The $5 sandwich at a church potluck in Toledo got me rethinking my whole lunch routine
I went to a potluck at a church in Toledo last month and a lady named Ruth brought this huge tray of baked ziti made from a $1 box of pasta and a jar of sauce she got on sale for 89 cents. She said she feeds her family of five on about $60 a week by cooking one big tray on Sunday and eating off it all week. That stuck with me because I was spending $11 a day on deli sandwiches without even thinking about it. I started making a big tray of something cheap on Sundays too, and my grocery bill went down $40 the first week. What's your go-to big batch meal that actually keeps you full till Friday?