I am making mashed potatoes from a package, i always add extra butter and milk then what it calls for.
Corn from a can, i cook it in a pan on the stove with salt, pepper and butter.
shake and bake pork, we use miracle bake. I mix it like 75% miracle bake and 25% flour, i also add garlic and black pepper and a few other seasonings.

Yes we are poor, lol. any easy ideas to spice any of it up. if not I'll just cook it like normal. the pork is boneless pork sirlion.

You really don't have to spend a lot of money to improve the quality of that meal. Next time, think about buying a couple of baking potatoes. They will be better and better for you than potatoes out of a box. I'd also snag a few ears of fresh corn. Even frozen corn will be better than canned. And this meal is screaming out for something green. That said, you could try this with what you have.

Potato pancakes

Mix and cook your potatoes like the box says (no extras) then allow to cool. Stir in an egg, some flour (start with 1/4 and add more if the pancakes fall apart) some chopped scallions, salt, and pepper. Saute them in oil until they are brown on both sides. Don't make them too big or you will have trouble flipping them.

Bacon Corn relish

Dice 4 slices of bacon and crisp it up. Remove from pan and saute a diced yellow onion in the bacon fat (if this bothers you, wipe out the pan with your skirt and use oil). Add some minced garlic (or powder) and cook for a minute. then add the corn, some fresh or dried sage, and salt & pepper. This is really good with fresh corn, btw.

Pork

Try sauteing it with a glaze rather than the going with the crust. I'd go with either a mixture of honey and mustard or dark beer and some molasses if you are feeling adventurous.

ty for the suggestions. we had our deep freezer messing up so the meal plans was pretty last minute. plus it doesnt take much to feed my family as long as it is edible lol. soon ill have a whole turkey, some boneless chicken breasts, chicken leg quarters and ground deer meat to decide what to do with lol.

Np. Sounds like you have a lot of cooking to do. One suggestion--with the ground deer, make a ragu. A friend of mine from Florence served me an elk ragu he made, and it was tremendous. Start by sauteing carrot, onion, and celery in olive oil until it has really cooked down. Add some garlic and a couple bay leaves and cook for another minute or so. Now add the elk and some salt & pepper and cook it through. Add a few cans of stewed or diced tomatoes and simmer for a couple hours. Serve this over your favorite pasta and it will go a long way.

sounds cool, so far the best thing i've done with it other then using it in chili is just cooking it up and adding it to mac and cheese. also anytime i cook ground beef or beer i always make it with onions and seson it with pepper and garlic.

lold

It's in fact waaay cheaper to make your own shit then buy that terrible processed food....

i know, already had the canned corn though and we have a gas stove so it makes it way to hot in the house if i were to buy potatoes and make em homemade. also the mashed potatoes was on sale for 50 cents per bag.

A sack of potatoes is cheaper than 3 boxes of instant mashed potatoes.

The boneless chicken breasts.

Not exactly a meal you would find in a 3-4 star restaurant but I enjoy this:
Put some ranch on the chicken breast, broil it, add mozzarella to the top and let it melt down a bit, serve over egg noodles.

Very cheap and tasty. Plus I am sure someone on this forum could some how make this better.