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PrintableCarrieMpls said: DesireeNevermind said: 
now uh...how much did that stir fry oil cost ya? I use sesame oil and it aint cheap.  I have toasted sesame oil at home from TJs and some onion and garlic infused oil from Target. Both were inexpensive, and I only use 1 teaspoon (again, healthy) for one serving of stir fry. If I’m cooking with other liquids (like coconut milk), I won’t use any at all. I also buy my olive oil in big, bulk cans from a middle eastern grocery and pour it in smaller bottles for easier use when cooking. Way cheaper and it's good, quality stuff. I do the same for all of my oils. Whatever country specializes in a particular kind of oil, I go directly to their specialty grocery shops in my area and buy it in large bottles. I never buy sesame or peanut oil in regular supermarkets if I can avoid it; I go directly to the Asian supermarkets in town and get it for a fraction of the cost, with better taste (because alot of the standard American markets carry ones that are more diluted, which also tempt you to use too much). Every once in a while I will get infused oils by Mazola (Basil, and Garlic are popular and inexpensive). But for sesame, ginger, or curry oil I go straight to the Asiamarkt. I bethcha living in California, Desiree should be able to find cool Asian grocery stores with a wide array of oils for cooking. They'd be cheaper, too... | |
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DesireeNevermind said: Christopher said: real talk they are.but i like'em tho.always have things i could never find in a regular store I can't seem to find a full bunch/head of radicchio or star fruit in regular stores. Radicchio is always in some salad mix that I have to buy by the pound and star fruit is just nowhere to be found in those regular stores. Shit I'm surprised they have asian pear and blood oranges. I'm surprised that you can't find these, especially in CA. I'm in MD and I see these all the time in our two main chain grocery stores Giant and Safeway. I love radicchio and endive, but buying separately is expensive. | |
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Shyra said: I find that the stuff labeld "organic" is ridiculously expensive. Seems to me that if stuff is grown without all the fertilizers and herbicides, it should be less expensive. I'm guessing it's more expensive because growing organic is more labor intensive for the farmer. They have to be extra vigilent about keeping pests from ruining the crops instead of just spraying the plants. Also, I think in order to be certified organic, there is a set number of years prior that you can't have used any fertilizers or herbicides (to make sure all residue has gone out of the soil) and neighboring farms also have to be organic (so there is no drift from sprayed pesticides/fertilizers). My dad is a farmer and I've talked to him about this -- "regular" farming is really expensive and time consuming as it is; to do it organically is moreso. (He does everything by himself on our 200+ acre farm...) The check. The string he dropped. The Mona Lisa. The musical notes taken out of a hat. The glass. The toy shotgun painting. The things he found. Therefore, everything seen–every object, that is, plus the process of looking at it–is a Duchamp. | |
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jone70 said: Shyra said: I find that the stuff labeld "organic" is ridiculously expensive. Seems to me that if stuff is grown without all the fertilizers and herbicides, it should be less expensive. I'm guessing it's more expensive because growing organic is more labor intensive for the farmer. They have to be extra vigilent about keeping pests from ruining the crops instead of just spraying the plants. Also, I think in order to be certified organic, there is a set number of years prior that you can't have used any fertilizers or herbicides (to make sure all residue has gone out of the soil) and neighboring farms also have to be organic (so there is no drift from sprayed pesticides/fertilizers). My dad is a farmer and I've talked to him about this -- "regular" farming is really expensive and time consuming as it is; to do it organically is moreso. (He does everything by himself on our 200+ acre farm...) Thanks, jone70. Yes, that does make sense. And God bless your daddy for helping to feed the world. | |
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yeah, healthy food is quite expensive. but i do make the effort of
