamburger, drain.
3. Spray 8x8 baking pan with cooking spray. Add hamburger.
4. Add can of baked beans and onion to hamburger. Mix well.
5. Cut biscuits in halves. Place around the edge of the casserole and some in the middle if you have room.
6. Sprinkle generously with cheese to your cheesy preference.
7. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until the biscuits are golden.
*Sometimes I add 1/2 to 3/4 cup bbq sauce to the baked beans. It just depends if I have any or not. Its good with or without.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Ribeyes Restaurant - A Review!
Husby and I went to Ribeyes restaurant in Beaufort last night because we'd both heard good things about it. Unfortunately, we were disappointed, more by the service than the food really.
The setup of the restaurant was a bit odd. The tables were lined against both sides of the wall with a small yet well stocked salad bar in the middle. It was 30 degrees outside last night and they sat us right by the door. There was no barrier of any type around the door to block the cold air from hitting the patrons in the back. I, who typically am sweltering, was freezing to death. A lady across the room from us was loudly complaining about the setup and how she was cold. I think if they added somewhat of a barrier around the entrance way, it would make for a much more comfortable dining experience, particularly in the winter time.
The service was pretty poor. We were acknowledged and seated right away. But it took 10 minutes for anyone to come take our drink order. I ordered a Pepsi and husby ordered a beer. He was pretty impressed with their beer selection. When the waitress brought our drinks she told us another guy would be over to take our order. It was the weirdest thing. It was like the manager was the only person in the restaurant who could take orders. I don't understand this because its not like the menu is grandiose. You get to chose mostly from Ribeye or Ribeye and you get either a baked potato or baked sweet potato. How hard could it be to screw up? But it took 10 more minutes to get our drinks and 10 more minutes after that for the manager to come over and take our order. After our order was taken we were told to help ourselves to the salad bar. It was well stocked with many different salad topping offerings and a few different dressings. Husby got the Italian dressing on his salad but said it tasted like astringent. My salad was pretty good.
30 minutes later our meals arrived. We got the special for the day which was two ribeyes, salad bar, and two potatoes for I believe it was $34.95. I didn't think this was a bad deal. We both ordered our Ribeyes medium-well (meaning the middle is a very light pink). We both got our Ribeyes medium-rare to medium. We would have sent them back to be cooked a little longer, but our waitress never came back to ask us how we liked our meal or if our steak was prepared to our liking. I ordered a baked sweet potato with my meal and it was good. They served butter and brown sugar/cinnamon on the side which I liked, because you can add however much you want. Husby got the regular baked potato and they just served it with butter on the side. I thought it was a little odd that they didn't even offer sour cream, but he was fine with it. A piece of texas toast also came served with the meal. To me, that was the highlight. The meal in itself wasn't terrible, but it wasn't great either. Our total ended up being $44 something and we left a $7 tip. It was less than 18%, but the service just wasn't worth anymore than that to me. We're usually very good tippers, but crappy service = crappy tip. I'm not sure if we just hit it on an off night or if this is just the way the place usually is. But we were pretty disappointed. I don't think we'll be back.
The setup of the restaurant was a bit odd. The tables were lined against both sides of the wall with a small yet well stocked salad bar in the middle. It was 30 degrees outside last night and they sat us right by the door. There was no barrier of any type around the door to block the cold air from hitting the patrons in the back. I, who typically am sweltering, was freezing to death. A lady across the room from us was loudly complaining about the setup and how she was cold. I think if they added somewhat of a barrier around the entrance way, it would make for a much more comfortable dining experience, particularly in the winter time.
The service was pretty poor. We were acknowledged and seated right away. But it took 10 minutes for anyone to come take our drink order. I ordered a Pepsi and husby ordered a beer. He was pretty impressed with their beer selection. When the waitress brought our drinks she told us another guy would be over to take our order. It was the weirdest thing. It was like the manager was the only person in the restaurant who could take orders. I don't understand this because its not like the menu is grandiose. You get to chose mostly from Ribeye or Ribeye and you get either a baked potato or baked sweet potato. How hard could it be to screw up? But it took 10 more minutes to get our drinks and 10 more minutes after that for the manager to come over and take our order. After our order was taken we were told to help ourselves to the salad bar. It was well stocked with many different salad topping offerings and a few different dressings. Husby got the Italian dressing on his salad but said it tasted like astringent. My salad was pretty good.
