Comments on: Frugal Cuisine: Eating Well for Less http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/12/04/frugal-cuisine-eating-well-for-less/ personal finance that makes cents Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:31:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Cheap Healthy Good ? Get Rich Slowly http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/12/04/frugal-cuisine-eating-well-for-less/#comment-105082 Cheap Healthy Good ? Get Rich Slowly Thu, 15 Nov 2007 15:33:25 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/12/04/frugal-cuisine-eating-well-for-less/#comment-105082 [...] Frugal Cuisine [...] [...] Frugal Cuisine [...]

]]> By: Jeff http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/12/04/frugal-cuisine-eating-well-for-less/#comment-35579 Jeff Thu, 28 Dec 2006 11:13:03 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/12/04/frugal-cuisine-eating-well-for-less/#comment-35579 I also keep a blog and cooking gourmet but keeping costs low by preparing in bulk. Eat well, save a lot of time having some basics always prepared, and most important, SAVE MONEY!! http://beyond-cooking.blogspot.com/ I also keep a blog and cooking gourmet but keeping costs low by preparing in bulk. Eat well, save a lot of time having some basics always prepared, and most important, SAVE MONEY!! http://beyond-cooking.blogspot.com/

]]> By: sfmoneymusings http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/12/04/frugal-cuisine-eating-well-for-less/#comment-25707 sfmoneymusings Wed, 06 Dec 2006 07:27:29 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/12/04/frugal-cuisine-eating-well-for-less/#comment-25707 Thanks for posting these tips! I was just trying to figure how out to cut my grocery bill but avoid starving and cook efficiently. Thanks for posting these tips! I was just trying to figure how out to cut my grocery bill but avoid starving and cook efficiently.

]]> By: BxCapricorn http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/12/04/frugal-cuisine-eating-well-for-less/#comment-25508 BxCapricorn Tue, 05 Dec 2006 18:00:40 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/12/04/frugal-cuisine-eating-well-for-less/#comment-25508 Thanks to the Frugal Foodie and brad's book mentions for additional go-to's when cooking on a light budget. This is what blogging is all about. Copy, paste http://frugalfoodie.blogspot.com. Got it. Thanks to the Frugal Foodie and brad’s book mentions for additional go-to’s when cooking on a light budget. This is what blogging is all about. Copy, paste http://frugalfoodie.blogspot.com. Got it.

]]> By: Pepper http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/12/04/frugal-cuisine-eating-well-for-less/#comment-25116 Pepper Tue, 05 Dec 2006 06:38:28 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/12/04/frugal-cuisine-eating-well-for-less/#comment-25116 To add to the cookbook author list: Mollie Katzen and Deborah Madison. Their recipes are straightforward and delicious, and they both deeply respect vegetables. Another really good online guide for budget cooking is http://www.ellenskitchen.com/faqs/improv.html Most people visit Ellen's site for advice on quantity cooking, but she has lots of great information here about eating on a budget. Putting this advice into practice would keep you healthy on a lot less money than my Frugal Cuisine budget. To add to the cookbook author list: Mollie Katzen and Deborah Madison. Their recipes are straightforward and delicious, and they both deeply respect vegetables.

Another really good online guide for budget cooking is http://www.ellenskitchen.com/faqs/improv.html

Most people visit Ellen’s site for advice on quantity cooking, but she has lots of great information here about eating on a budget. Putting this advice into practice would keep you healthy on a lot less money than my Frugal Cuisine budget.

]]> By: kc0dxh http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/12/04/frugal-cuisine-eating-well-for-less/#comment-24879 kc0dxh Mon, 04 Dec 2006 21:44:11 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/12/04/frugal-cuisine-eating-well-for-less/#comment-24879 The first nutritional component to be lost when slimming the food budget is protein, yet it's a very important food. The solution is beans and lentils. They have protein in spades. And they come in more varieties than is reasonable to mention here. So remember the musical fruit next time you make your grocery list! The first nutritional component to be lost when slimming the food budget is protein, yet it’s a very important food. The solution is beans and lentils. They have protein in spades. And they come in more varieties than is reasonable to mention here. So remember the musical fruit next time you make your grocery list!

]]> By: Frugal Foodie http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/12/04/frugal-cuisine-eating-well-for-less/#comment-24840 Frugal Foodie Mon, 04 Dec 2006 17:49:34 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/12/04/frugal-cuisine-eating-well-for-less/#comment-24840 While of course I recommend my own blog (http://frugalfoodie.blogspot.com/) for those looking for advice on how to eat like a king while spending like a pauper, these other ones look great. And I definitely second the Bittman cookbook recommendation, especially his recent tome on international food, How to Cook Everything. The best way to cook well at home without breaking the bank is to focus on inexpensive ingredients, thus you need cookbooks with lots of recipes for whatever is a good deal in the market or whatever you have left in the fridge at home. I turn to Bittman's books first. While of course I recommend my own blog (http://frugalfoodie.blogspot.com/) for those looking for advice on how to eat like a king while spending like a pauper, these other ones look great.

And I definitely second the Bittman cookbook recommendation, especially his recent tome on international food, How to Cook Everything. The best way to cook well at home without breaking the bank is to focus on inexpensive ingredients, thus you need cookbooks with lots of recipes for whatever is a good deal in the market or whatever you have left in the fridge at home. I turn to Bittman’s books first.

]]> By: brad http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/12/04/frugal-cuisine-eating-well-for-less/#comment-24793 brad Mon, 04 Dec 2006 14:37:41 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/12/04/frugal-cuisine-eating-well-for-less/#comment-24793 Another good option is Mark Bittman's "How to Cook Everything" tome and any of the books in his "The Minimalist" series. Not all of his recipes qualify as "frugal," given the ingredients, but they're all delicious and easy to make. Most of his recipes can be accomplished in a half-hour or less, and even the longer ones require minimal effort. This means you're more likely to cook at home, which will save you lots of money. We rarely go out to eat (once a month or two), but it never feels like a privation to eat at home...Bittman's recipes are so good, and it's so much fun to try new ones, that we're rarely tempted to go out! Another excellent cookbook in this category is The Moosewood Restaurant Cooks at Home. Every recipe in that book can be done in 30 minutes or less, and they're all excellent. This is nothing like the high fat hippie-granola Moosewood cookbook from the 1980s; the recipes are healthy, low in fat, and sophisticated while remaining simple and easy. They're mostly vegetarian except for a section of delicious fish recipes, so they definitely fit the bill of "frugal." Highly recommended. Another good option is Mark Bittman’s “How to Cook Everything” tome and any of the books in his “The Minimalist” series. Not all of his recipes qualify as “frugal,” given the ingredients, but they’re all delicious and easy to make. Most of his recipes can be accomplished in a half-hour or less, and even the longer ones require minimal effort. This means you’re more likely to cook at home, which will save you lots of money. We rarely go out to eat (once a month or two), but it never feels like a privation to eat at home…Bittman’s recipes are so good, and it’s so much fun to try new ones, that we’re rarely tempted to go out!

Another excellent cookbook in this category is The Moosewood Restaurant Cooks at Home. Every recipe in that book can be done in 30 minutes or less, and they’re all excellent. This is nothing like the high fat hippie-granola Moosewood cookbook from the 1980s; the recipes are healthy, low in fat, and sophisticated while remaining simple and easy. They’re mostly vegetarian except for a section of delicious fish recipes, so they definitely fit the bill of “frugal.” Highly recommended.

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