Cooking on the cheap can be difficult in New York City. Cooking on the cheap for one can be even harder. Despair no more. Read this blog weekly and get recipes and information on how to make healthy, inexpensive and impressive recession specials for one.
First, let’s dispel some myths about cooking on a budget:
MYTH: Healthy food is expensive.
TRUTH: If you shop at Whole Foods, then yes, healthy and fresh food can be expensive. But you can purchase healthy food at any grocery store by buying simple, basic foods with few ingredients. For instance, buy regular rice instead of rice that’s pre-flavored like herbed butter rice or Mexican rice (you can make your own!). When you buy foods that have been processed, you’re paying for the added flavors and difficult to pronounce mystery ingredients. Generally, food products with lots of ingredients are high in empty calories AND expensive.
MYTH: Fresh produce is expensive.
TRUTH: Fresh food can be cheap if you buy local. When you buy local, you don’t pay for fuel costs, weird chemicals or sleezy marketing campaigns. Also, you are supporting local farmers and helping the local economy. Apples during the fall at the farmer’s market are about $1 a pound, while at the grocery store they are $2-$3 a pound. Keep in mind that fresh food has more nutrients that fill you up and keep you healthy. And being healthy means less doctors bills.
MYTH: You need a lot of kitchen supplies to cook well.
TRUTH: I’m ashamed to admit it, but I have the worst collection of kitchenware. Two old and odd shaped pots, one frying pan and one baking sheet is what I’m working with. If I can do it, you can too. It’s not about what you have, it’s about cooking smart. The oven will become your friend. As will boiling water. SO, stayed tuned, because I’m going to show you how to cook well, on the cheap and with few supplies, and make the best recession specials in town.
Syying Chan lives in Williamsburg and when she’s not cooking Recession Specials for One, she can probably be found waiting in line for a taco from the Endless Summer taco truck.
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