buying whole foods and mostly unrefined stuff. especially vegetables and fruits are kind of expensive right now, even the seasonal ones. recently i've taken to making soups in my blender, which allows me to use up all the left over vegetables from a few days. like half a bag of spinnach, some lettuce, watercress etc which i just wash and throw into the blender with some tomatoes. then add a few boiled spuds and some oven roasted onions and voila, a nice semi-warm soup. made from ingredients that i would just throw out usually when there's only 1 or 2 potatos or a bit of the crop of lettuce from the day before left etc. other stuff i've taken to making bigger portions. since i live on my own, all 'regular' size servings are usually to big for me alone so when i make, like pasta sauce, which takes me quite a long time and a lot of dishes, lol, i just make a big pot and freeze three or four servings. sometimes i even buy stuff i don't even feel like eating at the time but just prepare it at home and stick it in the freezer, simply because it's on jumbo sale and costs very little. but with vegetables and fruits, i try to go as fresh as i can, since i don't like to freeze a vegetable dish or something on it's own. which is why i thought up that blender soup thingie. and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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Ottensen said: CarrieMpls said: I have toasted sesame oil at home from TJs and some onion and garlic infused oil from Target. Both were inexpensive, and I only use 1 teaspoon (again, healthy) for one serving of stir fry. If I’m cooking with other liquids (like coconut milk), I won’t use any at all. I also buy my olive oil in big, bulk cans from a middle eastern grocery and pour it in smaller bottles for easier use when cooking. Way cheaper and it's good, quality stuff. I do the same for all of my oils. Whatever country specializes in a particular kind of oil, I go directly to their specialty grocery shops in my area and buy it in large bottles. I never buy sesame or peanut oil in regular supermarkets if I can avoid it; I go directly to the Asian supermarkets in town and get it for a fraction of the cost, with better taste (because alot of the standard American markets carry ones that are more diluted, which also tempt you to use too much). Every once in a while I will get infused oils by Mazola (Basil, and Garlic are popular and inexpensive). But for sesame, ginger, or curry oil I go straight to the Asiamarkt. I bethcha living in California, Desiree should be able to find cool Asian grocery stores with a wide array of oils for cooking. They'd be cheaper, too... you have to be carefull tho with big containers of oil since oil goes rancid very quickly once you open the container/bottle. which is why most oils come in medium sized bottles to start with. you might not tatse it right away but oil does tend to become a health hazzard despite it's many health benefits when fresh. whenever i've got a bottle of olive oil or any other for that matter, i try to use it up in under a month. stored cold and dark, it keeps a bit longer but once the bottle/can is open and air is in, you have to use it up as quickly as possible. rancid fats are a major danger to the system. same thing goes for nuts. buy them as fresh as possible and don't leave them sitting for too long, the fat in nuts goes rancid even quicker than oils in bottles or cans. and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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What the hell are 'veggies'? why do people call them that, it sounds so childish and stupid, eat your din din and your veggies [Name calling snip - luv4u]
fresh vegetables ffs, it's not that hard to say or type | |
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PinkOrchid said: What the hell are 'veggies'? why do people call them that, it sounds so childish and stupid, eat your din din and your veggies [Name calling snip - luv4u] fresh vegetables ffs, it's not that hard to say or type
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PinkOrchid said: What the hell are 'veggies'? why do people call them that, it sounds so childish and stupid, eat your din din and your veggies [Name calling snip - luv4u]
fresh vegetables ffs, it's not that hard to say or type  ACRYLIC
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Ottensen said: I do the same for all of my oils. Whatever country specializes in a particular kind of oil, I go directly to their specialty grocery shops in my area and buy it in large bottles. I never buy sesame or peanut oil in regular supermarkets if I can avoid it; I go directly to the Asian supermarkets in town and get it for a fraction of the cost, with better taste (because alot of the standard American markets carry ones that are more diluted, which also tempt you to use too much). Every once in a while I will get infused oils by Mazola (Basil, and Garlic are popular and inexpensive). But for sesame, ginger, or curry oil I go straight to the Asiamarkt. I bethcha living in California, Desiree should be able to find cool Asian grocery stores with a wide array of oils for cooking. They'd be cheaper, too... Making your own infused cooking oils are easy and inexpensive, and you can make them however you like them.  ACRYLIC
