tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post351410392534279829..comments2024-03-22T00:35:19.082-07:00Comments on Casual Kitchen: Two People, Fifteen Days, Thirty Meals. Thirty-Five Bucks!Danielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02388302796031288076noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-88445887286074910242016-12-08T13:37:48.461-08:002016-12-08T13:37:48.461-08:00Hi Kaye, if you're referring to the links to t...Hi Kaye, if you're referring to the links to the recipes in this post, no: the recipes are not already doubled.<br /><br />DKDanielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02388302796031288076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-53829435624043270912016-12-08T12:41:32.839-08:002016-12-08T12:41:32.839-08:00Are the recipes already doubled?Are the recipes already doubled?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078308480585390016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-53383618010399589142013-06-26T07:34:16.297-07:002013-06-26T07:34:16.297-07:00More great comments.
Jim, you're absolutely ...More great comments. <br /><br />Jim, you're absolutely right, this was just the costs I faced in my community. They will be lower or higher depending on where you live. Although I will say in Manhattan, the relative cost of this meal plan compared to eating out would be at least as attractive, if not more. <br /><br />Helene, be sure to check back with your results should you try this menu plan out!<br /><br />DKDanielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02388302796031288076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-66631616188490642412013-06-26T06:35:43.386-07:002013-06-26T06:35:43.386-07:00Thanks for sharing on twitter, this is how I found...Thanks for sharing on twitter, this is how I found out about your blog post. You have a great menu. I should go to the grocery and see how much it would cost me here in Canada. Many recipes to try. :)La Cuisine d'Helenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13364824048171251506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-88823868313262523912013-06-26T06:32:06.300-07:002013-06-26T06:32:06.300-07:00Great post, as always, Dan. Just have to point out...Great post, as always, Dan. Just have to point out that in Manhattan, and probably other cities, this will cost you almost double. I buy a lot of beans and they cost a minimum of $1.25. Veggies, fuhgeddaboudit. Still, $70 for 15 days of dinners is pretty good. Thanks for the tips.Jim Hohlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03195070666560101554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-57156968742416273562012-12-18T10:30:33.831-08:002012-12-18T10:30:33.831-08:00Perry, that's phenomenal. Thanks for the corro...Perry, that's phenomenal. Thanks for the corroboration, and thanks for taking the trial to a new level by costing it out for a full month. Great work.<br /><br />DKDanielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02388302796031288076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-46521806566068137702012-12-18T10:01:18.273-08:002012-12-18T10:01:18.273-08:00I priced all the items this morning in my local Sa...I priced all the items this morning in my local Safeway in Bethesda, MD. Total came to $38.73 - this included the aforementioned missing mushrooms. Some items were on sale others weren't. So all in all pretty darned close to the $35 Daniel stated. Got me to thinking about how much would additional items - breakfast, tea, fruit, additional veggies, breads, peanut butter, etc. to round out groceries for a 30 day period would cost (for a single person). So, I priced all those other items and a few others and the price tag came in at just under $75. Perrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-14792873928480071012012-10-22T12:51:37.406-07:002012-10-22T12:51:37.406-07:00Shannon, thank you for such a great comment. Glad ...Shannon, thank you for such a great comment. Glad you found value here. <br /><br />And yes, thanks for amplifying the point about lunches. It is a big part why using the ideas in this post can save so much money. Best of all, the food is healthier!<br /><br />DKDanielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02388302796031288076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-48727373156198687022012-10-22T11:42:46.716-07:002012-10-22T11:42:46.716-07:00Some awesome posts on your website - thank you for...Some awesome posts on your website - thank you for the recipes and ideas. <br /><br />I am going to try this 2 week menu plan .. i swapped out a few of the ingredients to help keep within our food budget goal (meat is much more expensive here, so i opted for a kilo of chicken legs rather than the breasts and passed on the bacon altogether) but overall I think this will give a good recipe base for dinners for the next couple weeks, and it's different than what I usually make!<br /><br />And I believe your mention of leftovers for lunch should be mentioned again- I think more people need to consider packed lunches every day rather than eating out. Its so much cheaper, healthier, and more satisfying than what you would usually get at a cafeteria or restaurant.Shannonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-26313137863811966462012-06-30T06:52:23.488-07:002012-06-30T06:52:23.488-07:00I like lentils, but I can certainly tell the diffe...I like lentils, but I can certainly tell the difference between lentils and meat in tacos or sloppy joes. I've made a great lentil loaf with lentils and brown rice. It's very tasty, but it's not going to fool anyone into thinking it's meatloaf.Sallynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-48150614323669468032012-06-27T21:39:28.764-07:002012-06-27T21:39:28.764-07:00Love the premise of your "experiment" A...Love the premise of your "experiment" Also get why some folks are so scared of it because it really denounces some of the classic excuses about inexpensive, healthy cooking up front. <br /><br />As for those saying they don't like lentils, well I don't care for them straight up either. But when seasoned like taco meat, can't tell the difference. Or like sloppy joes, or in soup. They blend in, melt away and just become part of the yummy that is happening. <br /><br />Some parts of inexpensive healthy cooking do require a bit of time commitment, and I think that is what scares people the most. Not the monetary cost, but the time I put in some effort and this could still not taste good cost. And if it doesn't taste good then I just wasted moneyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-57509700041516942182012-06-26T19:21:12.561-07:002012-06-26T19:21:12.561-07:00I have been spending WAY too much on groceries lat...I have been spending WAY too much on groceries lately (it's all the fresh fruit! I just can't help myself) and you've inspired me to cut the costs a bit!Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17133232352924060797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-35316411264288827792012-06-26T16:20:12.048-07:002012-06-26T16:20:12.048-07:00Interesting question! In some ways this is a seque...Interesting question! In some ways this is a sequel to my <a href="http://casualkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/04/attack-of-cheaps-eight-great-and.html" rel="nofollow">Attack of the Cheaps!</a> post. You're onto what I was trying to do with your last sentence: I wondered how cheaply I could feed us if I *really* tried. <br /><br />Thus there's no implied or prescriptive "you have to eat cheap for the sake of eating cheap" message here. And no dry beans either by the way. :) This post is just a literal description of a two-week food trial that I knew would be low cost--I just wanted to see exactly *how* low cost it really could be. And it exceeded my expectations in the sense that it came in cheaper than even I thought it would. <br /><br />What I'm saying is you can surely pay extra for convenience and speed if you wish to. But what if that's a false paradigm? What if cost, convenience and speed (and for that matter health and nutrition content) don't have to be mutually exclusive? <br /><br />DKDanielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02388302796031288076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-31500291405585791662012-06-26T15:45:14.976-07:002012-06-26T15:45:14.976-07:00What were the parameters of this particular challe...What were the parameters of this particular challenge? Was it "let's see if we can eat for two weeks on fifty bucks or less"?<br /><br />I would be a big fat FAIL. I've eaten cheap-for-the-sake-of-cheap and don't want to go back there. Don't like lentils. Too lazy to cook dry beans. <br /><br />I am definitely in a phase of happily paying for convenience and speed. Sometimes that means a bagel with cream cheese and lox, sometimes it means throwing a couple of filets mignons under the broiler.<br /><br />I will confess though, that this makes me wonder how cheaply I could feed us if I were *trying.* :-)chacha1http://www.ombailamos.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-2809847954732647952012-06-26T11:46:29.086-07:002012-06-26T11:46:29.086-07:00Sent! I love cloud storage!!
And since I didn'...Sent! I love cloud storage!!<br /><br />And since I didn't say it in the email: <br />I Love Casual Kitchen!!Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01140965699077192514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-40496258038921983612012-06-26T11:27:33.773-07:002012-06-26T11:27:33.773-07:00Haha awesome. You're not being a pest at all. ...Haha awesome. You're not being a pest at all. If you're asking why there are red beans on the list, they went into the garden gumbo. As for the zucchini, it's yet another non-essential ingredient that you can feel free to include or leave out, depending on your preferences. <br /><br />And yes, I'd definitely love to see your recipe... send it to my email if you don't mind (dan1529[at]yahoo[dot]com). Maybe I'll run a post on it!<br /><br />DKDanielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02388302796031288076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-21542271195650346362012-06-26T11:19:55.023-07:002012-06-26T11:19:55.023-07:00Since I'm not using the onions, I have some wi...Since I'm not using the onions, I have some wiggle room. :)<br />However, I'm going to be a pest and ask where the zucchini are for the gumbo and whats up with the red beans.<br /><br />To make for being a pest: do you have the recipe for lentils and eggs? If not I'll be glad to send it to you, it is both cheap and easy.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01140965699077192514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-56390890277036039272012-06-26T11:07:31.501-07:002012-06-26T11:07:31.501-07:00Cynthia.. that is an excellent catch. Absolutely e...Cynthia.. that is an excellent catch. Absolutely excellent. As it turned out, we made the Viennese soup without mushrooms--in part because they are a non-critical ingredient... but mainly because I'd forgotten to buy them. :) <br /><br />Thus you can choose: leave 'em out or include them. Including them will of course add a buck or two to your overall cost. <br /><br />DKDanielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02388302796031288076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-20403166388725375632012-06-26T10:46:25.464-07:002012-06-26T10:46:25.464-07:00thanks for doing all the work for us, especially t...thanks for doing all the work for us, especially the grocery list!Little Lesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-1570421307169975942012-06-26T10:34:30.729-07:002012-06-26T10:34:30.729-07:00I'm going to try with a few changes: No onions...I'm going to try with a few changes: No onions(allergy)<br />Mixing it up with a few other dishes I can make with those items. (Because there is no way I could get my husband to eat the same thing that often.<br /><br />And finally a question: the Viennese soup calls for mushrooms, but none are listed on the grocery list?Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01140965699077192514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-38763881062100430632012-06-26T09:45:49.766-07:002012-06-26T09:45:49.766-07:00Okay, this is awesome. I will have to try at leas...Okay, this is awesome. I will have to try at least some of these recipes now that I'm on maternity leave. Maybe wait until a few weeks after the baby arrives though. I'll work them around our CSA.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984899661746845414noreply@blogger.com