tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11029097.post8723669194799251041..comments2023-11-05T08:15:05.113-04:00Comments on Changing Seasons: Frugality in the Dominican RepublicDaniel and Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05067495248531292487noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11029097.post-80357375615447813952007-09-25T23:28:00.000-04:002007-09-25T23:28:00.000-04:00Sheesh. Forget living in the DR. I'm going to try ...Sheesh. Forget living in the DR. I'm going to try some of this stuff here (living in Connecticut is expensive!)Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00376719288122560223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11029097.post-40941675394081122022007-09-14T22:03:00.000-04:002007-09-14T22:03:00.000-04:00Yes I did get your card! I was so excited to look ...Yes I did get your card! I was so excited to look at the pictures of you and your family. you guys are so cute.<BR/>You'll have to let me know if you need anything sometime and maybe we can send a small package down. We actually wanted to send one before but we didn't know what you guys need or like. :)<BR/>Thanks for posting, I enjoy reading your blog.Jeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04639303530610684128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11029097.post-29181997507127843862007-09-14T13:50:00.000-04:002007-09-14T13:50:00.000-04:00Whole chicken - so cheap and so many meals. Make ...Whole chicken - so cheap and so many meals. <BR/><BR/>Make and freeze meals on the weekends so you can just pull them out and warm them up. I freeze lasagna, homemade chicken and noodles, shredded beef (leftover from making roast, potatoes and carrots), diced chicken cooked and seasoned (for casseroles, pasta salad, chicken fajita pizza, chicken tacos, etc.) <BR/><BR/>I make a loaf of bread in the bread machine and then cut it in half. I use half for sandwiches for the week and freeze the other half. <BR/><BR/>Powdered milk - a must here! Milk is way too expensive...especially when you use for cooking. <BR/><BR/>Making and freezing quickbreads and muffins for quick breakfast foods. <BR/><BR/>Great Blog! Great ideas!Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03208508742275407795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11029097.post-4562325211935608242007-09-13T19:10:00.000-04:002007-09-13T19:10:00.000-04:00Jes- yup, we can get packages too. Did the card ge...Jes- yup, we can get packages too. Did the card get to you? I sent it with my mom to mail. :) Meat is actually pretty good here. Their specialty is goat (I've had it but not attempted to make it).<BR/><BR/>Joanna- I love boiled peanuts! We can't buy them in the shell here, but I bet they would still be good (I had them when I worked at the camp in North Carolina).<BR/><BR/>Beth- we use our bread machine a lot. It was so worth it to bring down here! I'd love the recipe. The salary is Daniel's and my half-salary combined (rounding upish). <BR/><BR/>Ashley- yes, we can get oatmeal very easily, and sometimes make home-made granola. I think I've had baked oatmeal before and would like to have your recipe. :)Daniel and Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05067495248531292487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11029097.post-37576887833012619802007-09-13T14:28:00.000-04:002007-09-13T14:28:00.000-04:00This was a great list! So glad you're blogging. :-...This was a great list! So glad you're blogging. :-)<BR/><BR/>We couldn't get sour cream in Peru, either, so we used plain yogurt. There was a lot of stuff we couldn't get, but we learned to explore the Peruvian food culture to take advantage of what was local!<BR/><BR/>Have you ever made baked oatmeal? We had that a lot for breakfast. I can send you the recipe if you'd like. Can you get oatmeal there?<BR/><BR/>We always washed & reused our ziploc bags too. :-)ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10982050095869237882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11029097.post-61131596969099111962007-09-12T22:56:00.000-04:002007-09-12T22:56:00.000-04:00Joanna - do you have a breadmaker? We have a honey...Joanna - do you have a breadmaker? We have a honey oat bread that we all simply adore! I"m sure you could adopt it to a non-bread machine recipe if needed. And I've found the same to be true about ground turkey - but Josh knows the difference and he makes a face - along with some audible complaints!<BR/><BR/>Tree- I love this list! Only $7,000/yr? Is that just Daniel's salary then? What would be a comparable pay here in the states? Do you know what the cost of living is there? I'm not sure what it is here, but I could look it up.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you're blogging more! Looking forward to some more pictures!Beth @ The Natural Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06702094412517613685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11029097.post-5341158715704942182007-09-12T20:53:00.000-04:002007-09-12T20:53:00.000-04:00- I'm trying to learn to make homemade bread we li...- I'm trying to learn to make homemade bread we like. I'm having mixed results. Tortillas have been on my "list to try" for a long time.<BR/><BR/>- I agree with the not-buying-prepackaged-things. That's a frugal tip for here or there. The more pre-processing that goes into a food, the more the company will charge.<BR/><BR/>- You should try making the Southern delicacy <I>boiled peanuts</I>. When I talk about them in the Midwest, people think I'm crazy (and moreso when I tell them you can only buy them at roadside stands!)<BR/><BR/>- Here, I've discovered that ground turkey is cheaper than ground beef, and can be substituted for it in most recipes (and is healthier!)<BR/><BR/>- Just the other day I was reading about how easy it is to make baby food, and wondered why more people didn't do it.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12937512054883534573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11029097.post-32396084705865655622007-09-12T20:45:00.000-04:002007-09-12T20:45:00.000-04:00Hey, can you guys get packages to the address I se...Hey, can you guys get packages to the address I sent the envelope? How does that work? Let me know! Some friend's of ours have family members over in Central Asia and they like things like gravy packets and ranch dressing packs. They said the meat over there is really weird, is it weird in the DR too?Jeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04639303530610684128noreply@blogger.com