Cooking at home

An average meal here would cost $8-10 each. If you take 2 meals a day for 30 days - that's ($8 X 2meals X 30days) = $480 per month just for food. It's a mind-boggling RM1344 for those who likes to convert back to RM.

In our efforts to be anti-commercialism (save money) we had to resort to cooking at home. Its much more economical (thrifty) and healthy, besides its heavenly to the taste buds as well.

Of course I do enjoy the occassional Pizza, Mac D, Hungry Jacks but the benefits of eating at home far outweights the cons. (We bring lunch to work and *ding* it in the office microwave too)

Pros:

1. Individualized taste
2. Save money
3. Healthy
4. (For singles), improve cooking skills and increase networth in spouse market

Cons:

1. Waste time to prepare
2. Waste time to cook
3. Waste time to wash

Here's an example of our meals at home.

Ayam panggang

Taugeh & Chawanmushi

Chicken Skewers from Coles

Ingredients:

• 6 drumsticks - $4.00
• 1 chicken broth - $1.50
• Taugeh - $0.80
• 3 Skewers - $4.50
• Misc (Rice, oil, condiments) - $4.00

Total damage = $14.80. That's only $4.93 per person per day and $2.46 per person for each meal.

Savings = $8.00 - $2.46 = $5.54.

Note: The author is not a miser. He is just damn good at maths.

P/s. The author chose this particular day to showcase their culinary skills due to additional dishes. We normally have just 1 meat & 1 vegetable. That's pathetic sometimes but hey hey, it means its even cheaper, enabling us to splurge on other life's more important stuff.


Head chef: The mrs. (Gastronomical genius, just a tad quirky
at times.)
Sous chef: moi (Specialization in garlic chopping)

• Looking to employ part-time kitchen helper and dish washer. Please send all applications and resume to stakhui@yahoo.com. *** Benefits include free food, lodging and occassional tickle under the chin.