Decent cooking without an oven
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eat out every night
and buy a slow cooker
I already have to eat out during lunch hours now, if I start doing it in the evenings I'll just be hemorrhaging money. D:
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And you can use cheaper parts of meat like the brisket. It'll still become really tender.
Interesting. You say you save a fiver a day on commuting but then admit you're losing that because presumably you can't prepare lunches at home and have to buy them out. I bet it's hard to find a decent lunch for under a fiver. Not only that but I bet you'll soon start spending more and more evenings out, and hence spending more money anyway.
Each to their own. I live in west London too and accept the excessive cost, but there's no way I'd be happy in a room like that. I used to share a double room (bigger than yours) in a 5 bedroom house in Ealing with a lovely garden, massive lounge and kitchen and that was only £450/month. Sure, housemates can be annoying but the benefits (cooking/eating properly, outdoor space, socially) far outweigh that. Not to over-dramatise, but I'd personally be worried about my health and mental state in such a confined space.
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I feel I over-exaggerated: back in uni I'd budget roughly £1 or less per meal, so it just feels like a step up. Usually I can get away with a £2 lunch from the local Tesco Express, but when everyone else in the office is heading to the Hammersmith food market on a Thursday, it's hard to decline the walk to get away from the desk. I don't really go out that much in the evenings.
I've lived in smaller. Maybe after a couple of years I might feel the urge to upgrade, though.
Slow Cooker and Microwave Grill sound like the way to go to me. Also get a Steamer, it might be a bit bland but you can live healthily and cheaply on steamed veggies and white fish. (Avoid oily fish in such a small room apart from tinned sardines).
TBH as a student I lived on Lentils and Toasties for a long time.
TBH as a student I lived on Lentils and Toasties for a long time.
Made some "Paella" the other day, just needs one pan. (I used my Wok). It's more like Risotto really.
Recipe:
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/4021/easiest-ever-paella
That recipe is enough for 4 servings, but if you half the quantities and have it two days in a row you'll be right. Be careful with keeping rice after it's cooked.
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Make sandwiches. £4 a week for 2 of us to have Ham Salad rolls from Tesco Express.
This!
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I found out you can get ceramic slow cookers that also cook rice. They are quite hard to come by though. The only one I found is Vitaclay.
