I love to cook—this is a well-known fact—and while I don’t have cable TV, I do watch many cooking channels on YouTube like Manjua’s Kitchen, Show Me the Curry, Thai Foodcast, Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi, and many others. In short, I’m addicted to Indian, Thai, and Middle Eastern recipe videos because I love eating Indian, Thai and Middle Eastern food! So tonight I took a [...]

Read the full post

If you want to get a copy of my zine, click on the link in the sidebar to see how you can get your free copy! I wanted to get as far as I could on another coding project I have (so I can have some extra cash to put in my savings), and I pretty much used all of today to do so. Some [...]

Read the full post

First Cooking Video – Day 13

February 20th, 2010

Just as I started cooking tonight, the thought of, “Why don’t I make this a video?” struck me, and I quickly acted on it. I need a tripod. I’m not sure whether or not this Indian Curry recipe counts as a thrifty cooking meal. Let me do a little math. Chicken breasts – $4.47 Coconut milk – $2.39 Tomato paste – $0.50 Lemon – $0.75 [...]

Read the full post

I love tomato bisque, and I love this recipe because I can make 4 to 5 servings of it for under $7. Can we say THRIFTY COOKING!? I had originally ganked the recipe from AllRecipes.com, but have since modified it to meet my own tastes. Cooking is great because it’s very forgiving… if you know what you’re doing. 3-4 roma tomatoes, diced 4 cups tomato [...]

Read the full post

That dollar amount is right.  I’m thinking of starting up a new blog that revolves around thrifty cooking.  Not many people cook anymore, especially when we work so much.  Despite my 9+ hours I spend at work, I still like finding time to cook quick, tasty meals from scratch. What’s on the menu today?  One friendly concoction I like to call Spicy Italian Sausage in [...]

Read the full post