Monday's Money Saving Recipe - Homemade Refried Beans

Contray to popular belief (and the way some of us were raised), you do not have to have meat to make a meal.  Although my dad and my husband would likely disagree.  Must be a man thing.  :)

However, when I serve Black Bean Burgers, my husband never realizes he's not getting meat.  Isn't trickery wonderful?  Or frugal?  Hehe...

Rice and beans should be 2 ingredients any frugal cook should have on hand at all time.  Rice and dry beans are fairly inexpensive and stretch your dishes further.  I've always bought canned beans, but I vow to change that to save more money.

Dede posted a great recipe that I can't wait to try.  She makes her own refried beans from dry beans instead of buying canned refried beans.  Canned refried beans are 99c to $1.19 a can usually.  A bag of dried beans is going to cost around 50c - 75c and makes more than you would find in a can.  What a  savings!  :)

Here is a great post on some of her favorite rice recipes too!