I have to say, I am regularly amazed by how tasty, inexpensive, and often easy-to-make these recipes are. I live with 3 other roommates, so doubling the portions and splitting the groceries has become a wonderful way to eat well and pay our bills.
Thank you for making this blog; from it I am able to consistently find new ways to cook with the same, inexpensive ingredients. This is a boon not only for my palate, but for my happiness and well-being in general. I can now afford to cook fantastic food regularly, even on my tight budget. I hope you continue to update here for many years to come.
]]>Six months later my husband’s income was supplemented by another grant in addition to his consultancy expanding. However, I realized that I didn’t want to give up the challenge of cooking on a budget. Our meals never lost mouth-watering flavor, variety or appeal so why change? Even better knowing we were saving an embarassing amount of previously wasted money!
I will admit it is a little easier for us to save money because I am a pescan and we live in NT where produce and seafood are fresh and plentiful. Here are a few things I have learned:
* flavor is king! Invest in a quality supply of herbs and spices and youwill be repaid many times over.
* ethnic cuisine is often the least expensive to prepare and packs a punch when omes to flavor and cultural exploration.
* chowders are a great way to make small quantities of meat go a long way. I make a lima bean chowder for my husband that consists of limas, corn and 1 cup of diced smoked sausage. He has the impression that it’s absolutely loaded with savory meat! Chowders can be made out of just about anything.
* simple, low ingredient meals and soup days really seem substantial when you serve it with artisan bread.
* Salad shrimp are a God send. A 2 lb bag can be used in several dishes because only a cup of them are needed to make chowders, omelettes, quiche, pasta salad, sprinkled over dressed field greens, served over polenta etc.
* use your favorite meals as inspiration for soups. for example steak and baked potato soup requires far less of both steak and potato than does a traditional dinner.
*. infuse your own olive oil and place in decanters
Thank you!! Glad I can help. :)
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