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Post by mtshastawriter on Apr 17, 2011 9:35:15 GMT -5
I am in the process of improving our diet and trying to lower my grocery costs. It got me thinking, I wonder what other people typically eat in a day... I really need some new suggestions as salads, spaghetti, etc... gets old after a while. So, anyone want to share what you eat and maybe help others to find new ideas?
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Post by Malarky on Apr 17, 2011 10:18:34 GMT -5
Steel cut oatmeal or egg white omelets with a glass of V-8 almost every morning for me. Kids eat frozen waffles, bagels or cereal. A piece of fruit for snack. Lunch and dinner are whatever was on sale and healthy. This week it's been chicken thighs, chicken stew, ribs and spaghetti and meatballs. The kids were out Friday night so DH and I went out to dinner. All meats are purchased on sale with an eye to making it last til the next time it goes on sale. I freeze a lot of stuff in my own marinades because it has less sodium, tastes good and is unlikely to have freezer burn. I do things like turning an entire pork loin into pulled pork in the crockpot. It's rare that I don't have something that I can whip up faster than I can get crappy takeout. Salads most nights. It's mostly about planning.
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Post by Apple on Apr 17, 2011 10:45:47 GMT -5
The other night I had DS help make Sheperd's Pie with stuff from the pantry and freezer (all leftovers except the frozen carrots and peas, I bought those at the store when I saw the sheperd's pie for sale). Not super healthy with the cream soup and the gravy, but we used ground turkey (that's what I had already cooked in the freezer), veggies, leftover homemade gravy from roast drippings, cream of mushroom soup and potatoes I made up real quick.
Homemade chicken cordon bleu (you can control the ratios of cheese and fat this way).
Oh, for some really good ideas I'll mention TasteofHome.com, they have recipes from their various magazines including "light and tastey" (I think that's what it's called). I haven't had a bad meal yet from their recipes.
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Post by chiver78 on Apr 17, 2011 11:17:34 GMT -5
go to the food network's website and check out Rachael Ray's 30-minute meals. she designs her recipes around quick, inexpensive, (mostly) healthy meals. she's annoying as hell, so don't watch the show, but the woman can cook. I also freeze things in my own marinades like Malarky - in individual servings because I live alone. I tend to cook in cycles - Asian recipes for a week or two, then Mexican recipes for another week, etc. right now I'm kind of in between a Mexican kick and an Italian one. I'm making pesto this afternoon - will probably have some pasta with pesto tonight for dinner, and then will use the rest on sandwiches for the week. I may pick up a rotisserie chicken today in order to make stock. I'll use the meat and make chicken salad, leave some whole for sandwiches with the pesto, slice some on salads, etc. it's really all about planning, and being able to use one ingredient in different ways when you have leftovers.
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Apr 17, 2011 12:11:23 GMT -5
Planning is essential to eating healthy and saving money. I also plan for leftovers. Today, we've got a 4.5lb roast in the crockpot. Depending on whether or not the 20 year-old shows up for dinner, we'll have enough for french dips later in the week.
Here's our entree list: Pork chops w/cream sauce (yeah, sauce isn't healthy, but it's yummy!) stuffed porkchops marinated porkchops ham (generally buy at Costco) BBQ ham sandwiches
chicken stir fry chicken enchiladas chicken alfredo chicken marsala stuffed chicken baked chicken marinated chicken
spaghetti meatloaf roast cheeseburgers steaks fajitas lasagnas stuffed shells tacos french dips
As you can see, we don't have fish often at all. Starches rotate between potatoes, pasta, and rice Veggies rotate between what's fresh and on sale and canned green beans and canned corn
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Post by ejd86 on Apr 17, 2011 12:20:36 GMT -5
Below is my typical weekday (I am very routine-oriented if you cannot tell ) Weekends are similar if I am home but I may go out and do things which changes what I eat and what time, but I generally aim for fruits, veggies, whole grains, nuts, and just a little lean protein (chicken, fish etc.) I am an aspiring vegetarian Morning snack (~5AM): Piece of fruit (usually an orange) Breakfast (~7AM): Bowl of dry Shredded Wheat cereal with two handfuls of raisins, one handful of walnuts, and cinnamon sprinkled on top Late morning snack (~10AM): 2 big carrots and/or several pieces of red, yellow, and green bell pepper, celery handful or two of raw almonds Lunch (~12-1PM): Large salad (lettuce, spinach, pepper, carrot, cucumber, tomato etc.) with sunflower seeds and hard-boiled egg; PB&J sandwich w/ few handfuls of raw spinach and an apple; random item the cafeteria is serving usually chicken dish w/ veggies Late afternoon snack/pre workout snack (~4PM): Finish vegetables from late morning snack and/or couple dried plums w/ almonds Dinner (~6-7PM): This varies a little some of my typical meals: vegetarian chili, canned tuna ontop spinach, fish on the foreman grill w/ veggies, shrimp stir-fry, egg stir-fry, sweet potato&beans w/ veggies, rice&beans Dessert (~8PM): Plain low fat organic yogurt w/ ½ banana, handful of dried cranberries and 2 other fruits (usually strawberries, blueberries, canned pineapple, or canned peaches); often times I have another small bowl of shredded wheat cereal with walnuts/raisins/cinnamon too.
