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Weekly Features Highlights: Virtual Cookbook Harvesting Vegetables Sassy Salsas Bushels of Beans Easy Snacks for Busy Kids Back to School Breakfasts - Quick and Easy Beating the Breakfast Rush Hour Lunch Smiles Ask The WebChef Freebies and Fun Stuff Serving a Family of 4 (Twice!) for under $2 Here is one of my favorite summer recipes, and it is so cheap and easy to make. With a little bargain hunting, you can make this dinner for under $2 and serve it twice in one week to feed a family of 4. Here's the recipe (and the bargains to look for): Cold Tuna-Noodle Salad 2 cans tuna (buy 2 for $1) 16 oz elbow noodles, cooked (39 cents on sale) 1 small onion, chopped 1 cup mayonnaise (32 oz jar of mayonnaise for $2.00.1 cup = 50 cents) 2 tsp lemon juice seasoned salt to taste celery, chopped tomatoes, diced In a bowl, combine tuna, noodles and chopped onion. Coat with mayonnaise and stir in lemon juice.Sprinkle with seasoned salt and mix. Place in fridge for at least one hour or until ready to serve. Just before serving salad, chop up celery and dice tomatoes.Fold into salad and serve cold on a bed of lettuce.Enjoy! About the Author: Amanda Formaro is the mother of four children. She and her husband live in southern Nevada. She is also the owner of familycorner.com magazine at http://familycorner.com Mail this article to a friend (or yourself) You will be returned to this page after your mail has been sent. Your email address Your Name To email address