Budget Cooking

Affordable recipes using low-cost ingredients. Designed for families and tight grocery budgets.

  • Chocolate Rice Pudding

    Pudding! It’s so much fun to make. This particular recipe is especially fun and exciting to make. This recipe is for Chocolate Rice Pudding. And, it’s a recipe that everybody can enjoy. Have you ever tasted it? Well, if not, then you can now! And, if you’ve made it before, you can taste it again!…

  • Cinnamon Peach Cobbler

    Cinnamon Peach Cobbler is your staple dessert this month! Peaches typically go out of season in September/October, so you will want to take full advantage of this sweet recipe!  To get started on making this dessert, you will need: One 9-inch store bought premade pie crust. For the peach filling, you will need: 6 yellow…

  • Waffle Ice Cream Sundae

    I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! This ice cream treat isn’t just any ole’ ice cream creation. It’s a Waffle Ice Cream Sundae!  Making Waffle Ice Cream Sundaes only requires a few ingredients. They are waffles, ice cream and toppings of your choice. If you have those ingredients, then you are…

  • Maple and Brown Sugar Oatmeal

    Move over instant oatmeal! This version is so much better! It’s hearty, nutritious, and offers quite a hefty helping of fiber. Oatmeal is a delicious food option for breakfast or a snack. As you probably know, there are so many different ways to flavor oatmeal.  This Maple and Brown Sugar Oatmeal recipe is a classic…

  • Caramelized Onions

    Making Caramelized Onion is a good way to add some flavor and slight sweetness to a dish. The recipe today is easy, however, it does require a bit of patience. Caramelized Onions can be used on top of burgers, in salads, pasta dishes, and even put on top of pizza. There are truly so many…

  • Coconut Rice

    Your kitchen will smell divine when you make this Coconut Rice! Coconut Rice is a wonderful side dish to make to jazz up your meal. It can be served along with meat, stir fry, or your favorite foods!  So, you might wonder what makes this rice taste like coconut? Well, the reason that this Coconut…

  • Mexican Corn Salad

    What’s on the menu this week? Well, it’s Mexican Corn Salad! It’s so good. And, it’s an easy recipe to make on a whim. You can serve this by itself or along with other sides and main staples. All you need to make this recipe are a few simple ingredients.  Whenever I want corn as…