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The local supermarket sometimes puts 12-packs of Ramen noodles on sale 2 for$4 or 3 for $5. I like to add a handful of frozen mixed veggies (organic peas/carrots/green beans/corn bulk pack from Costco) and a tiny bit of Chinese hot pot seasoning (one pack from the Asian store has lasted us about a year so far). It makes a very satisfying light lunch, especially on a cold day, and we're talking maybe $0.40 total for the meal.
Anyone else use Ramen? A friend likes to break it up into small pieces, uncooked, and sprinkle it over a salad.
On another subject, my parents gave us their old DAK bread maker and a couple of recipe books. I haven't yet figured out the price of a loaf, but it's got to be under $2 which is the cheapest whole wheat that the market sells.
yeah there's some pretty good receipes out there for asian salad with ramen, chopped almonds and some kinda like vinegarette dressing. i get sick of ramen pretty quick but always have some around the house. one interesting thing i saw on shark tank a guy was sellling something called the perfect ramen cooker basically allowed you to microwwave ramen noodles and they would come out tasting like you cooked them on the stove which always turned out better for some reason. its like $4 at grocery stores. if you eat ramen alot maybe something to invest in
I have eaten ramen since my college days, living off campus. Back then, in the 80's, Top Ramen was something like 12 packs for a $1, now, it is something like 5 packs for a $1.
I still eat ramen once in a while, adding cooked beef, chicken, ham, Spam (Hot & Spicy or Jalapeno flavored), some frozen veggies and a cooked egg. If I want it spicy, I add some Sriracha or Crystal Hot Sauce on it.
The local supermarket sometimes puts 12-packs of Ramen noodles on sale 2 for$4 or 3 for $5. I like to add a handful of frozen mixed veggies (organic peas/carrots/green beans/corn bulk pack from Costco) and a tiny bit of Chinese hot pot seasoning (one pack from the Asian store has lasted us about a year so far). It makes a very satisfying light lunch, especially on a cold day, and we're talking maybe $0.40 total for the meal.
Anyone else use Ramen? A friend likes to break it up into small pieces, uncooked, and sprinkle it over a salad.
On another subject, my parents gave us their old DAK bread maker and a couple of recipe books. I haven't yet figured out the price of a loaf, but it's got to be under $2 which is the cheapest whole wheat that the market sells.
Not so sure that if you make bread it will come out less than $2 a loaf if you consider the electricity and/or gas used to bake it. The biggest arguments in favor of baking your own loaf would be mainly for control of the ingredients, taste and (sometimes) convenience.
Of course, if you mill your own wheat which you purchased in bulk, that would probably reduce your price significantly.
I fix Ramen for my partner (he's Japanese) about 5 times a week for lunch....ramen or Udon noodles.
I don't use the flavor packet.....I take chicken broth and add some cut up Napa cabbage...and then what ever is in the fridge: options include...tofu, left over pork or chicken, thin sliced pork I have in freezer for ramen, a can of Baby clams or frozen shrimp ; left over veggies; a hard cooked egg cut in half....sometimes some miso paste mixed into the broth, sometimes frozen spinach....its different everytime.....he loves it!
When we are in Japan we go to the Hakata Station in Fukuoka for authentic ramen.....there is also a couple of good ramen restaurants in the train station in Kyoto and near his mothers house in Kitakyushu. If you happen to go to Japan, Kyushu style or Hakata Ramen are the best!
While we are at it.....there is a noodle dish called Champon sold in little restaurants called Ringer Hut.....that is excellent.
Not so sure that if you make bread it will come out less than $2 a loaf if you consider the electricity and/or gas used to bake it. The biggest arguments in favor of baking your own loaf would be mainly for control of the ingredients, taste and (sometimes) convenience.
Of course, if you mill your own wheat which you purchased in bulk, that would probably reduce your price significantly.
RVcook
Hm, $4 for 5 lb bag of flour.
22 cups per 5 lb bag = $0.18 per cup, hence about $0.60 per loaf
plus yeast $0.50, salt $0.005 ??, 2 eggs $0.50, 1/3 cup corn meal $0.25, 2 tb butter $0.30
plus 4 hrs electricity, say $0.25
Maybe $2.50 per loaf. I guess you're right.
Then, too, it's a bigger loaf than the $2 loaves the store sells, so I might still argue it's equal if not cheaper to make your own
Hm, $4 for 5 lb bag of flour.
22 cups per 5 lb bag = $0.18 per cup, hence about $0.60 per loaf
plus yeast $0.50, salt $0.005 ??, 2 eggs $0.50, 1/3 cup corn meal $0.25, 2 tb butter $0.30
plus 4 hrs electricity, say $0.25
Maybe $2.50 per loaf. I guess you're right.
Then, too, it's a bigger loaf than the $2 loaves the store sells, so I might still argue it's equal if not cheaper to make your own
Yes...at $4 per 5 lb. of flour, and a larger loaf, it would probably come out cheaper. I was using my ingredients as a basis for my post so in that instance, my bread would come out closer to $3 per loaf. Still worth it for me though. I haven't purchased bread since the 90's
It's not too unhealthy if you add veggies and go easy on the seasoning. I always like to get the Asian style instant noodles from their markets rather than the generic Top Ramen and Nissen at regular supermarkets.
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