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IstenSzek said: PinkOrchid said: What the hell are 'veggies'? why do people call them that, it sounds so childish and stupid, eat your din din and your veggies [Name calling snip - luv4u]
fresh vegetables ffs, it's not that hard to say or type still laughing @ "eat your din din and your veggies [Name calling snip - luv4u]" and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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Shyra said: DesireeNevermind said: I can't seem to find a full bunch/head of radicchio or star fruit in regular stores. Radicchio is always in some salad mix that I have to buy by the pound and star fruit is just nowhere to be found in those regular stores. Shit I'm surprised they have asian pear and blood oranges. I'm surprised that you can't find these, especially in CA. I'm in MD and I see these all the time in our two main chain grocery stores Giant and Safeway. I love radicchio and endive, but buying separately is expensive. some regular stores here do have a fresh fare section with stuff like this.but alot of the time you do have to hit a health food store for these random items. | |
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Christopher said: Shyra said: I'm surprised that you can't find these, especially in CA. I'm in MD and I see these all the time in our two main chain grocery stores Giant and Safeway. I love radicchio and endive, but buying separately is expensive. some regular stores here do have a fresh fare section with stuff like this.but alot of the time you do have to hit a health food store for these random items. i can't even buy those bags of mixed salad anymore. not since i've seen the tossed salad man on tv  and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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PinkOrchid said: What the hell are 'veggies'? why do people call them that, it sounds so childish and stupid, eat your din din and your veggies [Name calling snip - luv4u]
fresh vegetables ffs, it's not that hard to say or type MY COUSIN WORKS IN A PHARMACY AND SHE SAID THEY ENEMA'D PRANCE INTO OBLIVION WITH FENTONILS!! | |
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Crappy food IS heavily subsidized in the US, no way around it. Watch "Food, Inc", it's great (and it's on streaming Netflix).
But I eat healthier than almost everybody I know, and I don't spend a ton of money on groceries (about $150 per month, including weekly organic produce delivery). The key is to buy unprocessed food and cook at home. Packaged granola may be expensive, but oats aren't.  "What's 'non-sequitur' mean? Do I look it up in a Fag-to-English dictionary?" | |
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PinkOrchid said: What the hell are 'veggies'? why do people call them that, it sounds so childish and stupid, eat your din din and your veggies [Name calling snip - luv4u]
Surely you have something else more important to do besides worry about the word "Veggies", and calling someone names.  | |
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I buy my starchy vegetables from Asian or Latino markets... I love plantains, bread fruit, batatas, yucca, squashes and other yams.
I buy fresh meats from the local butcher. I buy frozen vegetables and berries when they are out of season. I buy lots of herbs and garlic and onion... I puree them all together in olive oil and keep it in the refrigerator. This saves me on time and money for seasoning food. I but beans too... canned and by the bag. Oranges, bananas, apples are a staple in my fridge as snacks. I don't buy boxed cereal, Kraft anything, canned peas,corn, etc.(except for pigeon peas and beans),iceberg lettuce, white sugar, canned tuna (no tuna at all actually or any other large fish like swordfish, shark, etc. because of mercury) I use fresh spinach in my sandwiches, salads, etc. I use sea salts to season my food, I use heavy cream in my coffee... you use less sugar that way. And I slowed down heavily on take-out and dining out. I bought cookbooks instead. Oh and if I want a treat... I love a creamy plain yogurt and fresh fruit or a slice off the block of dark chocolate.  [Edited 4/10/10 20:28pm] | |
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OH! And I learned that its not "healthy" that's expensive its "popular" that's expensive.