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Post by lynnerself on Apr 17, 2011 12:52:16 GMT -5
Instead of spaghetti we often have penne pasta with sausage peppers and onion. Brown Italian sausage, saute peppers (green, red, yellow whatever) and onions. Add you favorite spaghetti sauce. Serve over cooked penne pasta with shredded Parmesan cheese. Yum!
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Post by tcu2003 on Apr 17, 2011 13:09:41 GMT -5
Stuffed peppers are one of my favorites to cook. We also grill out a lot now that it's nice - we can throw burgers, fish, chicken, steak, pork chops etc. on the grill after seasoning/marinating it, as well as vegetables. Tacos and fajitas are favorites - we can load them up with extra veggies and beans so we use less meat.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2011 13:28:21 GMT -5
I'm doing the low carb thing so no pasta or rice here. I have discovered some wonderful seasonings that you mix with mayo and sour cream for a veggie dip. It is a life saver for me for fast snacks that aren't carbs. I have celery, cauliflower, cucmber and carrots for dipping. I just realised they all start with c lol. This week my meat will be sausages for 3 days and chicken breast for 2. Eggs for breakfast, soup for lunch.
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Post by chiver78 on Apr 17, 2011 13:35:34 GMT -5
later, have you tried greek yogurt for your dips? I used it for my dips (on high recommendation) at a party over the holidays - to great feedback. I don't do yogurt, or dips, so it wasn't going to bother me either way. if you try it, get an unflavored yogurt.
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Post by Gardening Grandma on Apr 17, 2011 14:14:54 GMT -5
We usually eat the same things for breakfast and lunches. I have about 10-14 things I make for dinner on a regular basis. A week's menu is usually chicken 2-3 times, non meat at least once, fish 1-2 times, beef 1-2 times.
So this week's menus look like: 1)Barbecued salmon (last night we had company), baked potatoes and salad 2)Salmon patties with oven fries tonight (with the leftover salmon) and salad 3)Beef tacos (with planned leftover taco meat) made with either ground beef or ground chicken breasts 4)Crockpot lemon chicken served with rice (will have enough left over to freeze 2 meals worth) and salad 5)Baked potatoes topped with the leftover taco meat, cheese & salsa, served with salad 6) Friday nights are usually pizza nights 7) Grilled chicken breasts or steaks (stocked up last month when they were b1G1)
Next week probably something like this: 1)Lentil soup (from freezer, made a couple of weeks ago) with sourdough bread & salad 2) fish tacos (I buy frozen tilapia from Costco) 3) Pasta - gonna try tcu003's saussage & peppers with pasta (looks good) 4) Grilled hamburgers & salad 5) Chicken fajitas 6) Friday either nachos or pizza or eat out 7) BBQ steak or chicken breasts
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Post by Cookies Galore on Apr 17, 2011 14:28:45 GMT -5
Most of our meals are vegetarian or vegan, but one to two times a week I'll have some fish and BF will have steak/pork/chicken (whatever looks good to him that week). We went out for dinner last night, but Friday night I made Indian spiced lentils and tonight I'm making a chickpea and cauliflower curry. When we have pasta I make my own sauce with San Marzano tomatoes or I'll make penne with shrimp, broccoli, red peppers, and mushrooms. I'm writing our grocery list now and I'm very uninspired for this week's menu at the moment, so that's probably why my suggestions are falling flat.
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Post by saveinla on Apr 17, 2011 16:11:20 GMT -5
Most of our meals are vegetarian or vegan, but one to two times a week I'll have some fish and BF will have steak/pork/chicken (whatever looks good to him that week). We went out for dinner last night, but Friday night I made Indian spiced lentils and tonight I'm making a chickpea and cauliflower curry. When we have pasta I make my own sauce with San Marzano tomatoes or I'll make penne with shrimp, broccoli, red peppers, and mushrooms. I'm writing our grocery list now and I'm very uninspired for this week's menu at the moment, so that's probably why my suggestions are falling flat. I am also vegetarian, so to vary my dinners, I try the veggie ground or the veggie meatballs from Trader Joes and add sphagetti or penne. I also try some stir fry recipes or thai curry to get out from the Indian meal rut.
