Skip the restaurant, make it yourself
One of the best ways to save money is to cut down on the amount of times you go to restaurants and fast food places. You can save so much money by making food at home. I like to make extra’s at dinner so I can have leftovers for lunch the next day.
One of the problems I have with cooking at home is thinking of ideas. There are so many great recipe sites (my favorite is allrecipes.com) but I get overwhelmed if I go there without an idea of what I might want. Reading over menu’s at restaurants is a strange pleasure of mine. There have been several times I’ve read something on a menu and thought "hmm that sounds good I bet I could make that at home." But by the time I get home I forgot what it was I was going to attempt to throw together.
Today I found the solution … I found this website called RecipeInsider that has secret recipes from many different brands and restaurants.
From the list of recipes I am most excited about:
- Starbuck’s Frappuccino
- Girl Scout Samoa Cookies & Girl Scout Mint Cookies - hello 500 pounds here I come
- Olive Gardens Fried Mozzarella
- Black Eyed Pea’s Baked Squash
- Black Eyed Pea’s Broccoli−Cheese Soup
I could keep going but I’ll let you check out the list yourself.
October 22nd, 2007 at 12:09 pm
Oh cool! I was just saying yesterday how I wish I knew how to make Red Lobster’s cheese and garlic biscuits. Thanks!
October 22nd, 2007 at 2:31 pm
cool! I do that at restaurants too…imagine how to make the same thing at home. Also, I do my best when I’m out to eat to try something I might not make at home — makes me feel like I am really getting my money’s worth at least.
October 22nd, 2007 at 2:44 pm
THIN MINTS? You just gave a newly single girl with a broken heart the recipe for Thin Mints? I will fly down to Texas and bust down your door (me and my 200 pound ass) in about two months. Be waiting.
October 22nd, 2007 at 4:34 pm
Skip the restaurant, make it yourself…
Do you have a favorite dish from a restaurant that you wish you could make at home? Maybe Olive Gardens Fried Mozzarella? Good news - there are several restaurant item’s recipes available to you….
October 22nd, 2007 at 9:32 pm
You’re so bad for my diet but man, I love you.
October 23rd, 2007 at 6:15 am
Whhhhhy? That list is DANGER.
October 23rd, 2007 at 1:19 pm
awesome!! what a great resource - thanks
October 23rd, 2007 at 7:31 pm
Dude. They have the recipie for Samoas? I hear ya oh the 500 lbs. I could eat those things all day, every day.
Thanks for the linkage! I’ll have to check it out!
October 24th, 2007 at 6:17 am
There is a website somewhere called “Pimp My Snack”, where they guy has experimented with making huge versions of common foods.
October 24th, 2007 at 8:05 am
I think eating out is my biggest money waster. What a great find on the recipe site!!