Home Ec Goddess Tip of the Week

Why buy fresh cilantro when you can buy it press cut, cubed and frozen? They also have many other herbs. You can have the freshness and the flavour without the mess or spoilt, wasted produce.

Toppits @ $2.99.

Also, my quick'n'easy'n'cheap salsa recipe:

Equipment:

• mini food processor/chopper
• bowl
• knife

Ingredients:

• 1 medium tomato, quartered
• 3 cubes cilantro
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 lime
• 1/2 a green pepper, quartered
• pinch salt'n'pepper
• pinch red chili flakes OR a few shakes of Frank's Red Hot Sauce

Prep:

1. Slice the tomato into quarters, then chop in the processor. Add garlic and cilantro. Chop. Pour into bowl.
2. Squeeze juice of lime into processor. Add green pepper. Chop, then pour into bowl.
3. Season with salt, pepper, chili flakes or red hot sauce.
4. Stir and chill for 20 minutes in fridge.
5. Eat lots. :-)

Total cost of salsa:

~$3.00 (1 tomato = $0.79, 3 cilantro cubes = $0.54, Garlic Clove $0.10, 1 lime = $0.33, 1/2 Green Pepper = $0.99)