I bring bagged lunch to work everyday now!

[Phyllis Hyman Cherry]

With an uncertain economy my goal is to have at least six months worth of paychecks saved up just in case.You really have to watch your spending these days,no more shopping(only for food,toiletries).My treat now is my monthly facial and thats it.You will not catch me broke and jobless at least for six months.Im so tired of eating these gatdamn turkey sandwiches i dont know what to do.

[DaBownca]

Wow bagged lunch was my code name for my afternoon nookie partner back in da day!

[kara]

Wow bagged lunch was my code name for my afternoon nookie partner back in da day!

hjahahahaha my ex and I used "coffee break"

you made me spit out my water reading your post .. memories

[JMJ]

My treat now is my monthly facial

Prop'ses....JMJ

[DaBownca]

Prop'ses....JMJ
Whats his name ...the monthly facial I mean OOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[SuzanneT]

My treat now is my monthly facial and thats it.
This could be taken 2 ways. :icon_rofl:

[Phyllis Hyman Cherry]

Whats his name ...the monthly facial I mean OOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Queen Helene.

[MadMixer]

Stack them chips dude....It gets really good when that stack becomes an employee

[Vinyl Deficit]

The pleasure of eating out for lunch is just that...a pleasure. I don't like leftovers or anything I take from home. Some stuff is bearable.

There are guys at work that go to decent places every day for lunch. Like close to $10 a day lunches. I wonder where they get their money. That adds up to a lot at the end of the month.

[Phyllis Hyman Cherry]

My coworkers eat out everyday as well.Funnything is i hear them asking eachother to borrow something till payday.You would be amazed at the amount of people living check to check that are single with no children.

[MYOR]

I've been bringing in my lunch for the last 3wks... I've been saving ten bucks a day..

[Phyllis Hyman Cherry]

Thats $150.00 saved already.

[Vinyl Deficit]

My coworkers eat out everyday as well.Funnything is i hear them asking eachother to borrow something till payday.You would be amazed at the amount of people living check to check that are single with no children.
Sometimes I think it's a pride thing and they don't want to say they can't afford it.

[AD]

i bring lunch to my job every day, too. it saves me a lot of money.

[david_mancuso]

Today's recipe, from the Wall Street Journal a few months ago, fits most of Casual Kitchen's key constraints for new recipes: it has to be relatively easy to make, it must contain relatively easy-to-find ingredients, and while it doesn't have to be laughably cheap, it should be reasonably inexpensive.

However, it's even better when the dish has an original or unusual combination of tastes. And that, in my opinion, is the key strength of this recipe with its rich and hearty combination of beef and beer--two of cooking's most glorious ingredients!
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Beef and Beer Stew
(moderately modified from The Wall Street Journal)

Ingredients:
6 strips bacon,
3 lbs beef chuck, cut into 2-inch cubes
Ground black pepper to taste

2 onions, halved and sliced
8 whole garlic cloves
1/4 cup tomato paste
1/4 cup white flour
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
2 Tablespoons brown sugar

2 12-ounce bottles of dark beer
2 cups beef or vegetable stock
1/2 teaspoon ground thyme

Vegetable bundle:
2-3 carrots
2-3 celery stalks
6 sprigs fresh flat-leaf parsley
2 bay leaves

Directions:
1) Fry bacon in a non-stick pan on medium heat until lightly browned. While bacon is cooking, season beef with black pepper (you can prep the veggies here also to save time). Set bacon aside. Increase heat to high, add the beef to the pan, and brown beef on all sides. Set beef aside.

2) Transfer any remaining fat and cooking liquid from the non-stick pan into a large pot. Turn heat down to medium, add onions and cook until they are limp and browned. Add garlic and cook for 2-3 more minutes. Add tomato paste and cook for another 2 minutes, stirring regularly and scraping the pan bottom to prevent sticking. Then add the meat and flour and cook another 2 minutes, stirring constantly.

3) Add the vinegar, brown sugar, beef (or vegetable) stock, ground thyme, and all but 1/4 cup of the beer.

4) Using twine or several loops of thread, tie the carrots, celery, parsley and bay leaves into a bundle and add to the pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 90 minutes. Stir occasionally to prevent sticking.

5) Remove the carrot-celery bundle from the stew (but feel free to eat these veggies as a side dish!). Add the remaining 1/4 cup of beer and season to taste with additional pepper if desired. Serve into bowls and garnish with the cooked bacon, broken into pieces.

Serves 8
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Four brief recipe notes:
1) Be sure to use a good quality dark beer. No cans of Bud. We used Yuengling Black and Tan in our stew and it came out ridiculously well.

2) The original recipe instructs you to discard the veggie bundle. Utter foolishness. You haven't lived until you've eaten carrots and celery soaked in a beer and beef bath for an hour and a half. These tender little guys (especially the carrots) tasted almost as good as the soup itself.

3) Once again kudos to the Wall Street Journal for another home run recipe. Who says corporate tools can't cook?

4) Finally, if you'd like to see the photos accompanying the making of this recipe, the set is on flickr.com.

[DJ76]

I bring lunch at work 4 out of 5 days cause the food they serve out here is usually greasy and not very healthy looking. And it allows to save money. I'm even thinking about buying a little coffee maker for the office cause frankly, I can make just as good a coffee (maybe even better) for a fraction of the price.

As for pleasure... well... during the day, my iPod does the job.

[dj joey joe]

I was spending a lot on fast food for lunch but I had it in my weekly budget but since the price of gas has been rising I had to use most of my lunch money so now I sort of bring my lunch from home as well.

For the past month I've been eating beef hot dogs for lunch, I buy a pack of hot dogs and wheat hot dog buns, I bought a bottle of honey mustard & relish and then cook my hot dogs in the microwave at work which costs me about less than $5 a week which is a big savings compared to $15 to $30 which is what I use to spend.

I do bring other foods from home if I don't feel like eating hot dogs and once in a while I will buy a burger but still it's better than eating out everyday at work for lunch.

[kara]

I eat a turkey sandwich w/all the fixings (minus oil or mayo) on wheat at potbelly's almost everyday for $4.65 :)

alternatively, i get the chop't ten vegetable salad w/balsamic vinaigrette for $9.49 at chop't

:)

[Bill Blake]

I've been bringing in my lunch for the last 3wks... I've been saving ten bucks a day..

Uh, you mean what your moms made the night before, slacker.

[Jay Rags]

I need to get on the ball too. Gas prices are really running up my expenses.

[Phyllis Hyman Cherry]

I eat a turkey sandwich w/all the fixings (minus oil or mayo) on wheat at potbelly's almost everyday for $4.65 :)

alternatively, i get the chop't ten vegetable salad w/balsamic vinaigrette for $9.49 at chop't

:)

Girl you betta go round the corner to Pedro nem,or mustafa nem,or miss lullabelle nem and get a two dollars worth of turkey and slap it on some whole wheat bread!