What's for dinner y'all?

I love recipes! The fewer ingredients,the better. First of all I am a big cheapwad..so I try to spend about 80-85 dollars a week on groceries. Some recipes I have found call for $20-$25 in ingredients alone. Those are recipes that I will never try. I am not a gourmet kind of cook. The recipes that I treasure are more..old grandma recipes from a church cookbook kind of cooking. I remember going to family reunions and being so excited for the good looking casseroles, to me that was more tempting than the desserts. Here are some tips I have picked up along the way. 1. If it doesn't taste just right, add a little oil. If you want it to taste better add butter, if you want it taste even better than that add bacon grease. 2. Don't be afraid of the salt shaker. Some of the best food I have ever had only had salt/pepper. 3. Always use real potatoes. Potato flakes will do in a pinch, especially with a little mayonaise or sour cream but potatoes make everything better. 4. If you need help, ask your mama! My mama makes the best fried chicken I have ever had. I really don't think there is anything she can't cook. I never realized the privilege of sitting at her table until I moved away. 5. If you have tried everything and it just didn't turn out right, put some gravy on it and feed it to my Daddy. I could make a pan of gravy with biscuits or toast and he would eat it like a last meal of a man condemned. I am working on posting recipes. It is hard for me because I never measure anything..just a little bit of this and that. If you have any simple recipes you would like to share feel free to send them!