The Slow Cooked Truth

Money Saving Minute #025: The Slow Cooked Truth. The average American eats out five times a week. After a long day it's just too easy to stop and pick up dinner vs standing in the kitchen for an hour cooking for the family. But there is an alternative. Check out this weeks video and see how you could save your family money (and calories) but not spend all that time in the kitchen at the end of the day. By the way, I read a report this week that said that home prices have bottomed out. If you know anyone that is thinking about buying but is waiting for the "right time", have them call me. I would be more than happy to share this information with them. And remember, home buying starts with the loan. Call me today to get preapproved.

 

 

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Money Saving Minute #025 - The Slow Cooked Truth

 

If you have been waiting for home prices to bottom out before you pull the trigger, now is the time to act. The B H V I Home Affordability Index is reporting that home prices have bottomed out and are beginning to rise. Buying a home starts with the loan. Call today to get preapproved.

 

Raise your hand if you are the person that comes home after a long day and enjoys spending the next sixty plus minutes cooking dinner.

 

That must be why average American eats out five plus times each week. For a family of four this can really add up both the cash and the calories.

 

A money and calorie saving alternative is to dust off the slow cooker and start searching the net for recipes. With a quick search I found recipes for lasagna, ribs, sweet and sour pork, white chicken chili and a whole lot more. Most of these have prep times of only five to fifteen minutes and cost per serving as little as a couple of dollars.

 

If your slow cooker is not equipped with a timer consider using a programmable light timer. This will ensure that your dinner is ready when you walk in the door but not over cooked.

 

This has been Money Saving Minute number zero two five, it’s your money and watching the Money Saving Minute each week will help you keep more of it. Subscribe to the right, share below and as always your comments are welcomed.

 

 

 

Set Your Timer

 

This blog post was inspired by a mistake made while cooking dinner.  Over cooking food is wasteful on more than one level.  This short video explains how simply setting a timer will save you money.  (Click play or read the text from the video below).  Enjoy and if you or anyone you know needs help saving money on their mortgage or needs help getting qualified for a home purchase loan please call me.

 

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This is a cooking timer                                 this is not

Money Saving Minute number zero one zero - set your timer.  Like most people, my time is limited so I have a tendency to try and tackle several tasks at once.  In my haste to get both dinner cooked and laundry done I neglected to set my cooking timer.  While I was gnawing threw my shoe leather chicken it occurred to me that overcooking is wasteful on more than one level.  First, overcooking leads to food waste.  If its dry or burnt chances are the leftovers are going in the garbage . . . If not the entire dish.  Second, overcooked food requires something to help make it palatable so most of us reach for Catsup, butter or some kind of sauce.  These condiments add unwanted calories and expense to a meal.  Finally, although it may only be pennies, over cooking food requires more energy than food cooked to the correct doneness.  So, by simply setting a timer when cooking we waste less food, don’t use as much high calorie condiments, save on energy and have a meal worth eating.  This has been money saving minute number zero one zero.  It’s your cash and watching The Money Saving Minute each week will help you keep more of it.  Click to the right to subscribe so you don’t miss any money saving tips and click the facebook button below to share this with your friends.