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carvers4math said:
I pretty much put fresh onions and garlic in everything. What's not to love there?

Crock pot is also easy way to have a beef or pork roast done when you get home, just salt and pepper, some onions, and stock for liquid. Large cut some taters and carrots in there, toss a salad in the fridge, and done. Use leftover roast with bbq sauce in sandwiches.
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Just what I was going to suggest, nothing is easier to cook than a roast with onions, potatoes, and carrots. I even like a little cabbage tossed in it every once in a while.

Tomorrow night is boneless pork chops slow cooked in crock pot simmered in BBQ sauce.
 
mtowncyclone13 said:
Pack of pitas. Chicken breast. Tomato. Garlic clove. Ground mustard. Greek yogurt. Olive oil. Oregano. Lemon juice. Cucumber.

Everything fresh and healthy.
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You will now have these for future meals. Subtract the cost of these items and you most likely spent half of the total cost.

Also, the next time that garlic, oregano and lemon juice are found in an Arby's will be the first time. Good first step, hope it was good. Keep at it.
 
tm3308 said:
Or the worst. The general idea behind a slow cooker is that you CAN leave it on all day so your meal is ready when you get home.
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A lot of those cheap one setting 'on or off' crock pots are that way. Get really hot then stay really hot. Good for dips and party appetizers, not really good for cooking.
 
Just look at the Fareway ad every week, I get email every Wed morning. This week had brat patties and pork ribeye chops for .88 each and both were 5oz. Boneless chicken 1.88/lb, 10lb tube of 80/20 ground beef 1.99/lb, 1.99/lb Fareway brats, .99/lb pork ribs. That was just this past weeks ad. You can get a 5lb bag of potatoes for .99 on sale to 1.99 regular. Just had 10/6 butter kernal canned veggies. We only buy stuff on sale ever, always various fruits and fresh veggies too, just have to stop in once a week on the ad.

They price match HyVee too so only need Fareway.
 
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The other thing I really need to get in the habit of doing is taking care of a lot of my meal prep on like a Sunday afternoon. Take care of chopping up produce; maybe cook up a bunch of chicken that be used for quick salads/wraps for lunch, or tacos; etc. I feel like the prep is always one of the biggest reasons I'll fold and order out, but it can't take more than maybe a couple hours on a weekend to take care of 80% of the week's prep work.
 
I like prepping chili the night before, throwing it in the crock in the AM and letting it cook all day. Coming home at 6 or 7 to the smell of Chili is awesome.
 
Bret44 said:
It is Goddamned fun.

I got in to making BBQ sauce. I used a recipe once and then threw it out. Much more fun to try different stuff. Starting to get decent at it. A bit to sweet for my taste, time for more heat to it.
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Also less expensive. People seem to think that if they don't have every single thing in a recipe, they must purchase it or the thing will be inedible. Some ingredients are essential, others not so much or you can substitute something else.

I only use recipes at this point for baking.

Good to teach your kids cooking basics so when they go off to school they are not helpless.
 
cmjh10 said:
With no beans obviously.
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NATEizKING said:
Just look at the Fareway ad every week, I get email every Wed morning. This week had brat patties and pork ribeye chops for .88 each and both were 5oz. Boneless chicken 1.88/lb, 10lb tube of 80/20 ground beef 1.99/lb, 1.99/lb Fareway brats, .99/lb pork ribs. That was just this past weeks ad. You can get a 5lb bag of potatoes for .99 on sale to 1.99 regular. Just had 10/6 butter kernal canned veggies. We only buy stuff on sale ever, always various fruits and fresh veggies too, just have to stop in once a week on the ad.

They price match HyVee too so only need Fareway.
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Exactly. Lots of times the Fareway ad is my meal planner. We use Hy-Vee as a convenience store when Fareway isn't open.
 
carvers4math said:
Also less expensive. People seem to think that if they don't have every single thing in a recipe, they must purchase it or the thing will be inedible. Some ingredients are essential, others not so much or you can substitute something else.

I only use recipes at this point for baking.

Good to teach your kids cooking basics so when they go off to school they are not helpless.
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Good point. I learned to cook ramen, drain it and then mix it with Zatarain's. Saved my life.
 
Bret44 said:
Good point. I learned to cook ramen, drain it and then mix it with Zatarain's. Saved my life.
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Chicken stir fry with veggies and rice is my son's life. Unless it is fish instead of chicken. And no doubt plenty of beer.
 
Costco big bag of organic veggies is $8 and can last pretty long.

They also have things like prepped mahi mahi or salmon fillets, something like 6/box, for $16 that take maybe 20 minutes to bake.

All good food and doesn't stretch the wallet over several meals.
 
How is cooking that hard? Go to the store, buy some meat and vegetables, and then cook it. My advice is to cook it until it is done. Then eat it.

1 pork steak, $2, 1 potato $.20.

Dont like meat you say? (well **** you) Go to hyvee, buy some pasta and some sauce. This should make 3 servings and cost about $3.
 
madguy30 said:
Costco big bag of organic veggies is $8 and can last pretty long.

They also have things like prepped mahi mahi or salmon fillets, something like 6/box, for $16 that take maybe 20 minutes to bake.

All good food and doesn't stretch the wallet over several meals.
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Personally, I don't like my food drenched in pesticides.

:smile: (Smile so there is no argument)
 
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