Budget-friendly dinners I keep coming back to 💕


Hey friends❣️

If there’s ever a month to focus on cheap dinner ideas, it’s August. Hot muggy days leave me a little sluggish and not all that hungry ~ definitely not the time to be splurging on steak and lobster!

(70!) Cheap Dinner Ideas

I dug through the Great Island archives for cheap dinner ideas and found so many winners. Getting back to basics not only stretches your dollar, it also brings back those simple, classic meals you might have forgotten. Some of the best dinners cost just pennies per serving ~ so we can keep the joy at the table, even if the checkout lane isn’t quite as fun.

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Made this during a zoom meeting, took me fifteen minutes to get it in the oven and it tastes so good! Made it with a raspberry sauce and it tastes better the longer it stays in the fridge!
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Sue Moran

I love to make delicious food, photograph it, and write about it, but mostly, I just love to EAT. Isn’t that what it’s all about? My recipes are bold and vibrant, but totally approachable ~ and my philosophy? We should all have the tools to feed ourselves well, and the confidence to cut loose a little in the kitchen. Food should be fun!

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