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A hearty home-cooked meal every month
A hearty home-cooked meal every month
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Book Introduction
Living habits that will reduce your monthly food expenses by 50%
A newlywed's monthly hearty and frugal home-cooked meal


'What should I eat today?' Even though countless years have passed, the question that worries housewives remains the same.
The menu to put on the table today and the living expenses that are insufficient this month.
Even if you live frugally every month, you're never short of living expenses, and even if you take the time to shop, you'll run out of food to cook in a few days.
The issue of 'family finances on the dinner table', which mothers' generation also always worried about and struggled with, is an important concern that young housewives today find difficult to solve.

The most fundamental problem that can solve this problem lies in 'grocery shopping skills' and 'delicious recipes'.
By mastering your grocery shopping skills and stocking your fridge with only the most nutritious ingredients that allow you to eat a variety of meals on a budget, you'll reduce the amount of "waste" food that's always left in your fridge, leaving you feeling uneasy.
Also, if you learn a delicious recipe, you will be able to make two or three delicious dishes with one ingredient, enriching your table.
In other words, you can save a lot on food costs, save on living expenses, and put more delicious and nutritious dishes on the table.


This book is a compilation of popular recipes from the author, an expert in the field, so that you can learn shopping skills, delicious recipes, and even 'housekeeping skills', as well as monthly menu planning and shopping know-how, and easy kitchen cleaning tips.
We organize menus based on different situations such as the season, weather, and events each month, and introduce grocery shopping strategies to save on food costs.
In addition, the book is generously filled with the author's signature recipes, including economical side dishes that can be made for 10,000 won, side dishes that can be cooked without fire or stored for a long time, one-dish dishes that can be eaten economically without side dishes, and themed recipes that reduce monthly living expenses, so that everyone from novice housewives to veteran homemakers can read and use them.
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index
004 Author's Note
010 Six Household Habits That Will Cut Your Monthly Food Costs by 50%
016 The first step to saving on food costs: smart budgeting, diet, and even shopping
019 Basic Ingredient Measurements
020 Basic Ingredients & How to Store Them for a Long Time
021 Basic seasonings that are good to have and their differences
025 Four tips for organizing a neat refrigerator
220 〈Satisfactory Living Tips〉Daiso Kitchen Items I Tried and Loved
222 〈Satisfactory Living Tips〉How to Maintain a Comfortable Kitchen in Summer
224 〈Satisfactory Living Tips〉Fall Cleaning Tips
226 〈Satisfactory Living Tips〉Recycling Ideas for Zero Waste

January: Celebrate the New Year with a Budget of 20,000 Won

030 Oyster Mushroom Rice Bowl
032 Mussel Rice
034 Mussel Soup
036 Beef and Egg Rice Cake Soup
038 One Pan Neapolitan Pasta
040 〈Eat the Refrigerator〉So-tteok-so-tteok

February: Our Family's Healthy Meals, Full of Nutrients

044 Mapo Tofu Rice Bowl
046 Mushroom and Spinach Rice in a Pot
048 Beef and Vegetable Rice Balls
050 Kimchi Cheonggukjang Jjigae
052 Burdock Bulgogi
054 〈Eat Your Refrigerator〉Cheonggukjang Pork Fried Rice

March: A refreshing home-cooked meal that whets your appetite on a spring day

058 Cold Clam Rice in a Pot
060 Stonecrop and Clam Bibimbap
062 Seafood and Chive Pancake
064 Tri-color beef bowl
066 Sedum and Golbaengi Salad
068 〈Eat the Refrigerator〉 Chive and Egg Sauce

April: Homemade Recipes That Taste Even Better When Eaten Now

072 Wild chive mushroom rice pot
074 Dalae Ganjang Bimguksu
076 Zucchini Pork Rice Bowl
078 Stir-fried octopus
080 Squid and Garlic Pasta
082 "Eat Your Refrigerator" Zucchini Triangle Rice Balls

May: Homemade Recipes the Whole Family Can Enjoy

086 Shrimp Curry Rice
088 Shrimp Chili Rice Bowl
090 Beef Stir-fry
092 Chop Steak
094 Spaceship Kimchi Fried Rice
096 〈Eat Your Refrigerator〉Beef and Vegetable Fried Rice

June: Sweet and Sour Homemade Recipes to Whip Up Your Appetite

100 Beef Tomato Rice
102 Tomato and Egg Fried Rice
104 Cucumber and Seaweed Cold Soup
106 Tuna Cabbage Rice Bowl
108 Cabbage Bibim Guksu
110 〈Eat Your Refrigerator〉Cucumber Salad

July: Homemade July Meals to Beat the Heat

114 Soymilk Bean Noodles
116 Smoked Duck Ssammu Roll
118 Chive Samgyetang
120 Mushroom Abalone Rice Pot
122 Duck stew
124 〈Eat the Refrigerator〉Chicken and Vegetable Porridge

August: One-Bowl Recipes Without Side Dishes

128 Chicken Curry Rice
130 Spicy Eggplant Rice Bowl
132 Spicy Fish Cake Kimbap
134 Perilla Leaf Chicken Ribs Rice Bowl
136 Tuna and Cucumber Bibimbap
138 〈Eat the Refrigerator〉Eggplant Tempura

September: Autumn Seasonal Relief Crops Dishes

142 Pork and Potato Jjagal
144 Braised pork ribs with lotus root
146 Pumpkin Nutrition Rice
148 Night Sweets
150 Sweet Potato Hotteok
152 〈Eat the Refrigerator〉Wedge Potatoes

