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My neighbor's 3 bean chili made me ditch my whole meal plan
Last Friday I was bragging to my neighbor Dave about my $45 weekly meal prep spreadsheet, and he just laughed and invited me over to taste his pot of chili. He used dried beans from the bulk bin, a sad looking onion, and some canned tomatoes that were probably older than my car. He said the trick is treating cheap stuff like a base, not a punishment, and let it simmer for 2 hours. That one bowl cost maybe $1.50 per serving and beat every 'budget gourmet' recipe I've obsessed over. Has anyone else had a moment where a simple cheap dish made you rethink your whole grocery list?
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johnson.river1d ago
Man that chili story hit me right in the gut because I've been there with the fancy spreadsheets and the Pinterest recipes that promise the world. Watching someone just toss cheap stuff in a pot and come out with something better than your carefully planned meals is such a humbling kick in the pants. It makes you realize we've been trained to think good food needs twenty ingredients and a trip to three stores. Dave sounds like he cracked a code the rest of us keep overthinking. My grocery list got a lot shorter after a similar wake up call. Good for you for actually paying attention instead of getting defensive about your plan.
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