tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post3885024658399676795..comments2024-03-17T04:14:44.845-05:00Comments on Frugal Scholar: How to Cook Without A BookFrugal Scholarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12696815672500452503noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-81827341178766420612011-06-11T08:28:44.860-05:002011-06-11T08:28:44.860-05:00@SouthrnTiger--You could eat for a week with those...@SouthrnTiger--You could eat for a week with those ingredients. I too am trying to use up some oddities. Stroganoff sounds great. I could do it--with meatballs--but I have no mushrooms...Frugal Scholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696815672500452503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-63673207577964940582011-06-09T18:55:12.187-05:002011-06-09T18:55:12.187-05:00Like my mother, I keep spaghetti ingredients (past...Like my mother, I keep spaghetti ingredients (pasta, stewed tomatoes, tomato paste, etc) in the pantry, as well as a can of white beans, rice, and chicken broth (to cook the rice in). She bought me the first can of white beans for my pantry. <br /><br />Though lately, I've let my pantry run low to force myself to be a little more creative. I rarely cook with a recipe and am generally satisfied with the results. In fact, the last time I tried cooking with a recipe (a tomato pie/tart from Food Network, it was abysmal). The other night I cooked a beef stroganoff knock-off with pantry and freezer items to good reviews.SouthrnTiger86https://www.blogger.com/profile/14390578103887211360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-5499306877092760292011-06-08T09:25:01.365-05:002011-06-08T09:25:01.365-05:00@Duchesse--I will look for that book-thanks. I thi...@Duchesse--I will look for that book-thanks. I think cooking is IN ITSELF frugal.<br /><br />@Idee--I'm a soup girl myself. A frittata is good too--esp because you can eat the leftovers cold.Frugal Scholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696815672500452503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-37402593619264765392011-06-07T14:59:23.675-05:002011-06-07T14:59:23.675-05:00Almost always it's soup! Soup and homemade bre...Almost always it's soup! Soup and homemade bread when I have nothing in the house. Sometimes frittata or pasta as well.Idee Fixehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12679508229122634978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-73735039875034849612011-06-07T13:18:37.848-05:002011-06-07T13:18:37.848-05:00Omlette, every time! Do you know Michael Ruhlman&#...Omlette, every time! Do you know Michael Ruhlman's cookbook "Ratios: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking"? Cooking is a basic life skill, whether one is frugal or not.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.com