Comments on: The Guide to Grocery Shopping For $300 a Month https://welcome-to-the-woods.com/guide-to-grocery-shopping/ Tue, 03 Jun 2025 02:59:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Melissa Woods https://welcome-to-the-woods.com/guide-to-grocery-shopping/#comment-1068 Tue, 17 Oct 2017 19:42:46 +0000 https://www.welcome-to-the-woods.com/?p=3034#comment-1068 In reply to Janet.

Lovely idea, Janet. I am going to try that for sure, thank you for commenting!

]]> By: Janet https://welcome-to-the-woods.com/guide-to-grocery-shopping/#comment-1067 Tue, 17 Oct 2017 08:24:03 +0000 https://www.welcome-to-the-woods.com/?p=3034#comment-1067 You mentioned in your article you do not like to eat leftover mashed potatoes. When I have leftover mashed potatoes, I incorporate them into making potato soup. I cook my potatoes, onions, butter, and salt and pepper in water until tender (sometimes I cook them in chicken broth for a richer soup.) I use a potato masher to chop down through the tender vegetables just enough to chop them into smaller pieces if needed. Do not drain the vegetables. I then add the leftover mashed potatoes, let heat a bit, and then add milk and heat thoroughly but do not boil. I will also add thickening made of flour and milk if I want a thicker soup. It seems adding the leftover mashed potatoes really adds a richness to the soup, plus I used the leftover mashed potatoes to help make another meal. ( I always make homemade mashed potatoes, not instant.) I have heard of using instant mashed potato flakes for the thickening in soup but I have never tried this. This is just a suggestion to those of you who may have lots of extra mashed potatoes after a holiday dinner or just a small bowl leftover from supper. Try it….I think you will be well pleased. Adding a package of frozen broccoli at the same time you cook the potatoes, onions, and butter then adding cheese the same time I add leftover mashed potatoes makes a delicious, rich broccoli/cheese soup.

]]> By: Melissa Woods https://welcome-to-the-woods.com/guide-to-grocery-shopping/#comment-793 Wed, 08 Mar 2017 03:30:20 +0000 https://www.welcome-to-the-woods.com/?p=3034#comment-793 In reply to Maggie.

Wow what a great compliment. You totally made my day, Maggie. Thank you!!

Melissa

]]> By: Maggie https://welcome-to-the-woods.com/guide-to-grocery-shopping/#comment-792 Tue, 07 Mar 2017 17:57:44 +0000 https://www.welcome-to-the-woods.com/?p=3034#comment-792 I love how well you write! As dry a subject as grocery shopping is, you made it interesting and succinct. I will certainly utilize this info. Thank you!

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