First step to becoming a grown-up: Learn how to make kid foods the grown-up way.
Grown-up grilled cheese = most delicious sandwich ever!
Added bonus: This recipe falls under Cooking Light’s Feed 4 for $10 category.
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Taking you From Beer to Career.
What do I want to do with my life? How do I find a job? What is FICO? How much does medical insurance cost? What do I need for my first place? And why haven’t I been taught these important parts of life yet?
At Get Smart, I strive to provide answers to all of these questions that young twenty-somethings (hey, and maybe even thirty and forty-somethings) are faced with, that we’ve somehow missed along the way. Be it that the schools just don't teach the things you really need to know or maybe that we just didn't listen or care, I want us generation y-ers to have a place where we can go to find the answers.
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Food Network came out with the Top 50 Recipes of 2009. So, to that end…
Top 3 Reasons to Cook at Home:
1. Save money. Cooking at home is cheaper than going out to eat, plain and simple.
2. Eat healthier. When you know exactly what’s going into your food, you can control how much fat, salt, sugar, etc. there is in each meal you prepare. You’d be surprised to see just how bad for you simple meals out can be. Case in point: A burrito from On the Border. My roommates and I went to eat there just last week and what I thought was a healthy choice (I mean how bad can grilled chicken, rice and beans really be for you?) turned out to be disgustingly fattening. One Chicken Bordurrito = 1970 calories and 93 grams of fat. Needless to say, that’s the last time I’ll be eating at On the Border.
3. Have fun with cooking. Trying new recipes and mastering exciting dishes can be incredibly fun and satisfying. Not only that, but you and your friends can do pot lucks, supper clubs, or “family dinner nights” as we like to call it at my house. You get to try other people’s favorite recipes and have a great meal altogether. What’s better than that?
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How To Save Money While Going Out To Eat
I love going out to eat. There’s something about getting out of the house, having someone else do the work and being in a good atmosphere in good company that is just so appealing to me. Not so appealing to me: spending money. How can I both eat out and save money?
- Discounts: Aside from the usual Entertainment book and/or local paper, there are also several surprising ways to save money while eating out.
Option 1: Half Off Depot—> This is a website where you can buy gift certificates to restaurants, bars, clubs and the like for half of their face value. I’ve done it, I swear it’s legit and it’s a great deal. You always save at least 50% off, but you have to wait for the certificates to arrive in the mail, so be prepared to order them at least 2 weeks in advance.
Option 2: Restaurant.com—> The instant gratification alternative to Half Off. On this site, you can print the gift certificates immediately with a few catches. For one, there is not an unlimited number of restaurants you can choose from. For another, there is a minimum you have to spend. The best option I’ve found for 2 people is to buy a $25 gift certificate that requires you spend at least $35 (excluding alcohol). There are often promo codes that you can use on this site, too. In fact, I bought $300 worth of gift certificates for $24. Talk about a steal!
Option 3: Ask for student discounts and the like. Or learn which restaurants have specials on which night. Often times, Mondays are half-priced bottles of wine. Eat out strategically.
- You don’t always have to go to a fancy restaurant. By finding cheap, delicious places to eat, you can achieve that same satisfaction at half the price. I love Taqueria del Sol, but I’ve never spent more than $10. Find places like that!
- It’s okay to have an appetizer, entree, dessert, and drink all in the same meal now and then, but you can really save money by cutting one or two of these out, especially if it’s alcohol.
- As for alcohol, a lot of places allow you to bring your own bottle and charge a small corkage fee. You can buy a great bottle for less than $10, add in the $5 corkage fee and you just saved at least 50%.
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OK so it’s not the healthiest option, but how fun is this? You’re not a great cook… You don’t have a lot of time… You’re extremely creative with your food. This site is for you. Fancy Fast Food has tons of options to choose from, from tons of different restaurants, my personal favorite being the ChicK-Sat-A. If for nothing else than some good laughs, you should definitely check out this site!
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