Apartment, idk the size... I guess it's decent, two bedroom. My power bill is normally 20-40/month. I can't really complain much...

But this past bill was double the normal amount and I didn't change anything. My Xmas lights were all battery powered too. The only thing that changed was versant put in a new meter or something. Pretty aggravated because I'm pretty broke and having a super low power bill saved me for so long..

No ketchup in your shepard’s pie?!

Lol my first thought was actually saying "mercredi" which is Wednesday in French, but said quickly could sound like eh cadis.

Though i don't think saying "Wednesday" is slang in French...

I have made this several times and it comes out like I remember from childhood: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/american-chop-suey-recipe-3414696

Can you spell it here phonetically?

That’s just because heating with electric is expensive. That is why they charge a different rate, so you’re less likely to freeze. They charge the standard rate for the first like 600kwh then the lower rate for the remainder.

My family just uses jarred spaghetti sauce, hamburger, and macaroni.

Given the size of your house, if you were heating with oil you’d be burning something like 5 gallons a day. Times 30 days, times $4 per gallon.

So you’re saving $600 a month on oil, and spending $400 on electric. Sounds like you’re winning, I wouldn’t worry about it.

Or add rooftop solar. Save $400/month on electricity and pay for your rooftop installation in something like 5 years.

That is new. It used to be more expensive to heat with electric. My mother’s old house was electric and the bill would run upwards of $400 a month in the winter. Def not cheaper!!

I usually make the sauce homemade than mix noodles into the sauce which is

1 Onion 8 to16oz mushrooms 3 green peppers 4-5 tomatoes All is diced Cook Onion then green peppers then put mushrooms Add 1-2 lbs meat and put what ever spices you want Add elbow mini shells or medium

Make the basic recipe then put cheese and bread crumbs on top, and throw it in the oven for a little bit.

This one should be top. Paste and stewed tomatoes, not soup

Southern cross… stars and bars was their first flag and long forgotten.

Lol the “Maine rural life” has been fetishized since start of the back to the land movement in the 1960’s. Ain’t nothin’ new bub

Stars and bars was their first flag and was flown in battle at the start. Not just a couple boats.

It was found to be too close to Union flags, which birthed the southern cross battle flag everyone recognizes today.

Always go with "The Joy of Cooking"! To add context, they have 4 recipes for hash and a discussion about it!

You mean the southern cross? Stars and bars was the official confederate flag that most people people prolly wouldn’t know.

This is why i love food, the cultural and regional influence on recipes is interesting.

Right????

I am in a very similar situation, heat pumps, electric appliances and hot water, two adults one kid, bit bigger at 3000 sqft. Our power bill is about 700 month in january and 280 in august. But there is no other fuel bill.

My husband's recipe. 1 pound Hamburg, 1 pound hot sausage, 1 bag small pepperoni, 1 medium onion, 1 green pepper, a package of sliced mushrooms, 1 can Rotel hot tomatoes/chili's, 1 large can tomato sauce.

Different Shepard’s. Different Pies!

This pisses me off to no end.

Creamed corn? Noooooo

My family has always made it simple with cans of tomato soup, ground beef, finely diced onions, and macaroni.