If you've wound up at this blog, you probably have some experience with my other blog, Witticisms, Criticisms, and Snark.
This blog aims to pursue a different interest of mine -- all things food. As you probably know, I'm a Master's candidate at American University in DC. DC currently has an amazing food culture -- new places opening up on a regular basis, great access to unique markets and fresh options, and an expanding set of festivals.
Aside from all that, I also do a lot of cooking from home, because it's really the only way to make Eating DC work on a grad student's budget.
As a result, I'm planning on sharing DC food experiences, personal cooking adventures, and maybe some tips for dining on a budget, both in DC and at home!
Tip #1 to Eat Well on a Grad Student's Budget:
Buy and freeze!
So this is what the inside of my freezer currently looks like:
It's less than lovely, but what I can tell you is that there are enough single-servings of fish and chicken in there to last several weeks (as well as some special surprise bacon). Buy on sale, package individually, and freeze!
Tip #2 to Eat Well on a Grad Student's Budget:
Variety!
This might seem counter-intuitive to the freezer full of chicken and tilapia, but the secret here is re-purposing ingredients to add a little fun to the monotony of repeating the same protein. If people can publish cookbooks on a year's worth of chicken recipes, it's easy to turn three chicken meals in one week into different and fun meals! If you want proof, that is exactly what I plan to give you. Over the next week, I will show you three different, affordable ways to prepare that bulk chicken purchase without letting it get boring.
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