/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.3691190]

If you had 50$ to spend on a weekly menu, what comes to mind?

[Anonymous No.3691193]

You have to fucking ask advice for $50 a week?

[Anonymous No.3691201]

Yes

[Anonymous No.3691207]

anything I wanted?
50 a week for 1 person is an awful lot of money if you're not dining out or buying truly crazy shit.

I could have lobster regularly on 50 a week.

[Anonymous No.3691208]

Beans and rice nigger.

[Anonymous No.3691209]

50 cheeseburgers from McDonalds on Monday. See how many I can eat and if I can't just throw away the rest. Every week I'd slowly improve until I could eat 50 cheeseburgers in one sitting.

Because you see, I'd not just use the money to eat but to improve myself.

[Anonymous No.3691210]

The main goal is to get an idea on a daily menu of healthy cooking. I really just want to progress in my ability to cook by using new techniques so I was wondering what dishes people would put in their "menus"

[Anonymous No.3691218]

>>3691209
You're a genius.

[Anonymous No.3691226]

[Anonymous No.3691242]

Oatmeal.

[Anonymous No.3691245]

>>3691190
you are disgusting , but i love you.

[Anonymous No.3691288]

>>3691230
>spices = $0/negligible
how convenient

[Anonymous No.3691809]

BUMP, thanks for posting something helpful!

[Anonymous No.3691813]

Fuck. $50 wouldn't even put a dent in my weekly alcohol requirements.
I don't know how you people are so good at being poor but God bless you.

[Anonymous No.3691814]

>>3691288
derp, read the bottom of his post. Not to mention he would have almost 20 bucks leftover every day. I think that might manage to cover the cost of his spices.

[Anonymous No.3691842]

>>3691813
This. I'd have to give up food for booze. Yep, fuck my life.

[Anonymous No.3691854]

>>3691209

If eating McDonald's cheeseburgers is "self improvement" for you, just give up.

[Anonymous No.3691876]

>>3691842

BOOZE IS NOT FOOD.

[Anonymous No.3691888]

>>3691876
Yes it is

[Anonymous No.3691910]

Hey, I have about the same budget for food per week but I have to feed two adults and a baby (who eats more than you would think). I get a big bag (64 oz) of Birdseye frozen vegetables from wal-mart for $6, I get a big bag of frozen chicken breasts, a large container of ground turkey (I divide it into portions and freeze the rest), a package of pork tenderloin (sometimes comes with two loins), a bag of onions, a family sized box of brown rice (I cheat and use boil-in-bag), a large container of fat free greek yogurt (used as is,as sour cream,to make tzaziki) , cucumber, bag of lemons,eggs, milk, cheese, sandwich thins and a couple of heads of lettuce that I wash, dry, and use for salads,add to sandwiches, or use as wraps for turkey taco lettuce wraps,italian dressing that I use as marinade for the chicken, bbq sauce,lite soy sauce, honey, and tea bags for iced tea. I typically keep a well stocked pantry so I can make dressings, baked goods, or emergency meals (tuna salad, beans, spaghetti and sauce) I pick up pantry items little by little.

That can last me a couple of weeks if I am smart about it.

[Anonymous No.3691925]

10 pound bag of chicken leg quarters ($6)
Rice ($5)
Potatoes ($3)
Eggs ($3)
Ground Beef ($10)
Bacon ($5)
Onions ($2)
Garlic ($1)
Beans ($2)
Bread ($2)

Spend the rest of your money on fruits or veggies and prepare to eat like a king all week. Make roasted chicken and new potatoes. Fry some chicken and eat it with rice or mashed potatoes. Eat an egg over some rice. Make some kind of stew thing with some bacon, beef, beans onions, garlic and spices. Go beans and rice. Damn bro, 50 dollars is looking good.

[Anonymous No.3691927]

OP here monitoring the post for helpful tips. Thanks!
>>3691813
Well im a pothead but I love to cook food. Now that I'm on my own I've worked my weed into my budget but I think thats done for now, hehe
>>3691910
Thanks for the helpful tips man! I'll keep that in mind, good luck with the fam

[Anonymous No.3691930]

>>3691925
Good lookin out bro! For a soup your advice brought cheese burger soup to mind.

[Anonymous No.3691938]

>>3691925

10 pound bag of chicken quarters for 6$ ?! where in the world do you live?

[Anonymous No.3691939]

making your own pasta is dirt cheep even if you want to use durum wheat semolina. you don´t even need to use eggs if you want to save more money, just flour, water, salt and some olive oil suffice. you can prolly make a weeks worth for... idk 4 or 5 $? eurofag btw.
which would leave you with like 45 bucks for stuff to eat your pasta WITH. veggies are cheap too so you would prolly have 20, 25 bucks left to buy meat or fish.
so all in all, this doesn´t sound as bad anymore, does it?

