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Re:Show HN: StartupSupper - Stop eating instant ramen you hu... by chewxy on Sunday January 20, 2013 @06:58PM (#5088860)
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

Re:Show HN: StartupSupper - Stop eating instant ramen you hu... by snogglethorpe on Sunday January 20, 2013 @07:08PM (#5088907)
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...

Re:Show HN: StartupSupper - Stop eating instant ramen you hu... by chewxy on Sunday January 20, 2013 @07:13PM (#5088928)
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.

Re:Show HN: StartupSupper - Stop eating instant ramen you hu... by avolcano on Sunday January 20, 2013 @06:47PM (#5088819)
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).
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Re:Show HN: StartupSupper - Stop eating instant ramen you hu... by jc4p on Sunday January 20, 2013 @06:55PM (#5088850)
Doesn't really help... can you post the first e-mail or have you not made anything yet?
Re:Show HN: StartupSupper - Stop eating instant ramen you hu... by niftylettuce on Sunday January 20, 2013 @06:57PM (#5088856)
we've got content ready, just making sure we knew we'd have people to send it to (instead of just a few groups of startups).
Re:Show HN: StartupSupper - Stop eating instant ramen you hu... by AlexMuir on Sunday January 20, 2013 @07:01PM (#5088878)
Well why don't you make some content available and then people will see what they're signing up for. If you've already got it then this is zero effort for a higher conversion.

FWIW I've flagged this because at the moment you're 'showing' HN nothing but a Mailchimp form. This is a sub-MVP.

Re:Show HN: StartupSupper - Stop eating instant ramen you hu... by niftylettuce on Sunday January 20, 2013 @07:09PM (#5088912)
it'll be a nice resource for hackers! will post content soon, need to polish some
Re:Show HN: StartupSupper - Stop eating instant ramen you hu... by AlexMuir on Sunday January 20, 2013 @07:23PM (#5088992)
From your point of view it's a success - there's clearly interest. Put some content on the site, resubmit it. The audience is clearly there. Email me when you do and I'll be the first to upvote it.
Re:Show HN: StartupSupper - Stop eating instant ramen you hu... by benwerd on Sunday January 20, 2013 @06:45PM (#5088808)
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?
Re:Show HN: StartupSupper - Stop eating instant ramen you hu... by niftylettuce on Sunday January 20, 2013 @06:47PM (#5088817)
yes we plan to, toss me an email [email protected], we'd love contributions from startup founders.
Re:Show HN: StartupSupper - Stop eating instant ramen you hu... by the-kenny on Sunday January 20, 2013 @07:06PM (#5088901)
What I ALWAYS miss at these site: Metric units.

Imperial/US/Australian/dunno is just PITA.

Re:Show HN: StartupSupper - Stop eating instant ramen you hu... by rex_gsd on Sunday January 20, 2013 @11:16PM (#5089829)
I second this, you need metric!
Re:Show HN: StartupSupper - Stop eating instant ramen you hu... by niftylettuce on Sunday January 20, 2013 @07:38PM (#5089056)
the tribe has spoken
Re:Show HN: StartupSupper - Stop eating instant ramen you hu... by pohungc on Sunday January 20, 2013 @06:54PM (#5088843)
I think this can target normal college students too. Not just startup hackers :)
Re:Show HN: StartupSupper - Stop eating instant ramen you hu... by whichdan on Sunday January 20, 2013 @06:44PM (#5088803)
Will this include a decent amount of vegetarian recipes?
Re:Show HN: StartupSupper - Stop eating instant ramen you hu... by niftylettuce on Sunday January 20, 2013 @06:47PM (#5088812)
yes, absolutely.
Re:Show HN: StartupSupper - Stop eating instant ramen you hu... by teng on Sunday January 20, 2013 @06:58PM (#5088859)
Startups absolutely need this. I speak from experience. We need recipes that hackers can relate to!