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Recession buster tip #3 When cooking, avoid buying expensive, fancy ingredients that sit in the pantry until you move house

Monday, May 11th, 2009

It’s great cooking those exotic Mediterranean or Asian dishes but unfortunately they equate to spending more $$$ on fancy ingredients that we may never use again.
Look at Shrimp Paste, you cannot buy a small amount, it takes a room in the pantry and the chances of ever using again are extremely low.
On the rare occasion we do chances are they are out of date anyway so keep it simple and don’t go crazy.
Remember this will conserve your panrty space so you can store your bulk bought legumes etc.

Recession buster tip #2 reduce your pantry size by 75%, only about 25% is what is used regularly, the rest ends up in bin during Spring clean

Friday, May 8th, 2009

By having a smaller space in the pantry you will make more informed decisions about your food purchases.
Like any form of consumption, the more space you have, the more space you use.

How often when you move house you find food so old it’s still in imperial, ie ounces and pounds as the units of measurement. Five maybe 10 years past the used by date? Go home today and start clearing out & reducing the pantry shelf space.
Why spend money stocking up on food when it just gathers dust, in reality we often buy on demand these days, we hardly ever rely solely on whats in the cupboard.

Recession buster tip #1 Bulk buy legumes & grains from your local market or delicatessen

Friday, May 8th, 2009

Legumes are a great source of vitamins and minerals, including B vitamins, iron, calcium and zinc as well being high in protein and dietary fibre.
For a real quick meal, try my “raid the fridge & pantry legume special.

1.Lightly frying a couple of thinly sliced leaks, add mushroom, zuccinni and pumpkin.
2.Add in some spices, ground pepper, maybe some curry, a bay leaf
3.Create a swimming pool for the legumes, about 5 cm of water above the existing vegies
4.Add in some beans
5.Bring to boil
6.Simmer for 30-45 minutes
7.Enjoy
Cost: 2 coffees if buying food from the market

Tip: Remember not to be a greedy guts and eat to the point of feeling satisfied not trying to pop the buttons on your pants

 
 
 

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