Fabulously Frugal: 07/03/11

Most people like to eat out on sunday mornings. During my marriage, we religiously went to Hobbies, on Montague, San Jose and in Sunnyvale, because it is my ex's favorite thing to do on sunday mornings, and did not skip one weekend, except when traveling. We sat on the same corner table on Montague, and we were served by Lilia all the time. Their pancakes are made with whole wheat flour, that melts in your mouth, they make your eggs in different ways, and they have a delicious coffee cake. It is a very good breakfast restaurant. $40.00 including tips at least gone every sunday morning. In a few months after the marriage, I started liking egg omelette with spinach and forgetting about fish and rice. Yes, I used to eat fish and rice for breakfast. That must sound weird to some but it's a common breakfast food in the Philippines. I eat the most during breakfast and lunch, very little at night.

After the marriage, I could not really throw money towards that luxury anymore, and I started cooking my own weekend breakfast, before taking off to enjoy the weekend. It felt good because not only it is, cheaper, it's healthier too. I can choose which oil to cook it with, the amount of sodium I throw in the dish, the amount of mushrooms and bell peppers. Things like that makes me more satisfied. I refuse to eat at McDonalds, although inexpensive compared to Hobbies, it really does not taste good and disgustingly greasy. Breakfast food ingredients are inexpensive especially if you buy them in bulk, and for someone like me who knows how to cook, I feel that eating out, or buying take-out every day, is not only a waste of money, but a downgrade from the quality of food that I am capable to make. And with the present day's technology, every body who is not lazy to find a recipe can cook.