I buy meats that aren't as popular, pork shoulder, octopus, Blue fish, depending on the demographics of where you live. I found that I can buy my Latino products cheaper at the larger chain supermarkets that don't have a large Latino population. I buy my American herbs like fresh basil, fresh Rosemary, Dil, etc. at the Asian markets. The same as the sesame oils and olive oils.... all oils actually. I NEVER buy frozen sea food. I am a boughie bitch that way. If you don't live on the east coast, then skip the shrimp and just buy poultry. Buy the fancier vegetables in season only. | |
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I buy the ridiculously expensive imported foods at the supermarket (dips, ravioli, frozen squash or green beans, pate, parmesan cheese etc.) when inevitably they can't sell it all and knock between 50% and 80% off the price when there's just a short time left 'til the expiry date. It's always fine to eat.
Last month I got 750g of butternut squash for $0.80 down from about $7.  The sell by date was March 2010 and I bought it at the start of the month. Seemed fine to me.
The funny thing is they always have shelves stacked with these same products (usually from Waitrose in the UK) that they're never going to be able to shift. Every month you can just wait for the reduced prices. Almost the whole stock of cheddar slices, pate and dips seem to end up at the reduced price because I think everyone has the same idea.
. [Edited 4/10/10 20:42pm] MY COUSIN WORKS IN A PHARMACY AND SHE SAID THEY ENEMA'D PRANCE INTO OBLIVION WITH FENTONILS!! | |
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DesireeNevermind said: I mean really...
The media bobble heads want to feed us this crap about obesity being on the rise and how Americans don't eat right. Well guess what, the food that makes people fat is inexpensive/cheap. Seems the less nutritional value a product has the less money it costs and the more nutritional value a product has the more expensive it is. What gives? You can get a complete meal from micky dees for under 5 bucks (meat product, fried potato and a beverage). I went grocery shopping to make a salad for dinner and I spent $35. All I got was: Arugula Romaine Bell Peppers Mushrooms jarlsberg chopped ham salad dressing lemonade the least healthy thing on that list is the lemonade which only cost $1.19. 
corporate america and the commercial farmers are in cohoots to kill us. I know right, it is mad expensive I don't get it either, last week I got some lettuce, baby spinach, carrots, dressing, and red capsicum for $13 or so bux. Insane!!!!! | |
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DesireeNevermind said: I mean really...
The media bobble heads want to feed us this crap about obesity being on the rise and how Americans don't eat right. Well guess what, the food that makes people fat is inexpensive/cheap. Seems the less nutritional value a product has the less money it costs and the more nutritional value a product has the more expensive it is. What gives? You can get a complete meal from micky dees for under 5 bucks (meat product, fried potato and a beverage). I went grocery shopping to make a salad for dinner and I spent $35. All I got was: Arugula Romaine Bell Peppers Mushrooms jarlsberg chopped ham salad dressing lemonade the least healthy thing on that list is the lemonade which only cost $1.19.
corporate america and the commercial farmers are in cohoots to kill us. Don't buy from big supermarket chains! Support your local produce and farmer's markets! Better tasting and cheaper!  | |
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CarrieMpls said: DesireeNevermind said: five dollars??? what the heck did you buy? where did you go?  the last time I spent 5 dollars on food, it was at starbucks...on a ready made salad and a coffee.I bought a bag of organic carrots, some baby white potatos (yum!) and some yams. I roasted some with onions and garlic the other night, I put them in a stir fry last night and will likely use some in a stir fry on friday. Tonight I will probably eat just carrots as a side, or I might stop and pick up some asparagus that's on sale for 2.99. That would make my total for the week at $9.  
I SO would love to have an eating program done by you; with easy-to-cook, healthy, cheap "recipes". I am vegetarian also, but I struggle to always eat healthy, because I hate spending so much time on making myself a proper meal and then to have it eaten in five minutes... But reading your posts about food, I get hungry! And I get the feeling you know how to still be efficient when cooking for yourself.  |
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erik319 said: Just an aside here regarding fish. Fish is excellent for you and has many health benefits. The only problem is, fresh fish is usually incredibly expensive.