October: A Seasonal Table Filled with Hearty Meals

156 Stir-fried Radish Salad
158 Spicy Dumpling Stew
160 Squid and Bean Sprout Soup
162 Spicy Japchae Rice Bowl
164 Bean Sprout Bibimbap
166 "Eat Your Refrigerator" Cucumber Pickle

November: Winter Cuisine Filled with the Flavor of the Sea

170 Oyster and Radish Rice in a Pot
172 Stir-fried Squid
174 Seasoned Cockle Bibimbap
176 Seafood Kalguksu
178 Stir-fried Seafood Udon
180 〈Eat Your Refrigerator〉Seafood Cabbage Pancake

December: Homemade Recipes to Celebrate the End of the Year

184 Garlic Chicken Wings
186 Pork Neck Steak
188 Grilled Scallop Cheese
190 Fusilli Tomato Pasta
192 Gambas
194 〈Eat the Refrigerator〉Corn Butter Grilled

A monthly side dish that never fails

198 Bean Sprout Salad
199 Stir-fried fish cake with soy sauce
200 Stir-fried Oyster Mushrooms
201 Stir-fried Potato Shreds
202 Cold Bean Sprout Salad
203 Squid and Vinegar Salad
204 Braised pork belly with chili peppers and soy sauce
205 Cold soybean paste salad
206 Stir-fried seaweed stems
207 Perilla Powder Cucumber Salad
208 Radish Salad
209 Spicy soybean paste salad
210 Perilla Leaf Kimchi
211 Pickled Lettuce
212 Kimchi
213 Stir-fried Jinmi Vegetables
214 Stir-fried Myeongyeopchae
215 Stir-fried anchovies and chili peppers
216 Pickled Onions
217 Pizza Bread
218 Ketchup Tteokbokki

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Into the book
These days, after shopping, the first thing I do is check the receipt.
It seems like there isn't much in the cart, but the payment amount quickly exceeds 30,000 won.
Even on days when I go to a large mart, 100,000 won goes by in an instant.
“How many meals can I eat with this?”
There are many times when I feel uneasy even after seeing the market.
I didn't buy more than usual
Because expenses keep increasing.
The reason I started living and keeping a household account book was because I wondered, "Why on earth are my living expenses so tight every month?"
After looking closely, I noticed that there were more fixed expenses than I thought and that the monthly food expenses fluctuated.
I clearly shopped carefully, but the fridge was filled with leftover ingredients.
In the end, it was thrown away without being properly utilized.
That's when I realized.
Just by reducing the amount of materials thrown away, we can significantly reduce our living expenses.
So, I experimented with ways to eat well within my budget by buying less, throwing away less, and more.
At first, I was at a loss as to what to do with the leftover ingredients,
Little by little, my own standards began to emerge.
As small tips accumulate, you'll find yourself worrying less when shopping or opening the fridge.
It has become more practical to move.
--- From the text

Publisher's Review
〈Monthly Hearty Home Cooking〉 has these features!
A trending recipe from 'Salimnara's Frugal Princess' with over 15 million cumulative views.


It contains all the recipes that became a hot topic after being introduced on the YouTube channel 'Salimnara Frugal Princess' with 150,000 subscribers, as well as the author's own 'secret' recipes that have not been revealed before.
We're introducing 93 recipes that will enrich your dining table, including proven, popular recipes that have been loved by many with over 15 million cumulative views, as well as the author's previously unpublished recipes that have never been published before.


Monthly shopping strategies and themed recipes

From January to December, we've compiled a monthly collection of delicious themed recipes that will help you eat more frugally and enjoy more, taking advantage of each month's characteristics, circumstances, and weather, as well as a frugal shopping strategy that will cut your food expenses in half.
January is the month to do holiday shopping together, March is the month to whet your appetite with spring vegetables, May is the month to gather the whole family, July is the month to fight the summer heat, and October is the month to prevent seasonal diseases. We have filled it with recipes and know-how to make it a 'realistic recipe and shopping' that suits the season and reality each month.
Rather than reading in order from January, we've organized it so that you can start with the pages you need right now and enrich your table today.


Make many delicious dishes with one ingredient!

We've included tips for making multiple dishes using just one ingredient, so you can save money on food, which accounts for the largest portion of your living expenses.
We've put together a twelve-month, economical and fulfilling theme that allows you to reuse ingredients you've already bought in a variety of ways, so you can naturally move on to the next dish without leaving any leftover ingredients in the fridge to be wasted.
This is a tip for today's newlyweds who want to save money on food while still keeping their table stylish and trendy.


Household habits that reduce monthly food costs by 50%

From ingredients that become better and cheaper every month to frozen storage methods and preserved side dishes that can be made once and enjoyed for a long time, the author has packed it with his own living strategies and skills to help you live more efficiently and worry less every time you open the refrigerator.
We'll introduce you to smart living habits that can cut your food costs by 50%, as well as specific tips for budgeting, planning meals, and shopping.
In addition, it is filled with various household know-hows, such as refrigerator organization know-how, Daiso kitchen items, fall cleaning know-how, how to maintain a comfortable kitchen in the summer, and zero-waste recycling methods, that will be beneficial and make life more enjoyable, and at the same time, make household budgeting more fun and your wallet thicker.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: May 22, 2025
- Page count, weight, size: 228 pages | 188*240*20mm
- ISBN13: 9791191994391
- ISBN10: 1191994392

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