For professional reasons, I am spending a few months away from my family. For the home economy, this implies some additional expenses that require you to be very careful with the budget.

This has forced me to pay much more attention when making a purchase. When you have a family, there is always something to do with leftovers, and foods that come in large quantities end up meaning some savings in the end.

But when it comes to just one person, each decision must be carefully considered. What do I do with a tray of six chicken thighs? What preparations do I make with cabbage so I don’t get bored and use it before it goes bad?

Every trip to the supermarket means spending many minutes on these reflections. It is not wasted time, because I am learning a lot about family economics, using food and deciphering the always confusing “offers”.

These are lessons that I will leave here to help you make better decisions with your purchase. Meanwhile, I leave you the menu, which includes, as always, two portions of fish, three of legumes, many fruits and vegetables and the

Preparations with sofrito

(find the recipes for each preparation below)

Fire preparations

Baked preparations

Cold preparations