[Anonymous No.3691943]

>>3691925
I'd do something similar. Your list is pretty much what I eat, actually, almost to a tee. I live in Philadelphia. Here are the prices I can find for similar items:

10 pound bag of chicken leg quarters ($6)
Rice, 50lbs sticky/glutinous ($40, we eat about ⅔lb each portion, so between the two of us, that'd last us 75 days if we eat rice at one meal, daily or $4 per week)
Potatoes, 3 lbs ($2)
Eggs, 2 dozen jumbo ($3)
Greens, if they look good, ($10)
Bacon, 2lbs ($5)
Onions, 6lbs ($2-3)
Garlic, 2lbs ($2)
Beans, 2lbs ($2)
Bread, 24oz/1½lb loaf ($2)
Ground pork, 2lbs, ($2)
Milk, 1 gallon whole ($4)
Cereal, 2 boxes name brand ($5)

Total: $50 exactly, maybe a little more if the milk, which varies week to week from as low as $3,75 to as high as $4,25, if the prices are up that week.

[Anonymous No.3691945]

Two double cheese burgers from McDonalds for every meal.

[Anonymous No.3691946]

>>3691938

Texas here.

Seriously, they sell bags of them at Wal-Mart for $5.88 here. Just make sure you separate them into portions before freezing, otherwise you end up with a gigantic block of frozen poultry that you'll have no hope in eating unless you cook it all and refreeze.

[Anonymous No.3691947]

>>3691945
what do these even cost in america?

[Anonymous No.3691952]

>>3691947
A dollar a piece.

[Anonymous No.3691955]

>>3691952
wow, no wonder lots of americans are that fat then...

i think here in germany a normal cheeseburger is a euro a piece...

[Anonymous No.3691958]

>>3691938
I posted >>3691943
There are various markets in the Philly area that sell them that cheap. The nearest to me is in Southwest Philadelphia, about 4 miles away. It just opened recently.
There are others in other areas, too. The places are usually Arab or Indian owned, almost exclusively Muslim, either way.
There is an Indian Hindu owned market just outside of Northeast Philadelphia, about 24 miles away. Their prices are ridiculously low, sure, but that distance means you make up for it in gas costs.
I once organised a van ride up there for myself and friends in my neighbourhood. We split the gas costs amongst us so it came to about a buck each for the six of us.
They sell whole (unsplit), bone-in, skin-on chicken breast: 20lb boxes, frozen, for $15.

[Anonymous No.3691988]

Bumpin for more ideas!

[Anonymous No.3692078]

>>3691230
i don't know where you live, but here, all of that is at least triple of what you suggest the price is.

[Anonymous No.3692209]

>>3692078
OP here: I pay about an extra 10% what that guy pays in NY.

[Anonymous No.3692222]

Er...

Artisan lettice $2.50
loaf of bread $2
milk $ 1.50
butter $1.75
2 apple juice concentrate $2.00
Big bag baby carrots $1.75
Big bag peas in shell $3
2lb potatoes $2
1lb oven roasted sliced turkey $3
Dozen Eggs $1.50
1 avocado .60
Beech Mushrooms $2
Grape tomatoes $2
Cilantro $1.50
Yellow onion .25
Red onion .25
75% dark chocolate bar $2.00
Stew meat large $10
Take out- $10

$50 right there. Damn am I eating too much?

[Anonymous No.3692965]

>>3692222
Thanks for posting man

Hey guys, the grocery lists are really helpful but what about an actual menu? What would you cook for yourself that you love to eat, and possibly store for more munchies later on?

[Anonymous No.3692981]

>>3692965
ugh that picture makes me horny

[Anonymous No.3692990]

Indo noodles - 5$
Alcohol - 45$

[Anonymous No.3693016]

Hello. I am a student.

$50 = £32

Oats = 50p
Chickpeas = 95p
Pasta = 70p
2 x Tinned tomatoes = £1.40
1kg bananas = £1
1 kg apples = £1.25
Broccoli = £1
6 x Corgettes = £2
1kg onions = £1
Garlic = 70p
2 liters milk = £1
Dozen eggs = £1
Greek yoghurt = 50p
Cottage cheese = 50p
1kg carrots = £1
Raisins = 90p
Harissa = £2
Lemon = 30p
Frozen peas = 95p
Rice = 90p
Soy sauce = £1

Total: £20.55 = $32.03

Oatmeal for breakfast, with raisins/ fruit/ carrots (it actually tastes amazing) OR yoghurt with fruit and oats sprinkled on top. You cook once a day- enough for dinner that night and leftovers for lunch the following day.

Monday I'd make a courgette tagine using the courgettes (duh), some of the chickpeas, a can of the tinned tomatoes, raisins and some harissa. You'll need some of the garlic and onion too, obvs.

Tuesday is falafel using an egg, some more chickpeas and harissa, plus whatever spices you have to spare. Serve with a dip of yoghurt and hot sauce.

Wednesday is pasta with stir fried broccoli and garlic, served with fresh lemon juice, evoo, salt and pepper.

Thursday is a bean stew with chickpeas, peas, onions, garlic, tinned tomatoes, pasta, courgettes and milk.

Friday is egg fried rice, using onions, garlic, carrots, peas and of course 2 eggs and some rice.

Saturday is zucchini loaf using onions, garlic, yoghurt, courgettes and chickpeas.

