Be creative, Work with what you got!

One of the beauties of frugal living is that you get to enjoy how creative you can be by using only what you have at your disposition. You don't go running to the grocery stores or supermarkets for every single ingredient you don't have to make a meal.

By going to the store everytime you need an ingredient or an item,  you can easily raise your expenses from wanting to get a product of $5.00 to finding yourself leaving the store with a bill of  $50.00. I avoid doing that.  

The best way to be frugal  in the kitchen is by checking your pantry, your fridge, work with what you have and "start your magic". You might be amazed by the results. You never know, you might create something new that works for you and you can share with others.

A few days ago, It was time for food shopping and
I wanted to make some type of a green salad to go along with my rice, but I had small amounts of different vegetables in the fridge, so I used all the small amounts here and there and mix it all up.
Out of that, I made this:

This colorful legumes* was served with white rice.

The mix included kale, spinach, red cabbage, tomato, garlic, onion, salt & pepper, and tomato sauce.

*Legumes in my culture is known as a mix of vegetables in gravy, and might include meat.
The dictionary definition of legumes are known to be foods such as beans, lentils, and peanuts.