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USE SPICES TO COOK LIKE A CONNOISSEUR ON A PAUPERS BUDGET!

By Beth Scott


Don't have the money to make     twice as much or more for     
delectable dishes?               less than a dollar or a little
                                 over.                         
Or just don't know the                                         
secrets of flavoring with        Talk about savings! Herbs    
spices and herbs, and making     and all kinds of spices are   
food stretch?                    much cheaper bought this way  
                                 than paying the extravagant   
The former is never right no     prices you are charged for a  
matter what your income is.     pre packaged bottle of the    
                                 same spices.                  
If you have the money to buy                                   
enough food to at least feed     Flour and other cooking and   
your family then you have        baking necessities are also   
enough money to make whatever    much cheaper if bought in a   
you feed them enjoyable, even    bulk section                  
if it's a vegetable dish.                                      
                                 Note: buying in a bulk        
Yes, with the right spices or    section does not mean you have
herbs, and recipes, the          to buy a lot of everything!  
children in your family will     You could buy only one cup of
come to love vegetables. My     flour in a bulk section if you
family has several favorite      wanted to or one tablespoon   
veggie dishes, that our kids     of any spices or herbs.       
like so much they want                                         
seconds. And the main secret    Ideally you should shop       
to them are the different        around at whatever different  
spices we use.                   stores in your area have bulk
                                 sections, and compare prices  
These dishes range from          to make sure you're getting   
ratatouille, eggplant            the cheapest price.           
parmigiani, to stewed tomatoes                                 
and stuffed zucchini for         Bring a calculator to the     
info on these or other recipes   store and be prepared to do a
feel free to email me at         little brain work to figure it
sweetstuff245hotmail.com.        out.                          
                                                               
Just as they do with             Another money saving trick is 
vegetables; spices, herbs, and   to substitute ground turkey   
sweeteners are the secrets to    for ground beef in recipes.  
making all foods delicious.      Here you might prefer the     
                                 taste of beef but in terms of
These three food miracle         the money you save it will    
workers can be relatively        certainly taste heavenly to   
inexpensive if you know where    your budget.                  
to look.                                                       
                                 You can spice up bland        
In most health food stores       omelets, scrambled eggs,      
and in select supermarkets in    soups, meat patties and more  
growing numbers there is a       with the correct spices, and  
wondrous invention called a      herbs.                        
BULK section.                                                  
                                 Here is a recipe for          
I'm sure everyone knows what     deliciously spicy eggs, that  
this is, but in case you don't   won't dent your wallet:       
I'll explain:                                                  
                                 For scrambled eggs try using  
It's a section of a store        1/4 teaspoon thyme and pepper,
that has all types of            and 1/2 teaspoon salt and     
different flours, beans,         oregano, and 3 eggs. Mix the
cereals, spices, herbs, and      eggs, spices, and herbs       
much more.                      together in a bowl.          
                                                               
Each of which are in separate    Heat a frying pan on medium   
containers or large plastic      heat until very hot, then add
buckets with a scoop, that       your oil preferably olive oil 
allows you to buy as much or     or coconut oil to the pan.   
as little as you want of what    Wait a few seconds until the  
ever spices or other food they   oil starts to smoke, then pour
carry.                           the eggs from your bowl into  
                                 the pan.                     
The store provides you with                                    
bags and twist ties, for your    Have a fork in your hand      
convenience.                    ready to scramble the eggs    
                                 with, because they'll start   
Spices are an excellent          cooking instantly. Scramble  
example of how cheap it can be   the eggs for 30 seconds to a  
to shop in bulk. Most small     minute. Then use a spatula to
jars of spices or herbs like     scoop them out onto a plate.  
basil, oregano, thyme, etc...                                  
cost any where from two          Do yourself a favor and       
dollars a bottle to four         follow these tips to start    
ninety nine which is             saving money today.           
technically five dollars a                                     
bottle.                                                        
In a bulk section you can buy                                  
these same spices, getting       

About the author:
For more of Beth’s insightful cooking expertise visit: http://breadmaking.apt-products.com
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