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Anyone serious about living on little should read http://www.theskintfoodie.com/recipes.html http://www.theskintfoodie.com/recipes.html And if you're really se
by buro9 12y ago
Anyone serious about living on little should read http://www.theskintfoodie.com/recipes.html http://www.theskintfoodie.com/recipes.html
And if you're really serious about living on less than that then I can only recommend Orwell's "Down and Out in Paris and London" for the wonderful tip of smearing garlic on a knife before you put butter on bread to convince your body you've eaten a hearty meal.
I personally lived a couple of years on http://www.complan.com http://www.complan.com which is about as close to Soylent as you get when you're homeless and broke in 1994 and holding on to the hope that it might stave off whatever the next illness is going to be.
My personal tip: Stale bread, old tomatoes, old cheese = pizza for less than 20p.
- josephschmoe 12y agoI usually just dice up garlic and throw it inside a partially filled bottle of olive oil. IIRC olive oil is actually cheaper than butter.
- splat 12y agoJust be careful about botulism! You can mitigate the risk by straining the oil or keeping it in the fridge.
- HNJohnC 12y agoBetter throw some acid in there or you run quite a significant risk of death from botulism.
- josephschmoe 12y agoHoly shit TIL. You may have just saved my life. Thank you!
- ErikAugust 12y agoOP here - thanks for the fantastic resource. I plan on incorporating some of those recipes into the fold.
- buro9 12y agoBe sure to ask the author first. If you read his back story he's had a hard ride and certainly deserves substantial credit for his blog.