| Frugal cooking starts with great planning, as being | | | | you buy season's produce fresh! And when you're |
| wise with your purchased ingredients helps you | | | | out picking fruits and vegetables, look for those |
| get more from your small budget and at the | | | | that are heavy for its size which means a lot of |
| same time will give you get the most for every | | | | meat and juice are inside. When it comes to |
| meal you create with it. | | | | buying fish ask to cut off both head and tail first |
| Don't Run Out of Kitchen and Pantry Staples | | | | before weighing it, especially if you're not fond of |
| Stock up on the most basic ingredients and | | | | cooking fishes whole. If you're going to throw |
| supplies and shop just as soon as it runs out. One | | | | away the head and the tail, why pay for it, right? |
| of the few things that as much as possible | | | | Buy your herbs dry but whole, if you can't get |
| shouldn't be forgotten to stock up is vegetables, | | | | them fresh. Whole spices can be kept longer, |
| spices, oils and canned produces that you use | | | | produce flavor better than their grounded |
| frequently. Most people nowadays are practicing | | | | counterparts and cost lesser than ones in |
| that frugal idea of "eating the entire pantry out", | | | | prepackaged containers. |
| which they use any and every ingredient that's | | | | And as much as possible, buy produce from local |
| still available to make an off-beat dish. This is a | | | | farmers instead of just going to a grocery chain |
| great trick to eliminate wastefulness and utilize all | | | | or supermarket. You can find it in every city and |
| of the stuff that's in there before going grocery | | | | town, and you can visit the USDA website to |
| shopping. | | | | search for certified farmer's markets nearest to |
| Plan your shopping | | | | you. |
| Last-minute grocery shopping always leads to | | | | Get creative |
| wasting incredible amounts of money by buying | | | | Simple meals can easily become dull, tasteless |
| more than what you actually need, or purchasing | | | | food if you don't give it a little something. Though |
| something more expensive because you haven't | | | | with frugal cooking you are encouraged to keep |
| really compared prices thoroughly. It's funny too, | | | | the ingredients minimal, but your food doesn't |
| because I remember my sister doing her grocery | | | | have to become lackluster. Get some resources |
| like this all the time. She does have what she calls | | | | on recipes for all kinds of breakfast, lunch, dinner |
| a "guide", a short grocery list, but when she steps | | | | or snack dishes that you and your family will love. |
| inside the grocery store she would remember | | | | The Internet is home to millions of recipes added |
| important things that she needed to buy, only in | | | | daily that range from the simple to exotic, and |
| the end she's short on cash than what she | | | | grand to simple. You can even get creative with |
| planned, and she bought more than she can use. | | | | leftovers, too. And that will save you tons of |
| Cheap but fresh ingredients | | | | money and you can utilize a previous dish to |
| Buying produce that's in season will cost less for | | | | make a snack or be part of a lunch dish for the |
| you as produces will be abundant thus has a | | | | next day, or make a casserole or a soup out of |
| lesser price. It will surely taste better too, when | | | | it. |