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Post by Cookies Galore on Apr 17, 2011 17:19:55 GMT -5
Mmm... Thai curry....
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Post by Nazgul Girl on Apr 17, 2011 19:45:29 GMT -5
Meatloaf made with extremely low-fat ground beef is good. We also do stir-fries, grill various types of meats, or use the pressure cooker to make stew, goulash, or swiss steak. I make a great chili with low-fat meat. We buy Angel Food's leaner boxes, ( sometimes we skip entirely ), and plan our meals around that. We also are eating out far less, so that's been good for our waistlines and our wallets. If I go out to lunch for "fast food", I either get a chicken salad or a baked potato with chili.
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Post by princessleia on Apr 18, 2011 7:39:18 GMT -5
ah...yes, curries...*yum yum* I don't do thai curries though. But I do others like indonesian and other asian curries. Other stuffs I eat are stir-fry noodles, fried rice, roast chicken (or prepare in any way you like - get a whole chicken on sale for say under $4 and that lasts you at least 2 main meals) I also do frozen food bought on sale and with coupons (family meals, like Red Baron Pan Pasta for $3) and supplement with dinner rolls and vegetables.
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Post by marvholly on Apr 18, 2011 9:17:05 GMT -5
I do NOT find Rachel Ray’s recipes to be cheap. She goes for $10/4 servings. My goal is <$4/4 servings most nights. Shrimp & steak are the RARE exceptions & rarely made.
I have a basic meal plan that I tweak each week depending upon what is in my freezer/pantry & on sale/cheap at my stores each week.
Breakfast 3x cereal & fruit (high fiber cold or oatmeal) 2x fat free yogurt & fruit 2x choose from pancakes, waffles, toast & cheese, bagel & cream cheese, eggs & fruit
Lunch 3x cottage cheese and a veg or fruit 2x leftovers and a veg or fruit 1x pizza & a salad or fruit 1x salad plate w/tuna, chicken or beans 1x choice of hot dog, polish, some junk or fast food and veg or fruit optional deli meat sandwich, eggs
Dinner 2x chicken or turkey and salad & veg sometimes rice/potato side 1x red meat and salad and veg sometimes potato side 1x fish generally w/pasta side and salad and veg 1 veg meal (may be lentil, bean or tofu based) usually w/salad 1-2x Something homemade from my freezer w/ appropriate side & salad 1x Whatever catches my fancy-often turkey burger, tacos, nachos supreme, turkey meatloaf, quiche
Salad can = slaw Veg can be fresh, frozen, marinated, roasted, cut w/ranch, marinated beets or cuke, or included within the dish lor stir fry or can tomato, green beans & mushrooms Fruits are whatever is/has been on sale: now its apples, clementines & cantaloupe
This is NOT all written in granite. I do change it up if I get a taste or spot a REALLY good deal in a store.
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Post by dividend on Apr 18, 2011 11:10:36 GMT -5
For DBF and I, I keep a freezer and pantry stocked w/ pasta (penne, spaghetti, angel hair, lasagne sheets, shells), jasmine rice, canned tomatoes (diced, sauce, paste), wild salmon, tilapia or halibut, raw and cooked shrimp, and chicken boobs. I also get a share of frozen local grass feed meat once a month, so I'll typically have ground beef, breakfast sausage, whole chickens, ham hocks, various cuts of steak, and eggs. This makes it easy to put together tons of meals.
Meals in our regular dinner rotation include :
- soft tacos - pasta w/ chicken, mushrooms, and pesto - pasta w/ sausage and chard - spaghetti w/ meatballs or meat sauce or just tomato sauce (all homemade) - salmon w/ snap peas and rice - salmon w/ spinach and red peppers - red thai curry w/ chicken - meat lasagna (beef + italian sausage) - roasted veggie lasagna - pan roasted white fish w/ some grain/pasta side, and green stuff sauteed with garlic - roasted shrimp w/ broccoli (this is a favorite) - angel hair pasta with shrimp - roast chicken - chicken and dumplings - chicken soup - ham and potato gratin - beef minestrone - steak /chicken fajitas (in tortillas, or lately, as salads)
Most of these either take under an hour from start to finish, or are done ahead of time and reheat well.
