Keep it simple.

Butternut Squash & Pork
Raw materials:
-1 pork chop, sliced into long strips: marinate w/ heaping 1/4 tsp of cornstarch, soy sauce to taste, ground pepper, a dash of garam masala. stir and set aside
-thinly slice 1/2 of a butternut squash
-stalk of scallion minced, 3 cloves garlic minced, chop generous handful of cilantro
-balsamic vinegar
-coarse gray sea salt (sounds expensive but it's cheap from trader joe's)

Stir-frying is easy:
Heat olive oil, add half the garlic, let fry til lightly golden, add pork, stir occasionally as it fries til slighly golden brown. Set aside.

Add more oil to pan, remaining garlic. Then add butternut squash. Stir occasionally til squash is slightly translucent. Add scallions, cilantro, a generous splash (or two) of balsamic vinegar, 1/8 tsp of coarse sea salt. Stir to combine all flavors. Add pork and combine, allow to reheat for a bit and then you're done.

Side note:
In awe of foodbloggers (I don't consider myself one..I don't approach this blogging business with enough--or any--focus) who constantly challenge themselves with new and often complicated recipes. Or expensive, unusual ingredients. The miserly side of me is content to just go on buying cheap russet potatoes, bags of yellow onions, and other extremely basic ingredients. That's the nice thing about cooking. With the proper technique, seasoning, and imagination, you can transform humble ingredients into something beautiful and interesting. Something I strive to do on an extremely low-key scale. I do think that trying out 1 new and/or challenging recipe per week is economically feasible, though. