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How to eat cheap at home without giving up flavor:

Darling. A single night eating out could feed us for a week. And we eat good. Shepherd pie. Pork stew. Salmon with asparagus. Homemade toast and jelly. Some of these replies make it sound like folks are eating beef and expensive deli cheese every meal.

A "lazy meal" for us is homemade pasta sauce (literally just blended canned tomatoes with some spices and oil) tossed in with a dollar box of noodles and ground pork sausage, and buttered up leftover bread heels.

The only way eating at home is more expensive is if either 1) you're buying expensive groceries. Like brand name. And just ignoring the store brand stuff 2) you're literally throwing away food Cent per oz will always add up to less than eating out. Always

I make my own spice blends now, after picking up a large seasoning cookbook. They use just your basics. But each are distinct and different. A pork rub, a spicy chicken seasoning, and an all purpose vegetable seasoning

Rice can feel like a "poor persons bland food" if prepared poorly and without much thought, such as a lazy side to chicken. However, rice is an excellent pairing with a lot fried - especially Asian - dishes, such as katsu

Meat is expensive, and a lot of Americans think you need a pound of it with every meal with a small helping of veggies and bread. Its quite the opposite. Avoid expensive meats like beef. And a normal serving is a quarter pound. Make a thick savory stew with lots of veggies.

Seek out grocery stores ran by local ethnic groups such as Indian or Latin markets. Often their prices are considerably cheaper, and you can cook up something new and amazing.