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Because I'm Cheap & Counting Calories

Almost every week either hubby or I head to the grocery store to do a big shop. This week, however, I wanted to try to prolong the shop and eat up a bunch of the stuff we had lying around the house. Normally operation eat everything in the house consists of boxes of Easy Mac and canned soup. You gotta do what you gotta do to save money, right? The last couple of days I tried to mix it up by using leftovers and random pantry items to make some new recipes. One favorite was curried tuna cakes. Bear with me - if that sounds crazy, just think spicy crab cakes. Really tasty - I promise! Plus, it's the ultimate quick meal using cheap ingredients. Here's the recipe for you: I ngredients: -1 can of tuna in water (5 ounces) -1 egg white -3 tablespoons of bread crumbs -1 stalk of diced celery -1 teaspoon of curry powder Mix it all up and form it into patties by hand - I made four from this recipe. Rather than frying them, I baked for 15 minutes in an oven heated to 350. Fl...