I love fresh tuna steaks, and regularly paid £5 for 2 half decent sized steaks. Then I watched loads of deep see fishing programs on tv that showed that when they catch the fish, first thing they do is freeze it anyway. Since then, I've moved to frozen fish (not battered or crumbed stuff, obviously), but just frozen fish steaks, etc... and they taste just as good, are available when you want them and cost about half the price of 'fresh' stuff. I'm only banging on about this because I did one of my favourite meals for tea tonight. Sesame and ginger marinated tuna steaks, baby pearl potatoes (with a tiny bit of butter and a spoon of thai sweet basil) and steamed green beans. The steaks were over an inch thick too.
Really healthy, even the teaspoon of butter was reduced fat. But tastes amazing. Tuna steak! | |
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IstenSzek said: Christopher said: some regular stores here do have a fresh fare section with stuff like this.but alot of the time you do have to hit a health food store for these random items. i can't even buy those bags of mixed salad anymore. not since i've seen the tossed salad man on tv 
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Christopher said: IstenSzek said: i can't even buy those bags of mixed salad anymore. not since i've seen the tossed salad man on tv
OMG. no, no, no, you're gonna give me nightmares and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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Dave1992 said: CarrieMpls said: I bought a bag of organic carrots, some baby white potatos (yum!) and some yams. I roasted some with onions and garlic the other night, I put them in a stir fry last night and will likely use some in a stir fry on friday. Tonight I will probably eat just carrots as a side, or I might stop and pick up some asparagus that's on sale for 2.99. That would make my total for the week at $9.
I SO would love to have an eating program done by you; with easy-to-cook, healthy, cheap "recipes". I am vegetarian also, but I struggle to always eat healthy, because I hate spending so much time on making myself a proper meal and then to have it eaten in five minutes... But reading your posts about food, I get hungry! And I get the feeling you know how to still be efficient when cooking for yourself. Wow! That's a really awesome compliment. Thank you! I do really enjoy cooking. I have a friend at work who has been bugging me to start a book or blog or something.
I don’t think I’m that original, though. I mostly look for other people’s recipes online to get ideas and then usually give them my own spin. |
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CarrieMpls said: Dave1992 said:
I SO would love to have an eating program done by you; with easy-to-cook, healthy, cheap "recipes". I am vegetarian also, but I struggle to always eat healthy, because I hate spending so much time on making myself a proper meal and then to have it eaten in five minutes... But reading your posts about food, I get hungry! And I get the feeling you know how to still be efficient when cooking for yourself. Wow! That's a really awesome compliment. Thank you! I do really enjoy cooking. I have a friend at work who has been bugging me to start a book or blog or something.
I don’t think I’m that original, though. I mostly look for other people’s recipes online to get ideas and then usually give them my own spin. I'd read it! The meal I made from your recipe was hearty and delicious, btw!  Been gone for a minute, now I'm back with the jump off | |
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CarrieMpls said: I do really enjoy cooking. I have a friend at work who has been bugging me to start a book or blog or something.
I am in full support of this idea and would be one of your biggest fans. I mostly look for other people’s recipes online to get ideas and then usually give them my own spin.
That's the secret to my kitchen success too. | |
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CarrieMpls said: Dave1992 said:
I SO would love to have an eating program done by you; with easy-to-cook, healthy, cheap "recipes". I am vegetarian also, but I struggle to always eat healthy, because I hate spending so much time on making myself a proper meal and then to have it eaten in five minutes... But reading your posts about food, I get hungry! And I get the feeling you know how to still be efficient when cooking for yourself. Wow! That's a really awesome compliment. Thank you! I do really enjoy cooking. I have a friend at work who has been bugging me to start a book or blog or something.
I don’t think I’m that original, though. I mostly look for other people’s recipes online to get ideas and then usually give them my own spin. How about you give me 14 recipes and I'll give you 14 nekkid pics of me in return?
Hang on, you're not gay and your standard is probably above that.
I don't know if I have anything else to offer, you know...  |
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Dave1992 said: How about you give me 14 recipes and I'll give you 14 nekkid pics of me in return?
Hang on, you're not gay
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