[Sebastian]

If you think that way, how can you sleep, play, clean house and hangout at coffee shops etc?
'I read books at a coffee shop for an hour, $3 for a coffee, $50 for my time, total of $53 dollars to read 30 pages of book!' LOL???

[Aliblahba]

It's hard to cook for one person to save money, unless you know how to shop and eat leftovers.

Here's a quick breakfast tip:

Boil some eggs, and make a baked oatmeal the night before, then slide in the fridge. This won't take long, and can last 4-5 days. Zero preparation time in the morning. You can bake a breakfast skillet just as quick and eat as needed.

Thedude is right too. It takes practice to be efficient in the kitchen. I can make 2 eggs over easy, 2 pieces bacon, toast, 1 piece sliced chedder, and sliced tomato in a matter of a few minutes using one skillet. Everything is put away before the food hits my plate.

[speakeasy]

Who bumped this OLD ass thread? LOL. Well that was nearly 5 years ago. And since then I'd say I've changed my tune. 95% of the food I eat these days is made at home, though I'm no great cook by any means, I can make enough stuff to satisfy myself. And yeah, like thedude I've mastered the art of cleaning while cooking at the same time.

That said, wow I have 5,000 posts!

[Veloce]

haha shit. just noticed the dates

[thebassist]

[Aliblahba]

(04-13-2013 02:06 AM)thedude3737 Wrote:  

haha shit. just noticed the dates

Yeah me too. I thought, wow, Peoloom hasn't posted in forever, glad he's back.

[JimNortonFan]

Don't read or go on the internet or text or do anything while cooking.

Cook

Eat

Clean

Move to next task

[Kingsley Davis]

I often joke/tell truth that every restaurant in DC serve Mexican/Salvadorian food. My argument is backed by the trendy shitholes that have the people/Latinos in back making the food on display for even passerbys on the street to see. Because some shithead think it's so Euro and hip.

[InternationPlayboy]

I feel like I save a ton of money eating at home. The other day my friend took me to a market that is like whole foods in the sense that most of the food is organic or natural, but at a cost of the local market, or even cheaper. I spent $120 and should be able to eat for at least a week on that, maybe having to refill my milk or something like that half way through the week. If I went out 3 meals a day, chances are I would be spending $30 a day to eat. Not to mention the health benefits of eating at home. Eating healthy food outside of cooking at home is even more expensive. I see where you're coming from with putting forth the time, but it's worth it to me. I actually enjoy cooking a lot of times. I don't enjoy cleaning up the mess however.

When I was in Colombia though, eating out seemed to be the cheaper way to go and I'm pretty sure in Colombia they aren't serving the same garbage in restaurants as they do here. The Exito (Local market in my neighborhood) was pretty damn expensive. A lot of things I was buying were more expensive than in the states.

[Sanblz33]

I cook 90% of the time. It allows me to track my macros better.

[Mrs. Chocolate]

São paulo = Call your pals and cook at home.

Any nice restaurant starts in R$50 pp. I spent this once for a burger.

[InternationPlayboy]

(04-14-2013 02:48 PM)Mrs. Chocolate Wrote:  

São paulo = Call your pals and cook at home.

Any nice restaurant starts in R$50 pp. I spent this once for a burger.

I spent over R$70 at a sushi place in Sao Paulo. It was all you can eat though, so I guess that's not terrible, but still breaks the wallet. But there are definitely cheap options in SP as well. I hit up a couple per kilo places while I was there. Pretty good value.

[Screwston]

$5-$7 hole in the wall dinners or go to my grandma's sometimes. I need to start telling girls to cook for me more often like I used to.

[Giovonny]

Cook during the week. Eat out on weekends. Life is good.

[thegmanifesto]

(04-14-2013 10:16 AM)Kingsley Davis Wrote:  

I often joke/tell truth that every restaurant in DC serve Mexican/Salvadorian food. My argument is backed by the trendy shitholes that have the people/Latinos in back making the food on display for even passerbys on the street to see. Because some shithead think it's so Euro and hip.

That is in most cities.

Latinos in the kitchen make the world go round.

[Dulceácido]

I see where you are coming from on this one. I CANNOT even begin to estimate how many thousands (if not hundreds of thousands) of dollars in food that I have bought and had it go to waste before I can cook it. I'm a bachelor and have a busy travel schedule. I don't have a lot of time to spend shopping for bullshit every day, so when I do shop, I go overboard and then usually get sent out of town in the next few days and all the food spoils... It's a tough line to toe.

I enjoy cooking and eating. I don't particularly care for all the prep work or the aftermath. Nor am I inclined to spend my precious spare time shopping, prepping, cooking, and cleaning. So much easier to just go out to a nice restaurant that serves healthy food. I get to eat a variety without buying a bunch of bullshit that I will only use a small portion of and then throw away.

I've found this works for me:
If I know for certain I am going to be home, without interruption for at least 2 weeks, I will buy groceries that will mostly consist of breakfast and lunch stuff (pretty inexpensive) and then maybe buy a couple of things for a dinner or two... I will prepare my own breakfast and lunch almost every day. On the times I am going to cook dinner, I will invite someone over and make dinner for two, save the leftovers which become the next day's lunch. I'll eat dinner out the other nights--also gives me a reason to head out and socialize.
If I am going to be home for only a week or less, I won't even buy any big dinner items. Just my normal breakfast and lunch things... You save a lot of scratch eating breakfast and lunch at home, making your own coffee, making your own protein shakes--fuck Starbucks and Jamba Juice. Then you go out and maybe drop a little coin on a good dinner, socialize with some peeps, and don't end up leaving a few days later with a fridge full of shit that's going to spoil.

Hope that helps. Or better yet:

Your(sic) All Welcome

[Handsome Creepy Eel]

I cook almost everything. I eat fast-food at most once a month, and I eat out at a restaurant maybe once every two months (I'd do it more often, ideally once a week, but I don't have enough money). While I could certainly save up some time and earn more money by not cooking, I don't want to, and for more than health reasons. I'd freak out if I worked that much (I already work a full time job plus run a few side-errands).

Cooking might be physical work, but it relaxes me. The only time that I am annoyed that it takes so long is when I have to gut and clean fish that I buy at the local fish market. In the long run, it's not that time consuming because most of my recipes last for 2-4 meals, that is 2-3 days. For example, I'll cook a medium pot of squid risotto and slowly consume it over the next 3 days, only buying some grated parmesan and vegetables, or some bread and ham for breakfast in the meantime.

[Giovonny]

(04-17-2013 03:50 AM)Handsome Creepy Eel Wrote:  

Cooking might be physical work, but it relaxes me.

Me too. Cooking is my meditation time. I call it going to church. (kitchen)

Cooking is really the secret to my game. It soothes me inner game, it fuels my body, it keeps me vibrant and youthful. Girls love my food.

Bad food will destroy your body.

(04-17-2013 03:50 AM)Handsome Creepy Eel Wrote:  

For example, I'll cook a medium pot of squid risotto and slowly consume it over the next 3 days, only buying some grated parmesan and vegetables

Squid Risotto!