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]]> By: Kalyn Brooke https://kalynbrooke.com/habits-routines/cooking-for-two-on-a-budget/#comment-80145 Thu, 11 Oct 2018 16:20:48 +0000 http://creativesavingsblog.com/?p=30846#comment-80145 In reply to Kathy Fuller.

That’s a really good idea! It’s always so difficult to figure out “half” of a mix or can.

]]> By: Kathy Fuller https://kalynbrooke.com/habits-routines/cooking-for-two-on-a-budget/#comment-80138 Wed, 10 Oct 2018 17:05:13 +0000 http://creativesavingsblog.com/?p=30846#comment-80138 10 years after becoming an empty nester I found the most important tool to help with cooking for 2; a digital scale! How much pasta do I need? Yes you can measure rotini but what about spaghetti? Weigh it. After a little trial and error I got the weights I needed for 2 servings, well the amount that serves the two of us. Jottted this down on a slip of paper I keep in each of my pasta containers. What about a boxed mix? The smaller boxes cost more so I just weigh out the mix, make it by adjusting the rest of the ingredients, and put the remaining mix in a ziplock. Tip: mark your box “1/2” as a reminder to adjust the next batch. Same procedure for boxed rice, noodle mixes, etc. Canned food? A canned veg is too much for us, but it freezes. Just pop half the can in a ziploc and freeze. I usually use these little veg or bean freezer packs in soups, cassaroles, or rice dishes. Has cut my food budget nearly in half and we wast a lot less.

]]> By: Kalyn Brooke https://kalynbrooke.com/habits-routines/cooking-for-two-on-a-budget/#comment-79323 Fri, 04 May 2018 14:20:25 +0000 http://creativesavingsblog.com/?p=30846#comment-79323 ]]> In reply to Jess.

Absolutely right, Jess. It all comes down to the feelings on leftovers. 🙂 We have some favorite recipes that we don’t eating the second time out of the fridge, then there are others that I try really hard to make it so nothing gets un-eaten because I just know once it goes in the fridge, it’s not coming out until it has a little bit of fuzz on it. 😂

]]> By: Jess https://kalynbrooke.com/habits-routines/cooking-for-two-on-a-budget/#comment-79308 Sun, 29 Apr 2018 17:24:38 +0000 http://creativesavingsblog.com/?p=30846#comment-79308 I’ve found cooking for 2 to be pretty easy since many recipes make 4-6 servings. My hubby and I have 2-3 servings for dinner, with his portion being closer to 2 servings, and then package up the other 2-3 portions for lunch the next day! You just have to be OK with eating the same thing for dinner and lunch the following day. This has been pretty successful unless we both decide to have seconds of dinner or the recipe makes less than expected, in that case one person gets the left overs and the other gets a salad for lunch. Sometimes the recipe makes way too much and we end up eating lasagna for 4 days, but that’s not so bad in my opinion!

]]> By: Kalyn Brooke https://kalynbrooke.com/habits-routines/cooking-for-two-on-a-budget/#comment-79149 Tue, 06 Mar 2018 14:53:26 +0000 http://creativesavingsblog.com/?p=30846#comment-79149 In reply to Ashley.

It depends on the dish, but the answer is probably yes more often than not. If it’s my first time reducing a recipe I keep my eye on it throughout the cooking process.

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