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How to Cookbook Cook on a Budget

Posted on by Samantha Dedea

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!

Grocery Shopping

Posted on by Samantha Dedea

Being a Florida girl, I shop at Publix and Publix only. I have dabbled with Sprouts, Fresh Market, and of course Whole Foods, but nothing gets the job done like Publix does. I used to do a lot of time consuming cooking because I genuinely love to cook. It’s my happy place. But when I started law school, I no longer have the time to put in chopping, prepping, and then cleaning. So my grocery list has changed along with my meals. I’ve never been much of a meal prepping person but I love to food prep and keep it all separately because I like to assemble my meals right before I eat them. Rule of thumb for us “health conscious” shoppers, shop on the outskirts of the store because the aisles are where you find the processed stuff that gets you in trouble. What are some of your favorite grocery stores?