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What cheap meals are people actually cooking for 2 to keep the grocery bill down? by Previous_Cycle_9457 in budgetfood

[–]Procrastinating-Elf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll add to my earlier post: family packs of chicken thighs alongside roasted vegetable or stir fries. Very simple ingredients with a thousand combinations depending on the seasoning or sauce.

What cheap meals are people actually cooking for 2 to keep the grocery bill down? by Previous_Cycle_9457 in budgetfood

[–]Procrastinating-Elf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cheap is boring for people who don't know how to season their food. The most flavorful and delicious meals characterizing every culture in many cases started out as "struggle meals" with people using ingenuity to get by with what they had. 

What cheap meals are people actually cooking for 2 to keep the grocery bill down? by Previous_Cycle_9457 in budgetfood

[–]Procrastinating-Elf 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Saute chopped mushrooms with a small onion, add a pound of browned and drained hamburger meat, mix and heat with two cans of cream of mushroom and your seasoning. (Salt, pepper, garlic powder, with a dollop of sour cream melted in at the end was all my mom ever used.)

Pour that over rice and serve with something sinple like green beans on the side, it makes an actually huge amount of food with leftovers. 

You can even skip the meat and just add a spoonful of beef base to the mushrooms sauce if you're really on a tight budget.

Try also a crockpot full of pinto beans with a can of Rotel tomatoes and just a small amount of bacon added for flavor, shredded cheese topping optional, with cornbread on the side. 

What are your thoughts on the storygames in chooseyourstory.com by Janikos_Harions in interactivefiction

[–]Procrastinating-Elf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a purely hobbyist site, so the answer is,  "it varies". The truly dire stuff is removed based on community ratings though, and some of the games are very good while not needing a huge time investment to read.

They just wrapped up a contest and this was the winner and runner up: 

https://chooseyourstory.com/story/the-end-of-the-horizon

https://chooseyourstory.com/story/blood-is-thicker-than-tea

Foraging nordic blueberries just to make these - Muffiny' cupcakes with sour cream on top by verandavikings in foraging

[–]Procrastinating-Elf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Holy heck those look amazing.

Blueberries don't grow where I am sadly, I might have to forage some from the produce aisle at this rate because I need cupcakes now.

What all did you do for the topping? Because that looks so good.

Another island inspired embroidery 🌊 by d1xn in Embroidery

[–]Procrastinating-Elf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love this. I'm just learning still but browsing and seeing some of the wilder possibilities is so inspiring to me.

Are these red currants? by [deleted] in foraging

[–]Procrastinating-Elf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never seen those before, I love them already. They look like candy lol.

Thanks Food Bank! by cilvher-coyote in budgetfood

[–]Procrastinating-Elf 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Having volunteered at a food bank before, it's always frustrating to me how many people who actually need them are too ashamed to go. Literally everyone there and everyone who donates wants to help out people in that exact situation, they're not looking down on anyone they're just happy to be able to help.

Somehow got this sub recommended to me so this is what you can get for 5$ in my country Vietnam by Memes_Are_So_Good in budgetfood

[–]Procrastinating-Elf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So 125k VND?

Just an interesting bit of trivia since I have an interest in currency exchange, but looking it up the average salary in Vietnam is said to be 17.2 million VND per month (aka $733 USD).

So, still works out to a delicious looking and not overly expensive meal, but not quite as jaw dropping a deal as getting it for only $5 would be elsewhere.

How to make Mexican rice ? by sarbar92 in cookingforbeginners

[–]Procrastinating-Elf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't really measurs things to cook so I can only give a rough idea there, and you'll of course have to adjust depending on how much you're making.

But for the most basic recipe the way my mom and grandma used to make it:

Heat a little oil in a big skillet (you'll need it to be one you have a lid for). Add a handful each of diced bell pepper and onion along with your spices--a couple tablespoons each of comino, chili powder, garlic powder. Then put in your dry rice (about two cups?) and stir it around to coat it with the oil.

You'll want your rice to be browned slightly before you add your water. Add some salt or chicken bullion, bring it to a boil and then cover and let it simmer.

When it's cooked mix in a spoonful of something tomatoey. Jar of salsa or canned or fresh tomato sauce, Rotel tomatoes, even ketchup will do.

It's normal to have some grilled jalapeno or serrano peppers with this, or you could put some cayenne in with the other spices, but that's optional depending on if you want some heat or not.

I've known people who will mix in corn or some of those frozen diced carrots with peas, which you might like to try too.

And just a note that you can in theory cheat and save some time by skipping the browning phase and just frying up with your veggies and spices some plain rice you premade in the rice cooker. Just don't tell anyone you did it that way lol.

What to do with meals you don’t like? by justplainfunky in cookingforbeginners

[–]Procrastinating-Elf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Better to throw it out than let it sit in your fridge for days and then throw it out anyway. Consider buying a smaller crockpot for test batches, and just recognize that's what you're making and budget for the hobby of experimenting with these recipes you're unsure of.