CMer cheap and easy recipes

Post by **faninor** » 11/14/2009, 1:37 pm

Does anyone have any good recipe recommendations? I'd like to decrease my monthly food budget by trying out some good recipes with primary ingredients that are dirt cheap such as lentils to offset my love of mushroom crusted halibut with truffle essence and porcini sauce. Mmmm.

Post by **saman** » 11/14/2009, 2:05 pm

:O we have a (really old) recipe thread! http://www.clumsymonkey.net/phpBB2/view ... 73&start=0 . maybe you can find something useful in there. i do also have a lot of recipes stowed away if you're looking for something in particular

Post by **faninor** » 11/14/2009, 2:36 pm

Woah I had no idea! Haha, I will check it out.

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 11/14/2009, 3:12 pm

Two slices of bread
Peanut Butter
Jam

=win

laurel · Post by **laurel** » 11/14/2009, 3:53 pm

Milk.
Cereal.

= bigger win.

Post by **faninor** » 11/14/2009, 4:27 pm

laurel wrote:Milk.
Cereal.

= bigger win.

This is true, but Kym makes fun of me for buying too much cereal.

And I really prefer organic milk to the standard which makes it a bit expensive, although with cereal it's not as noticeable a difference than on its own so I can settle.

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 11/14/2009, 7:08 pm

I love me some bran flakes.

laurel · Post by **laurel** » 11/14/2009, 8:18 pm

Josh is looking to save money. Bran flakes are a bad idea in this situation.

Eating bran flakes = more pooping = more toilet paper usage.

Toilet paper ain't cheap!

Post by **faninor** » 11/14/2009, 9:15 pm

laurel wrote:Josh is looking to save money. Bran flakes are a bad idea in this situation.

Eating bran flakes = more pooping = more toilet paper usage.

Toilet paper ain't cheap!

Don't worry, I try to save that for while I'm at work. Really pays!

Matt. · Post by **Matt.** » 11/15/2009, 5:44 am

Johnny wrote:Two slices of bread
Peanut Butter
Jam

=win

What am I supposed to do without directions?

Kicker774 · Post by **Kicker774** » 11/15/2009, 6:02 pm

Pasta.
Spaghetti

Anything you can dump in boiling water.

m2 · Post by m2 » 11/15/2009, 6:27 pm

Ice.
Cream.

Wait, no. Don't do that.

MindsOnLoan · Post by **MindsOnLoan** » 11/15/2009, 7:03 pm

Ramen Noodles are a must!

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 11/15/2009, 7:19 pm

but i like bran flakes.

Random Name · Post by **Random Name** » 11/15/2009, 8:42 pm

Am I the only person that doesn't find pasta that easy? It's cheap and its fool-proof but it takes a long time and I find its usually a lot of effort to make it yummy. I'm not much of a pasta fan, i guess.

My go-to cheap staple is rice. I mix rice with everything. Its so easy to chop up whatever is in my fridge and mix it all together. I have lots of different kinds of soya sauce to make it tasty and delicious. And its pretty healthy when you make real rice, not box rice. Really cheap too.

beautiful liar · Post by **beautiful liar** » 11/15/2009, 9:24 pm

i'm a rice person too. rice is incredibly cheap and if you invest in a rice-cooker, foolproof to cook.

my favourite cheap & easy meal these days is chicken smothered in salsa done in the slow-cooker. put it on top of rice, and if we have some around, i put a big dollop of sour cream on top. nom nom nom.

Kicker774 · Post by **Kicker774** » 11/16/2009, 7:02 pm

Boil water
Dump in pasta
Wait 15 mins.
Dump water
Place pasta on plate
Add sauce

Voila

xoNoDoubt69 · Post by **xoNoDoubt69** » 11/17/2009, 6:41 am

i usually revert to pasta alot too and 15 minutes isn't that long but it is when you just get home from work and dunt feel like making anything!

i find tuna fish quick and easy. on crackers or bread!

Kicker774 · Post by **Kicker774** » 11/17/2009, 7:25 pm

I actually like the 15 minute wait.
It forces me to do *something*

If I just grab a burger from Wendys I'm on the couch immediately and there the rest of the night.

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CMer cheap and easy recipes

CMer cheap and easy recipes