Apple Turnovers – $1.33 each

Posted by theshortchef in Less than $15 meals and tagged with apple, artist, breakfast, budget, cheap, danish, dessert, easy, food, glaze, grocery, grocery shopping, icing, list, meal, meal plans, milk, pastry, quick, recipes, shopping, student, sugar, turnover September 23, 2014

Tube of refrigerated crescent rolls

Can of apple pie filling

Icing sugar

Milk

Preheat oven to 375°
Unroll dough and separate into four squares. Press the seams of the triangles together. Place on a greased baking sheet.
Spoon 1/4 can of apple pie filling in one corner of each square. Fold in half corner to corner (diagonally) to make triangles. Pinch to seal. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
Mix 1/2 cup of icing sugar and 1 Tbsp of milk. Drizzle over turnovers. Best served warm.

Fried Tomatoes – 77¢/serving

Posted by theshortchef in Less than $15 meals and tagged with artist, budget, cheap, cornmeal, dinner, easy, food, fried, grocery, grocery shopping, lemon, list, meal, meal plans, oil, pepper, quick, recipes, salt, shopping, side dish, student, tomatoes, vegetable September 21, 2014

4 tomatoes photo (14)

Salt

Lemon-pepper seasoning

Cornmeal

Vegetable oil

Slice tomatoes 1/4 inch thick. Sprinkle both sides with 1 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp of lemon-pepper seasoning. Let stand for 20-25 minutes.
Coat with 3/4 cup of cornmeal.
Heat 1/2 cup of vegetable oil over medium heat in a large skillet. Fry tomatoes for 3-4 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels. Best served immediately.