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mix in the blender. You an also use old rolls or bread of course to make your own. There really is no reason at all to ever buy breadcrumbs.

Condensed soups can be used in many recipes as well. If a recipe calls for condensed chicken soup and you don't have any, don't rush out to the store for that one ingredient. All the condensed soups, like mushroom, celery, potato, etc can be freely interchanged. This also adds variety to a recipe.

I never buy white bread. Sure, it's cheap, but it's just empty calories and won't fill you up. Any type of grain bread makes a recipe more substantial, and you will eat less of it.

Making meat loaf is great to eat for several days, so you don't have to cook every day. Again, you don't have to be limited to what goes in a meat loaf. It can be made with ground turkey, ground beef, ground lamb, or whatever.

Also, there is no need for side dishes when it comes to meat loaf and just cooking for yourself. Just chop all the raw veggies that would normally be the side dish in a food processor, and add to the meat mixture. Veggies for a meat loaf can be anything, from Asparagus to Zucchini. Use up whatever you have. If you really want to make the meat loaf cost effective, add a higher content of breadcrumbs. Just make sure you add enough liquid (egg/milk) to keep it together.

Some other items that can be interchanged are types of dry cheese. You can also use ricotta in place of cottage cheese, and vice versa.

Hopefully some of these tips can be helpful. You never know, you might find yourself falling in love with cooking after all - like I did.

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