Lunches are salads w/ meat, soups, sandwiches, burritos, etc. Always with fruit, and 2 small snacks. I eat full fat yogurt or eggs or oatmeal or half a bagel with peanut butter for breakfast.
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Post by runewell on Apr 18, 2011 12:25:53 GMT -5
Eliminate all high fructose corn syrup.
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Post by souldoubt on Apr 18, 2011 12:37:12 GMT -5
I usually cook up things that I can cook once a week and incorporate into multiple meals - ground turkey, ground beef, chicken, pork, sausage, etc. Then I use them to make things like tacos, burritos, mix with pasta, mix into a salad, eat alone with veggies/rice, used to make rice bowls and the list goes on. I go through phases where I'll eat the same types of meals for a few weeks then get bored and switch to something else. I also like to do steak once a week or so and while I don't do it as often as I should a nice piece of fish with some veggies/rice is a nice change of pace.
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Post by thyme4change on Apr 18, 2011 12:47:02 GMT -5
I'm a pretty good cook, and I have never had success with any of her recipes. They all suck!
I have a specific way that I plan meals. I create a grid, with "Flavor types" across the top and "proteins" down the side
So, across the tops is - Traditional / American - Asian - Mexican / Latin - Italian - Other
Down the side is - Chicken/Turkey - Ground Beef - Any pig/pork product - Fish / Seafood - Cheese / Vegetarian
Then, I sat down tried to get 2 for each box.
- (Ckn/American) Roasted turkey breast w/ potates - (Ckn/American) Lemon pepper chicken w/rice - (ckn/Asian) Sweet & Sour Chicken (mostly I use a jar of S&S sauce) - (Ckn/Asian) Chicken Curry (I know, Indian isn't asian...) - (Ckn/Mexican) Chicken Tacos - (Ckn/Italian) Chicken, pasta & pesto
If you do get 2 in each box, then you have 50 choices. In any 5 day period you don't have to have the same protein / meat twice, nor do you really have to repeat a "base flavor" - so you don't have spaghetti with meatballs, and then chicken ravioli, and then macaroni and cheese, and then sausage with egg noodles, and then mahi-mahi with pesto and bowtie.
It really helps to plan meals quickly. But, I suggest that you try the recipes a couple of times before you put it on the grid (or at least the final grid.) It takes time to learn enough recipes off the top of your head to get the grid filled in, but then you have a variety that you can whip out pretty quickly.
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Post by Tiny on Apr 18, 2011 12:57:52 GMT -5
I'm single and usually work from a 4 serving recipe so I wind up eating the same thing for 4 days. I don't mind I vary my "recipes" so I don't get tired of eating something (it's only 4 days and it might be a month or more before I have something like it again). I'm also kind of an ovo lacto vegetarian... I just haven't totally made the commitment so you'll see vegetarian stuff in my list of food: I almost always take lunch 4 (sometimes 5 times a week). I always eat homemade dinners M-F. Saturdays/Sundays vary because I have parties or outings or something going on. Breakfast is always unadulterated coffee (black, no sugar) and either oatmeal or a cold cereal like Toasty Ohs (any kind of faux cheerios). Lunch last week was roast chicken/1 cup of brown rice/greenbeans with garlic powder or frozen broccoli (don't forget to turn the chicken carcass into soup!!) Dinner last week was Sweetpotato, spinach, and chickpea curry. (mmmmmm comfort food!) This week lunch is 1 cup of whole wheat pasta, sauted peppers (4 different colors!), onions, mushrooms, about 3ounces of Italian Sausage ('homemade' from the Italian deli). This week dinner is marinated tofu with stir fry veggies and 1 cup of brown rice and salad. Only have 4 days worth of Tofu - so Friday will be fried rice and veggies... I have oranges, cantaloup, strawberries and grapes for snacks (I eat atleast 2 'servings' of fruit everyday). I'll also have a dairy as a snack - I've got a couple cups of yogurt and then cottage cheese (I'll add fruit to this). If ground beef ever goes on sale again I'll buy enough to make a couple of meatloaves (and then freeze them in 3 to 5 portion sizes) and I'll make 8 to 10 hamburgers. I'll also make various types of chili (black bean chili or use a can of chili as a base and add to it or whatever beans/tomatos I have on hand chili). I like making meatless tacos useing refriend beans - black refried beans are good! You can make scrambled eggs (or Tofu) with spinach (and onions) garlic, and feta cheese. Or pepper and egg sandwiches. What about roast pork tenderloin, bread dumplings, applesauce and/or saurkraut and greenbeans (that's a traditional dinner from my childhood. Tofu is surprisingly fun too... I saute up a couple of sweet onion, add diced xtra firm tofu and about 1/2 cup of my favorite BBQ sauce - serve this over rice with a side salad. You can substitute in (or add) brocolli. I think you can also do this 'roasted' - cover a cookie sheet with aluminum foil, slice up the onion and dice the tofu, toss with BBQ sauce - spread out evenly on the prepped cookie sheet and bake it till the onions are tender. Google for an actual recipe instructions.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Apr 18, 2011 13:11:03 GMT -5
I have a Better Homes and Gardens cookbook that is titled Anyone can Cook: Step by Step recipes just for you. I am not a huge fan of all the recipes in there but it has a Q&A section for every recipe, tips about various foods, a measurement guide, knife skills guide etc. It's very good for beginngers.