30 minutes later our meals arrived. We got the special for the day which was two ribeyes, salad bar, and two potatoes for I believe it was $34.95. I didn't think this was a bad deal. We both ordered our Ribeyes medium-well (meaning the middle is a very light pink). We both got our Ribeyes medium-rare to medium. We would have sent them back to be cooked a little longer, but our waitress never came back to ask us how we liked our meal or if our steak was prepared to our liking. I ordered a baked sweet potato with my meal and it was good. They served butter and brown sugar/cinnamon on the side which I liked, because you can add however much you want. Husby got the regular baked potato and they just served it with butter on the side. I thought it was a little odd that they didn't even offer sour cream, but he was fine with it. A piece of texas toast also came served with the meal. To me, that was the highlight. The meal in itself wasn't terrible, but it wasn't great either. Our total ended up being $44 something and we left a $7 tip. It was less than 18%, but the service just wasn't worth anymore than that to me. We're usually very good tippers, but crappy service = crappy tip. I'm not sure if we just hit it on an off night or if this is just the way the place usually is. But we were pretty disappointed. I don't think we'll be back.
Frugal Tip of the Day
Shop after Christmas for next year's Christmas supplies. Right now places like Wal Mart and Target have their Christmas wrapping, gift bags, bows, cards, and candy at least 50% off. Stock up for next year! Why pay $3 for a roll of wrapping paper next Christmas when you can buy it now for $1 and put it away. Or better yet, get plain colored paper or gift bags - green, red, blue, silver, gold - and use it year round to wrap birthday or wedding presents. Also, be on the lookout for the holiday cake mixes and frostings to be on sale also. These cake mixes typically have the Christmas sprinkles in a separate bag than the cake mix so you can use it for your everyday baking without worrying about it being "Christmas-y". Also, a lot of times they have the gift sets like Axe, Oil of Olay, Gillette, etc. on clearance also. Don't forget to pair your coupons with the deals to make the most of the clearance!
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Menu Plan 12/31 - 1/7
Friday - Meat and cheese tray with Hawaiian rolls
mini pigs in a blanket
chips and dip
Saturday - spiral ham
seasoned potatoes
salad
Sunday - leftovers
Monday - jambalaya with smoked sausage
Tuesday - grilled or baked chicken
teriyaki noodles
veggie
Wednesday - hot bbq roast beef sandwiches
french fries
Thursday - cheeseburgers
baked beans
Friday - NY strip
potatoes for husby
sweet potato for me
mini pigs in a blanket
chips and dip
Saturday - spiral ham
seasoned potatoes
salad
Sunday - leftovers
Monday - jambalaya with smoked sausage
Tuesday - grilled or baked chicken
teriyaki noodles
veggie
Wednesday - hot bbq roast beef sandwiches
french fries
Thursday - cheeseburgers
baked beans
Friday - NY strip
potatoes for husby
sweet potato for me
Food Lion Trip 12/30
Went to Food Lion today to get this next week's groceries. I have two separate transactions because I needed my meat on a separate receipt to send in a rebate.
Receipt One
Smithfield bacon $3.50 (-$0.55 coupon) = $2.95
Hamburger $2.91
Lil' Smokies $2.50
Smoked Sausage $3.19
1/4 lb hard salami $0.92
1/4 lb roast beef $0.96
1/4 lb turkey $0.75
1/4 lb ham $0.86 (But the cashier didn't ring it up and I didn't realize this until I got home) = FREE!
