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Show HN: StartupSupper - Stop eating instant ramen you hungry-hungry-hackers.

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27 pointsniftylettuce18 comments

People, stop treating yourself badly. Eating ramen everyday may seem to be the cheap thing to do, but it's not value for money in the long run.

Here's a site for fellow hackers - Fork the Cookbook (http://forkthecookbook.com). People say it's like github for recipes, but I think it's a pretty site with some great recipes.

Good food does not have to be expensive. Find a recipe you like, and fork it with cheaper ingredients. Let 2013 be your year of healthy eating.

p/s: I signed up anyway, since I love food :P

The issue is not just money, it's time, which includes shopping, preparation, and cleanup in addition to cooking.

I love cooking, but after a long day's work, when you have other stuff you want to do, sometimes it's hard to fit in cooking too; even just "throw some rice and veggies into the rice cooker" (a simple, tasty, cheap, and healthy meal) sometimes seems a huge burden...

A slow cooker is your friend! When I was younger and foolisher, there would be days when I would stay up for 48 hours straight coding. I still always had pulled pork, soup or congee of some sort (three of the simplest things to make with a slow cooker) to keep me going.

Now, I've just learned to take my time with things. No longer do I let things rush me.

As usual with these kinds of lists, I'm a bit weary to sign up without seeing a sample newsletter (or, in this case, recipe).

I would love to contribute to this, both being a veteran of cash-strapped startup life and someone who enjoys cooking. Do you provide a way for people to do so?

yes we plan to, toss me an email niftylettuce@gmail.com, we'd love contributions from startup founders.

What I ALWAYS miss at these site: Metric units.

Imperial/US/Australian/dunno is just PITA.

the tribe has spoken

I second this, you need metric!

I think this can target normal college students too. Not just startup hackers :)

Will this include a decent amount of vegetarian recipes?

yes, absolutely.

Startups absolutely need this. I speak from experience. We need recipes that hackers can relate to!

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