How to Boil Water by the Foodnetwork is another good one for beginners.
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Post by chiver78 on Apr 18, 2011 13:15:18 GMT -5
I'm a pretty good cook, and I have never had success with any of her recipes. They all suck! they are a good place to start for beginners. I tweak most of the recipes myself. if you're a pretty good cook, I'm sure you can do the same.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Apr 18, 2011 13:20:00 GMT -5
Some of RR's newer recipes are somewhat complicated and will have pricey/hard to find ingredients. I've had a lot more misses than wins with her newer recipes.
Her original 30 minute meals were pretty easy to prepare and fairly inexpensive. I have 30 minute meals 2 and that was a good one to learn how to cook from.
I tweak a lot of her recipes too. Honestly I don't think I follow any recipes to letter anymore, I use them as a starting point and reference.
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Post by thyme4change on Apr 18, 2011 13:21:49 GMT -5
Why tweak a bad recipe? Why not start with a good recipe?
I don't suggest recipes that create gross food for people who are learning to cook. If they do it perfectly and it turns out not to be good, they will probably give up cooking all together.
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Post by illinicheme on Apr 18, 2011 13:24:58 GMT -5
I'm a pretty good cook, and I have never had success with any of her recipes. They all suck! I've tried a few of her recipes (I've got the 365 no repeats book), and at least one was great (really tasty potato salad that I did make again at least once). I can't remember the rest of the recipes, so they must not have been worth going back to! Ever since I started subscribing to Cooking Light, I haven't pulled any of my cookbooks off the shelf and looked through them.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Apr 18, 2011 13:27:23 GMT -5
I used to do RR's Basalmic Chicken all the time. Three years later DH tells me that he dislikes Basalmic vinegar. Why let me make the recipe for three years then if you dislike it? I make him tell me now if a meal is a keeper or toss the recipe. I said I am not wasting anymore time and ingredients making something he hates because he's too chickebutt to tell me he dislikes it.
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Post by chiver78 on Apr 18, 2011 13:28:50 GMT -5
absolutely, drama. one of my go-to recipes for holidays is based on one of hers - I stuff shells with the spinach/cremini/ricotta stuffing she uses in pan-fried chicken breasts. I just add a little more ricotta. thyme, the OP asked "What do you eat?" and I answered. your input to my reply was neither requested nor necessary. obviously, RR is useful for some people, because she's still on TV. given that my family keeps coming back for meals that I cook, when they could just as easily host these holidays themselves....obviously I'm doing something right. enjoy the rest of your day.
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Post by sheilaincali on Apr 18, 2011 13:33:19 GMT -5
We plan meals around what's on sale.
We like to have a real breakfast. This morning DH made up pancakes- there are enough left for breakfast tomorrow and Wednesday. We have 2 small pancakes and a piece of fruit. Later this week he will scramble up some eggs and peppers and we will have those with tortillas. We have fruit smoothies once or twice a week (frozen fruit, low fat yogurt and ice)
Lunch- we make up "leftovers" for lunch on Sunday for the week. We grill up a bunch of chicken breasts and similar things. We have that with frozen veggies, side salad and a yogurt.
Dinner- meals are planned around what's on sale that week, plus we crock pot every Sunday. Yesterday we had pork shoulder (so pulled pork) with veggies and salad. Tonight we will have rice bowls (rice, black beans and pulled pork). Ground beef was on sale this weekend- so meatloaf one night and stuffed bell peppers another night. With Chicken breasts we will have stir fry one night. And pork chops on the Foreman on Friday.
Not very interesting. But we have our grocery bill down to less than $80 a week. We buy the frozen veggies at Sams Club and get whatever yogurt brand is on sale that week (honestly, it all tastes the same to me)
ETA: FWIW I have used several of Rachel Ray's recipes successfully. DH is a big fan of her carbonera and requests I make that frequently.
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