Mushroom Rigatoni

Best damn vegetarian recipe you will ever make. Easy and affordable. Rigatoni noodles are best for hanging on to the silky mushroom sauce.

You can make this with beef stew meat (if it is affordable) or ground beef (hamburger). Either one is fine, depending on your personal preference and budget.

Cornbread dressing is mixed with cooked chicken, broth and aromatics for an all-in-one casserole that is great way to use up leftovers.

Eggs are still a great way to eat on a budget (except for those two times...LOL). Omelets can be filled with anything under the sun. Once you learn to make an omelet, you will never go hungry.

Sausage gravy over home made biscuits may be  southern staple, but it is based on a the "mother" sauce known as bechamel. Who knew?!

This is the biscuit recipe that will impress anyone. Biscuits aren't difficult, the secret is the right type of flour and not fussin' over them.