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7 Quick Meals When You are a Bachelor

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Breakfast
Bhakri
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Omelette

Poha

Simple Veggie Sandwich
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Main Dishes
Student Biryani
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Baked Chilli & Turmeric Potatoes
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Egg Curry

How to make tasty Brownies

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Ingredients (for 24 brownies)

2 ½ sticks unsalted butter, plus more, softened, for greasing
8 oz (225 g) good-quality semisweet chocolate, or bittersweet chocolate, 60-70% cacao, roughly chopped
¾ cup (90 g) unsweetened dutch process cocoa powder, divided
1 tablespoon espresso powder
2 cups (400 g) granulated sugar
½ cup (110 g) dark brown sugar, packed
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 teaspoons kosher salt
6 large eggs
1 cup (125 g) all-purpose flour
flaky sea salt, for sprinkling

Preparation

Grease a 9x13-inch (23x33-cm) dark metal pan with softened butter, then line with parchment paper, leaving overhang on all sides. Grease the parchment with softened butter.
Combine the chopped chocolate, ¼ cup (30 g) of cocoa powder, and espresso powder in a heatproof liquid measuring cup or medium bowl and set aside.
Add the butter to a small saucepan over medium heat and cook until the butter just comes to a vigorous simmer, about 5 minutes, swirling the pan occasionally. Immediately pour the hot butter over the chocolate mixture and let sit for 2 minutes. Whisk until the chocolate is completely smooth and melted, then set aside.
Combine the granulated sugar, brown sugar, vanilla extract, salt, and eggs in a large bowl. Beat with an electric hand mixer on high speed until light and fluffy, about 10 minutes. It will be similar to the texture of very thick pancake batter.
With the mixer on, pour in the slightly cooled chocolate and butter mixture and blend until smooth.
Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350°F (180°C).
Sift in the flour and remaining cocoa powder and use a rubber spatula to gently fold until just combined.
Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and smooth the top with a spatula. Bake until lightly puffed on top, about 20 minutes.
Remove the baking pan from the oven using oven mitts or kitchen towels, then lightly drop the pan on a flat surface 1-2 times until the brownies deflate slightly. Sprinkle with flaky sea salt.
Return the pan to the oven and bake until a wooden skewer inserted into the center of the brownies comes out fudgy but the edges look cooked through, about 20 minutes more. The center of the brownies will seem under-baked, but the brownies will continue to set as they cool.
Set the brownies on a cooling rack and cool completely in the pan.
Use the parchment paper to lift the cooled brownies out of the pan. Cut into 24 bars and serve immediately.
Enjoy!

How to eat organic on Low Budget

Food, Low Budget, Organic Eating

Go Big Time

Shop the bulk aisles for organic beans and grains to save some cash. You can also buddy up with a group of friends or office mates to join a CSA—a Community Supported Agriculture program. When you join you’ll receive a box of produce from a farmer’s harvest every 1-2 weeks during the season. Find your nearest CSA at Local Harvest. This way you could get a bigger bang for your buck, and you’ll probably get to try some veggies you wouldn’t normally choose when browsing the store aisles.

Put it on Ice

You can use coupons to snag more deals in your grocery store’s frozen section. Plus, frozen fruits and veggies are usually frozen at the peak of freshness, so they retain their health benefits. Bonus: you might also be able to get organic fruits and berries (think delicious smoothies) that are out of season at a steal.

Learn the Dirty Dozen and the Clean 15

The Environmental Working Group puts out a list of the Dirty Dozen—the fruits and veggies with the most pesticides, and the Clean 15—the ones that have the least pesticides. If you can’t afford to buy everything organic, start with the Dirty Dozen and don’t sweat the Clean 15.

Go Meatless on Mondays

By cutting back on meat and amping up your veggie intake, you can do wonders for your health. Plus, you could save on your weekly grocery bill. And when you do buy meat, look for grass-fed, hormone-free options when possible.

Grow Your Own

It may seem crazy, but even if you live in a tiny apartment, you can still grow something small, like herbs, in a windowsill. In fact, any small plot of earth that gets moderate sunshine could be used to grow some veggies—tomatoes, carrots and lettuce are among the easiest for beginners.