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Going to throw my 2 cents into the ring. 1) Cheap meats - Look for sales when you can and know when your local grocer turns over their meat selection. Typically the grocer will put that meat on sale to cut losses and make room for new stock. Find the day they do that and be there. Freeze what you don't use if you buy extra. Also as for cheap meat dark meat chicken and pork are typically good bang for the buck meats. Chicken is especially cost efficient if purchased whole then portioned out. Also some decent butchers will cut it up at little to no cost to you, so it's win-win. 2) Veggies go a long way - veggies are healthy, can be cheap filler, and taste good. If you end up getting a slow cooker you can throw veggies in to add filler to your dish. You say you don't get full from veggies, but that doesn't mean they aren't filling at all. Try to use less meat and add more veggies to the mix in order to keep your meat use and costs to a minimum. There are lots of dishes out there if you look around(hint, visit this forum more often!). The cheap veggies typically are: celery, carrots, potatoes, onions, lettuce, cabbage, rice, beans, and more. Also don't forget about our friends in the fungi kingdom, mushrooms. 3) Buy in bulk when you can - saves a chunk of change if you can afford it. The freezer is your best friend in this case. 4) Acquire spices over time - Spice adds... well spice to life. It will help invigorate your dishes with flavor and can be used for more than one recipe. Find commonly used spices and pick one up every now and then at the store when you can spare some change. Try to avoid recipes with obscure spices that you've never heard of or don't see commonly in other things you like to cook. Over time you'll collect a decent collection of spices that will allow for more lateral movement in what you can cook. 5) Slow cooking is your friend - Since you work long days this method of cooking is ideal for you. Set it early in the morning, low and slow, then come back to reap the reward. You might be pooped after work, but a nice meal will help ease the stress of the day. There are tons of crock pot recipes that you can make and on the cheap as well. 6) Pasta. Is. Freaking. Amazing. - Cheap, carb heavy, and filling. Pick it up and find some easy dishes to make(ex. Lemon pepper pasta). It also helps extend your meat much like veggies do. I know I'm forgetting some stuff, but other people have posted some awesome tips so far. Also gently caress that troll Nautatrol Rx, he's a dickhole who apparently wasn't hugged as a child. Furthermore he just lost $10 onemanlan fucked around with this message at 08:11 on Oct 11, 2011 |
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