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Cooking at Home

Discussions on saving money by cooking at home, including money saving baking tips, recipes and other practical advice.

Tweaking Recipes and Using Local In Stock Produce

Aloha ALOL Ohana!

There is no doubt that most of us know that cooking at home is cheaper
and generally better for most of us.

What you might need to remember is that some of those fancy recipes require things that are not locally in stock at the general grocery store and that you have to go to a specialty store to get some of the
ingredients.

Cook for Tomorrow

Planning your menu is a great way to have a stress-free trip to the grocery store, but what to eat?! When planning a menu live by this phrase, "Cook for tomorrow!" For example, if I am making pork roast on Monday I cook enough to have leftovers so on Tuesday I can make shredded pork enchiladas. Leftover tortillas? Go for tacos the next night. Leftover hamburger meat? How about some stuffed cabbage on Thursday?
Get the picture? Get creative with your leftovers! Sure they will be good for lunch tomorrow, but they can also be the answer to the everyday question, what's for dinner?

Cook Once, Enjoy Three Great Meals

Does this seem like a terribly daunting task? I promise you it isn't! This article is all about one of my favorite money and time saving cooking secrets ever. It is one of the main secrets to my frugal success in the kitchen, and it is all about double, triple, or even quadruple cooking batches.

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