Personally, I don’t follow recipes to the T because, well for one thing, it usually costs so much money and I’d rather utilize what’s in my kitchen. But, I love cookbooks. And when I say I love cookbooks, I mean I LOVE cookbooks. They’re incredibly inspiring and give me the foundation to make some great recipes of my own. I am currently flipping between Ina Garten’s “Cooking for Jeffery” and my grandmothers 50 year old Jewish cookbook. So here are a few tips to stay on budget while cookbook cooking:
- Whenever a recipe calls for a type of mushroom, JUST GET WHAT’S ON SALE (don’t waste money on cremini mushrooms when button mushrooms are BOGO)
- Find recipes that incorporate the ingredients you currently have in your fridge and pantry
- If the recipe requires a pan/pot that you don’t have, TURN THE PAGE because there’s nothing worse than committing to a recipe only to find out that you need a dutch oven and do not in fact own a dutch oven
Cookbooking can be so fun and you can learn a lot about culinary arts just by having cookbooks from a wide variety of chef’s and I encourage everyone to have at least 3 different types of cookbooks. But following a recipe doesn’t mean you have to break the bank. What are some of your favorite cookbooks? Let me know in the comment section below!
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