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I cook based on price, ease, health, and how long it takes the materials to go bad. My favorites: Lentils with onions, potatoes, and/or ham. Chop, put in saucepan with water. Salt. Chili with rice. Fry hamburger and onion. Add canned kidney beans, tomato sauce, chopped habanero, and chili powder. Salt. I highly recommend a ricemaker. I also like Thai curry with rice, but it'd be too much hassle if it weren't for the…
Eat food (as opposed to processed food-like substances). Not too much. Mostly plants. Read Michael Pollan's "In Defense of Food": http://www.amazon.com/dp/1594201455/ It's a whole different model from the shifting "red meat is bad" "no, carbs are bad" "avoid fat" "eat omega-3 fat!" madness that has ruled eating for decades.
I've been a fan of Tim Ferriss's 3-minute breakfast since he posted it awhile back: http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/02/28/beating-the-...
The things poor people eat all around the world: - rice - beans - soy - potatoes - fish - veggies (anything dark but not too expensive) The real key to a good-tasting meal is freshness, even with simple foods. Seasoning is like makeup for food.
This one line could be sold for a few dollars.
Wait until you get to the point where you want it healthy, cheap, and made for the super lazy. It gets even harder. Pans, ingredients, seasonings NNOOOoooo . If it's more complicated than PB&J I just can't bring myself to make it. This leads to lots of frozen steam-able veggies, fruit whenever we get around to going to the store, lots of yogurt, bagged salad... but also a ton of noodles.
I have to agree with you on yogurt and frozen veggies.
CHEAP DINNER: Because I have no patience and often forget to eat, I've figured out a cheap, filling lasagna-type
1) Prepare favorite pasta (penne works well) 2)Heat some marinara sauce, can or jar is fine. 3)Once the sauce starts to boil, reduce heat and add 1/2 C to 3/4 C cottage cheese to sauce (works like ricotta). 4)If you prefer, spoon cottage cheese over hot pasta and cover with heated marinara, then microwave or bake briefly to warm cheese. This adds a nice layer of melty cheese.
(Cover plate of pasta, cheese and marinara with shredded mozzarella and bake at 425 for 9-12 min. if you want to be fancy and cheap.)
Eat food (as opposed to processed food-like substances). Not too much. Mostly plants. Read Michael Pollan's "In Defense of Food": http://www.amazon.com/dp/1594201455/ It's a whole different model from the shifting "red meat is bad" "no, carbs are bad" "avoid fat" "eat omega-3 fat!" madness that has ruled eating for decades.
I've been a fan of Tim Ferriss's 3-minute breakfast since he posted it awhile back: http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/02/28/beating-the-...
Instead of making rotis (which mess up the kitchen and take a while to make, and really only taste good fresh), we just get low carb whole wheat tortillas.
I recommend finding someone on craig's list to cook for you, so you don't have to worry about it. Time is at such a premium when you are trying to launch your own business, and if they're shopping for a family, they are probably better at bargain hunting and coupon clipping than you are. I did just that, and I discuss it in this post. Wasn't sure if HN would appreciate it, so I haven't submitted it here: http://sidsa…
Resist the temptation to subsist on potatoes, pasta, and some of the other cheap, often high carb, low nutrition stuff.