Sunday you could make broccoli soup/ carrot soup. Or roast some carrots, onions and garlic and serve with rice. Or just go buy something from the shops since you're obviously incapable. £32 is plenty of money.... Then again, the only reason I know how to cook this cheaply is to save as much money for booze as possible.

Pic related: The sort of shit I make on £20 a week. Well... excluding the tabbouleh. That was an extravagance :-)

[Anonymous No.3693021]

>>3693016
> Corgettes

You mean "zucchini".

Also guessing that everyone's favorite sriracha may be able to fill in if harissa is not available.

>two countries separated by a common language

[Anonymous No.3693031]

>>3693021
Wow, you think common botanical names are stringent and have taxonomic merit.

[Anonymous No.3693040]

>>3693021
>Corgettes

No, I meant COURGETTES. If you're going to be so finicky, at least spell it correctly. Also note, that I used the American "Zucchini" in my post (as in, "Zucchini loaf") as well.

Anyhoo, now that we've got that unpleasantness out of the way... I guess siracha could work. Any hot sauce will do if you're living on that sort of budget, I just have a penchant for harissa. Siracha is better for asian food- harissa works well for north african/ middle eastern.

/spoiler/ also I think siracha is vastly overrated /spoiler/

[Anonymous No.3693057]

>>3693016
Pic related: you.

Still, top marks for eating so well on a budget and not relying on pot noodles like most students, even if your room constantly smells like the contents of your arse.

[Anonymous No.3693062]

>>3693057
I don't get it.

[Anonymous No.3693079]

>>3693062
I find quite a few of those foods make my arse full of farts. If that's honestly not the case with you that's good.

[Anonymous No.3693090]

>>3693079
No... I'm fine with them. I think that's just you :-p Then again, I'm just not a very farty person...

Btw- points for the comic.

[Anonymous No.3693761]

>>3693016
OP here, thanks so much for the menu man! Thats what im talkin about.
I thought courgettes were a side dish? Anyway, great menu, i'll be taking some ideas from it.

[Anonymous No.3694321]

bumpity bump fuck

[Anonymous No.3694389]

>>3693761
Why would you think that? A courgette is just a vegetable i.e. an ingredient. It can be used in a starter, a side dish, an entree or even a dessert.

Or are you one of those people that thinks a meal is not a meal unless it has a big ol slab of meat in it?

[Anonymous No.3695516]

>>3694321
No im just one of those uneducated people! you taught me something new, thanks for the input

[Anonymous No.3695675]

>>3692965
>>3692222 - here

I never really plan I just throw shit together randomly.

I do enjoy making a sort of pie though from cooked cabbage leaves, mashed potatoes, peas, and kielbasa. I layer the cabbage in a oven safe tray, spoon in hot mashed potatoes, top with sliced kielbasa, and pour a sauce of blended peas and water or broth together on top. Mmmmm... doesn't really hold together when hot for slicing but is great if a bit wet sometimes for cutting after it has been refrigerated.

I also make my own pizza crusts and bake them so they are ready in the freezer.

That's just one cup of flour, a pinch of salt, and a packet of quick rise yeast in a mixer. Mix 2tbsp honey and a glass of hot water together. Add water/honey mixture (at about 115degrees) to the flour mixture, blend, then add like 1 3/4 more cups flour until it no longer clings so persistently to your fingersso if you poke. Makes four crusts. Quarter them, roll it out no thicker than a quarter inch, stab a billion times with a fork, brush with olive oil, and pop in thefreezer 425 degree oven for five mins.

[Anonymous No.3695682]

Man, i NEVER pay attention to any pricetag!!
I just throw into the cart anything i like.
:/

[Anonymous No.3696213]

>>3695675
op here. dawg those are some good ideas. thanks man

[Anonymous No.3696238]

that burger has waaaaaaay too much avocado, it's like the avocado is the base for the burger.

[Anonymous No.3696251]

>>3692965
Lots of Gumbo and Red Beans - Cheap, makes a shit ton, and you can freeze that shit and heat it back up as you wish and just boil up some white, long grain rice to go with it.

Good, cheap eating.

[Anonymous No.3696272]

>>3695675
you sure breh? i love me some avocado so im cool with it.

[Anonymous No.3696278]

>>3696251
soup and chili and all that totally make sense for food that will last but its freakin 95 degrees in new york. im sure there are other less butt clogging alternatives

[Anonymous No.3696319]

>>3696278
>implying its not hotter here in Louisiana
If our coonass backwoods asses got AC, surely you refined cityfolk have suitable climate control as well...

>less butt clogging alternatives
I'm not talking chili-slop, I'm talking a nice seafood or chicken gumbo. Nothing terribly bathroom-fearing about that. Its just a roux, some chicken stock, some veggies, and your meat. The Red Beans, on the other hand - that could get you maybe...

[Anonymous No.3696408]

7 beefy nacho burritos a day.

[Anonymous No.3696681]

Oats, berries and whatnot in order to make the homemade oatmeal bars I eat every morning.

Bison, and the other shit I put on my bison burgers to eat for dinner every night.

That is all.