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Starting at planning menus - Any advice? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 month ago by BruceLee@sopuli.xyz to c/frugal@lemmy.world

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I'm looking to have tasty and balanced food while maintaining a reasonable budget and being more organised.
I know how to cook. I already have tasty yet not complicated meals I'm use to make but I never needed to be organised about it before.

So I decided to start to write menu in advance, do a some meal prepping probably a bit of batch cooking.
I found resources online to start following a plan but maybe you have advices for the beginner that I am.

Thank you!

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[–] BruceLee@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Legumes spreads are great as sauces in sandwich or in pasta and also for dips. You can buy premade houmous and adjust the seasoning or cook any legume and blend it with your favorites spices, herbs and condiment. Here is my favorite recipe:
I blend cooked brown lentils with a bit of dried tomatoe and bell pepper preserved in oil (or just the oil) some onions (sauté), a bit of dried garlic, tomato paste and harissa. Paprika, cumin and a bit of tumeric. All proportions to taste. I make it more runny either buy adding more oil or some water.

[–] ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 2 points 1 day ago

That sounds really good! I’ll add that to my cooking to do list. Thanks for sharing it! I need more protein