Pho. The recipe is really involved too.

I'd say unless you buy a lot of ethnic ingredients, pretty much anything ethnic is expensive to make. Oddly enough, we keep a ton of Asian ingredients on hand, so when I want to be cheap I make an Asian meat recipe and some vermicelli.

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Probably depends on for how many you are cooking, but for 1 or 2, going out might be about the same.

I'm getting better about shopping for the week on Sunday to cook every night and forcing myself to eat leftovers every day for lunch, but for a while, cooking at home wasn't cheaper. It is inexpensive now because I have a freezer full of meats and veggies that have built up that I can use, but when you're just starting out, cooking is expensive because you often need to buy every single ingredient in a recipe. Building up your staples and being in a routine where they're regularly restocked can be expensive at the beginning.

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Posted by Hulkklogan

Baton Rouge, LA

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Posted on 1/27/16 at 3:55 pm to LouisianaLady

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cooking is expensive because you often need to buy every single ingredient in a recipe

I don't really do recipes (I use them as a guide more than a hardfast rule) so I just buy whatever meat is on sale and base my meal plans off of that. GF and I can eat for ~$100-150 for two weeks when we do that. Buy bulk grains from costco, and go get veggies once or twice a week. Over time you still build a huge stockpile of spices from various cuisines so it still becomes even cheaper.

Much more economically sound than planning out your meals by recipe and going out and buying every single ingredient you'd need.

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