Total - $14.47 *I'm sending in a rebate for $5 wyb $10 worth of meat or seafood
Receipt Two
Brownie mix $1.69
Potato chips $2.50
Potato seasoning $1.29
Zatarains Jambalaya $1.99
Bush's baked beans $1.99
Bag of potatoes $3.99
Bag of salad $2.69
1 Sweet potato $0.58
Gallon milk $3.59
Crescent rolls $2.00
Hawaiian rolls $3.39 (-$1/1 coupon) = $2.39
Low carb wraps $2.99
1/4 lb white American cheese $1.40
1/4 lb provolone $1.45
Cat Litter $7.99
Fancy Feast dry cat food $6.99
10 cans Friskies canned cat food $5.00
Total - $52.70
I don't typically buy this much deli meat and cheese but i'm making a deli platter for New Year's Eve for me and husby. Food Lions deli platters were on sale for $19.99. Mine cost $7.87 including the Hawaiian rolls.
Receipt One
Smithfield bacon $3.50 (-$0.55 coupon) = $2.95
Hamburger $2.91
Lil' Smokies $2.50
Smoked Sausage $3.19
1/4 lb hard salami $0.92
1/4 lb roast beef $0.96
1/4 lb turkey $0.75
1/4 lb ham $0.86 (But the cashier didn't ring it up and I didn't realize this until I got home) = FREE!
Total - $14.47 *I'm sending in a rebate for $5 wyb $10 worth of meat or seafood
Receipt Two
Brownie mix $1.69
Potato chips $2.50
Potato seasoning $1.29
Zatarains Jambalaya $1.99
Bush's baked beans $1.99
Bag of potatoes $3.99
Bag of salad $2.69
1 Sweet potato $0.58
Gallon milk $3.59
Crescent rolls $2.00
Hawaiian rolls $3.39 (-$1/1 coupon) = $2.39
Low carb wraps $2.99
1/4 lb white American cheese $1.40
1/4 lb provolone $1.45
Cat Litter $7.99
Fancy Feast dry cat food $6.99
10 cans Friskies canned cat food $5.00
Total - $52.70
I don't typically buy this much deli meat and cheese but i'm making a deli platter for New Year's Eve for me and husby. Food Lions deli platters were on sale for $19.99. Mine cost $7.87 including the Hawaiian rolls.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Copycat KFC Coleslaw
I personally don't like coleslaw, but husby likes it, especially KFC's! He says this is even better than theirs. This recipe is best if it sits in the fridge overnight so the flavors have time to meld.
1 bag of coleslaw mix
1 cup Miracle Whip
2 tablespoons Tarragon vinegar
couple dashes of onion powder
1 tablespoon sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup milk
1. In a food processor, chop the coleslaw mix until it is chopped fairly fine. You want it to be about the same way as KFCs.
2. In a bowl mix together Miracle Whip, sugar, vinegar, onion powder, salt and pepper, and milk.
3. Stir dressing into coleslaw.
4. Chill overnight.
1 bag of coleslaw mix
1 cup Miracle Whip
2 tablespoons Tarragon vinegar
couple dashes of onion powder
1 tablespoon sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup milk
1. In a food processor, chop the coleslaw mix until it is chopped fairly fine. You want it to be about the same way as KFCs.
2. In a bowl mix together Miracle Whip, sugar, vinegar, onion powder, salt and pepper, and milk.
3. Stir dressing into coleslaw.
4. Chill overnight.
Another Bank Account
I've been banking at the same credit union for roughly 10 years now. For the most part i'm happy with their service and lack of fees. But, I decided to open another account at a local bank. I'm having $50 of each paycheck direct deposited there and I plan on depositing any extra cash or checks I get. I plan on using this account as a sort of savings account. Its inconvenient for me to use and I plan on leaving the atm card at home at all times. I'll deposit any cash I get, gift cash, and rebate checks. I hope by the end of the year to have at least $1000.00 in there. So far I have $60. The bank deposited $10 for me joining, i've deposited $30 in rebate checks, and I deposited $20 I won from a scratch off that husby put in my Christmas stocking.
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