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What’s Your Typical Budget for a Weekday Dinner?

Diane Foster @DianeScorpio (22) • Nottingham, England 25 Oct

When it’s a regular weeknight, how much do you usually spend per person on dinner at home? I’m curious where most people land and what that buys you. What’s your number, and what’s on the plate for that price?

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Good morning, friends. Wednesday sun.

marguicha @marguicha (230365) • Chile 12 Oct 22

I love spring. I will take a shower soon and get dressed. I already took my pills that include the pain killer so I will try to go to the drugstore at noon. I have decided to change my plans for today´s lunch. I will use that...

good morning wednesday

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My dinner was easy and delicious.

marguicha @marguicha (230365) • Chile 17 Jul 22

I made white rice today while I was having my lunch. I searched in the freezer and as I remembered, there were some shrimp left. Shrimp are expensive here, even the smaller ones, so that when I buy some frozen I make them last. I...

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dinner

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I made a sandwich for lunch.

marguicha @marguicha (230365) • Chile 15 Apr 22

I still had smoked ham so I thinly cut the Italian bread I bought yesterday, added cheese and the ham and placed it in the oven. It was delicious. Then I took a syrup that the doctor gave me yesterday. It was like having dessert!...

budget

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savings

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Ten minutes in the pressure cooker.

marguicha @marguicha (230365) • Chile 11 Apr 22

I have decided to start saving for my vacations in earnest. Today I checked what I have and decided not to buy groceries online this week either. I need a couple of things but all can be replaced. My friend Coral...

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lentils

lunch

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I´ll eat an early dinner.

marguicha @marguicha (230365) • Chile 16 Jan 22

I have tortillas so I´ll make quesadillas with several types of cheese I could also add some bunch onions for the zest. What else do you think that I should add? I wish I had some black beans. But that is just a wish. I cout cut...

dinner ideas

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Steamed broccoli and cauliflower for lunch.

marguicha @marguicha (230365) • Chile 5 Nov 21

Today I´ll have a lazy day. I have worked a lot this week and after my nap I will have to get ready to get the groceries I ordered online. That means putting them away. And that is not done as it used to be done before the...

lunch

easy work

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My lunch was delicious.

marguicha @marguicha (230365) • Chile 14 Oct 21

I just ate my lunch. It was delicious! And I did not spend a dime. All were leftovers and of the kind that most people throw away. The broccoli was past its prime but it didn´t show when I poured over it the rest of the chicken...

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lunch with leftovers

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I´m planning a special lunch today.

marguicha @marguicha (230365) • Chile 30 Aug 21

The stuffed mushrooms I made last week were such a success that I bought a lot this week. I also bought bean sprouts so I´ll have stuffed mushrooms (filled with blue cheese) and sautéed veggies with the addition of the bean...

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Good morning friends. An awesome breakfast.

marguicha @marguicha (230365) • Chile 27 Aug 21

I have another awesome breakfast idea for you all. I ate it this morning and it was amazing. You know that, just like my close friend Coral ( @TheSojourner ) I find it fun to eat delicious food that fall under the title "frugal...

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cooking with less

leftovers

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I remembered Coral.

marguicha @marguicha (230365) • Chile 12 Apr 21

Today I made a delicious lunch with almost nothing. It reminded me of Coral´s frugal dishes. (@TheSojourner) I had some leftover white rice and I fried it with some leftover thin green beans. After that I poured over them tiny...

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leftovers

rice

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Today´s lunch: a frittata.

marguicha @marguicha (230365) • Chile 21 Oct 20

Today is Marcia´s day to come. She bends everywhere and took out of the fridge an old zucchini. We pondered on many ways of doing it and finally I came across a frittata. I had a lot of other veggies. There were sweet peppers, a...

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leftovers

frittata

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I have been checking on some dishes my friend has cooked lately.

marguicha @marguicha (230365) • Chile 19 Oct 20

My friend Coral ( @TheSojourner ) has been making posts about the food she has done lately. They all look delicious. I have also done some experiments with food leftovers. I had a baked eggplant and found some tahini in the...

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tortillas

leftovers

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It smells delicious.

marguicha @marguicha (230365) • Chile 16 Oct 20

Again I´m eating what I find at hand. But I find a lot. There was an eggplant in the fridge. That´s a great find. And I steamed cauliflower to eat with mayo. The eggplant, an onion cut in half and some potato peels are in the...

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leftovers

fridge

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It is hard to earn $2 but very easy to spend them.

marguicha @marguicha (230365) • Chile 28 Aug 20

I need around $2 to reach my goal here. I could cheat and say that I did it if I add the money I got in the survey site. But it is not fair. I have fun here and surveys are boring and longer than what they should take. I spent...

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Frugal lunches with leftovers.

marguicha @marguicha (230365) • Chile 4 May 20

Today I started to clean up my fridge and I found a beautiful piece of leftover red cabbage. I have onions, green apples that Claudia brought me and a couple of smoked bratwurst. I have everything to cook my grandfather´s favorite...

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Meals for over 4 days with the food in the fridge.

marguicha @marguicha (230365) • Chile 16 Dec 19

Today, Leticia and I checked what was in the fridge. She kneeled down and gave the food to me who placed it on the counter. It was what I call a comando work. I cannot kneel down but I can see what to do with each found treasure....

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food in the fridge

leftovers

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Cleaning up the fridge.

marguicha @marguicha (230365) • Chile 16 Dec 19

Good morning, friends. Today, after a weekend of family, we decided with Leticia to pick up all the odds and ends and do something with them before Luna ate them. Luna is getting used now to human food and will not tough her...

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Potato and tuna salad for dinner.

marguicha @marguicha (230365) • Chile 27 Oct 19

Now that I´m alone, I check on my several leftovers and start eating them one by one. I had half a can of tuna and I decided to make potato and tuna salad. I have some bunch onions and cut a bit of the green part to add. There...

dinner

sunday dinner

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Chard: Daniel buys it from the place where they grow it.

marguicha @marguicha (230365) • Chile 7 Oct 19

Two days ago, Daniel bought (and brought) an incredible amount of chard. I don´t have it at home since Luna is the owner of that part of the garden. We had bought some at the supermarket, a couple of months ago, and it was...

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thesojourner

chard

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