In article >,
Serene > wrote:

> On Sun, 02 Jul 2006 07:32:02 -0500, OmManiPadmeOmelet
> > wrote:
>
> >Has anyone else had to make any compromises due to rising prices?
> >I've just had to cut back on other items but I'm reluctant to "cheapen"
> >our diets. It's too important.
>
> When James got laid off a couple of years ago (I was a vegan at the
> time, and he's a type-2 diabetic), we decided to make a game out of
> getting the best food we could get for the limited amount of money we
> had to work with. We eat a lot of beans and rice and TVP (they're
> really cheap), but we do interesting things with them, and they're
> usually alongside the freshest in-season veggies we've ever had,
> because we have a lovely produce market and several great farmer's
> markets here. We both feel we eat better than we ever did before, on
> less money. We eat almost no prepared foods at all, and very little
> meat, but we're healthier than ever, and our budget (even though we
> both have relatively low-paying jobs) isn't stretched beyond its
> capacity.
>
> serene

We do still eat rice...
I'm fixin' to make a largish batch of "fried rice" today.
Won't really be fried tho'. :-) Will contain leeks, garlic, mushrooms,
chicken, shrimp and a few spices. Rice has been pre-cooked and ready to
go in phoenix claw stock.
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Peace!
Om

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