Best and worst meal week: spent $28 on Tuesday, wasted $40 on Friday

Last Tuesday I made a killer lentil soup with carrots and onions from the farmers market, all for around $3 a serving. Felt like a budget champ. Then Friday I tried to recreate a fancy pasta dish from a blog and ended up burning $15 worth of cream and cheese. It got me thinking: is it better to stick with simple cheap recipes that always work, or take risks on pricier ingredients that might bomb? Which approach saves you more in the long run?

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charlienelson15d ago

Oh man, that Friday story hurts to read because I did the exact same thing last month with a truffle butter recipe that ended up in the garbage. Simple and cheap wins for me most of the time, since a guaranteed good meal beats a fancy disaster that wastes good money.

dianas5015d ago

My buddy Mike tried making crab cakes from some fancy blog last weekend. Spent like $40 on crab meat and it all fell apart in the pan. He just ordered pizza and called it a night.