Food Costs
On Wednesdays, I usually go get udon at a nearby place that's really cheap, but I'm trying to save money wherever possible, and I was in the mood for something pretty filling, so I came home and decided to cook some lunch.
Step one: Turn on the frying pan, because everything I cook gets cooked by that one frying pan. Damned good $10 investment, that.
Step two: Grab some tofu and take 1/3 of the block and toss it in the frying pan. $0.10 I'll never see again. Woe.
As a note, it takes some doing to get something composed of 50% to burn.
Step three: Some oil.
Step three point five: Get bored waiting for the tofu to do something and start playing with it.
Step four: More oil, more playing around. Maybe 2 cents worth of oil by now.
Step five: Drop an egg in 'cause I have them handy. $0.15 there.
Step six: Add some amount of rice. Probably about $0.10 worth, though that's less than you might think.
So 40 cents later I have a nice big lunch. Total amount saved by biking home and cooking for myself? About $2.
Oh, and I actually got some nutrition, as opposed to wheat noodles in salt-soup. I guess mine's higher in fat, though.
Step one: Turn on the frying pan, because everything I cook gets cooked by that one frying pan. Damned good $10 investment, that.Step two: Grab some tofu and take 1/3 of the block and toss it in the frying pan. $0.10 I'll never see again. Woe.
As a note, it takes some doing to get something composed of 50% to burn.
Step three: Some oil.
Step three point five: Get bored waiting for the tofu to do something and start playing with it.
Step four: More oil, more playing around. Maybe 2 cents worth of oil by now.
Step five: Drop an egg in 'cause I have them handy. $0.15 there.
Step six: Add some amount of rice. Probably about $0.10 worth, though that's less than you might think.
So 40 cents later I have a nice big lunch. Total amount saved by biking home and cooking for myself? About $2.
Oh, and I actually got some nutrition, as opposed to wheat noodles in salt-soup. I guess mine's higher in fat, though.
Labels: food
posted by William at
10/15/2008 12:33:00 PM
6 Comments:
w00t for wheat noodles in salt-soup!
LOL...I read this as I was sitting here cooking food in my frying pan so I could save money on dinner. Was funny to read about your cooking.
I should add some tofu to mine, now that I think about it.
Ummm...not to criticize your technique or anything, but heating the oil BEFORE the foodstuff hits the pan may lessen the boredom. Crustiness is almost immediate!
I'll keep that in mind, but given the water content, I might be a little worried about the tofu just exploding on contact.
I was originally hoping not to use any oil, though I see that requires entirely too much patience.
Thanks for the tip!
Exploding food ~ always good...
I don't think I was wearing a shirt when I was cooking this, though.
Post a Comment
<< Home