I’ve mentioned Strategy Number 4: Take Advantage of Cyclic Changes in the Market, many times, on every Holiday post. While we think of cycles in food as being seasonal, seasonality isn’t the only, and maybe not even the most important, cycle affecting grocery store prices.
Running a household on a budget might just require a bit of equipment that a “normal” kitchen doesn’t have – especially if one is interested in avoiding a lot of premade, frozen and expensive options from the store.
I’ll be adding to and updating this list as I go along.
So you’re not Irish? It doesn’t mean you can’t take advantage of the sales St. Patrick’s Day is going to generate at the grocery store. And if you want to celebrate it like the real Irish, enjoy the parade, and go home to a marvelous dinner and an evening with your loved ones. Leave the heavy partying to the 20-somethings…well, maybe one beer!
I know of one other person who uses a Pressure Cooker, but I rate it as an essential piece of equipment. The below is not mine, but is similar – and shows a pressure cooker doesn’t have to be expensive to be good. This one got top ratings from Cook’s Illustrated, but a few bad ones from customers: Read More