tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2025030161462323752.post6528735762955671987..comments2023-09-29T08:40:22.703-07:00Comments on Frugal Healthy Simple: A Word on VarietyMarciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13984899661746845414noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2025030161462323752.post-74092032962028408972015-07-20T07:04:31.458-07:002015-07-20T07:04:31.458-07:00My husband and I love all kinds of cuisines, and w...My husband and I love all kinds of cuisines, and we love to cook. Over the years we've worked to recreate some of the restaurant meals we love the most. It did take work, but it was fun, too, and the specialty ingredients like spices aren't really so expensive if you make the meals semi-regularly. The strange frugal upshot we've found is that there's lots less incentive to go out if we know we can cook it ourselves. We do occasionally splurge on Indian food and Cuban pork sandwiches, though.<br /><br />I'd be fine with eating a big batch of food until it was gone, but my family's into variety.Sarahhttp://www.sarahmonsma.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2025030161462323752.post-84136182042472448002015-07-16T14:35:34.306-07:002015-07-16T14:35:34.306-07:00I need the variety - but I understand how its easi...I need the variety - but I understand how its easier for you and your family to cook and eat that way. <br /><br />I also have a lot more time on my hands than you do, so meal prepping over the weekend and even a weeknight is not a big deal.<br /><br />That being said, I think beans and rice can be morphed into many different things - rice and bean tacos, make a taco soup with the beans, rice, chicken broth and tomato sauce and add any fresh veggies from the CSA, chicken fried rice, etc.<br /><br />That's one of the things I hate about seeing people when they meal plan 21 exact same meals - 7 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 7 dinners - I couldn't do it.<br /><br />Well, unless each meal was pizza, and then for sure I could! :DBizhttp://mybizzykitchen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2025030161462323752.post-32963832185435759042015-07-06T04:51:33.671-07:002015-07-06T04:51:33.671-07:00I am good with eating leftovers for a week, so lon...I am good with eating leftovers for a week, so long as they're tasty leftovers! But yes, I agree that a desire for variety is definitely a part of what keeps people out of the kitchen.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17133232352924060797noreply@blogger.com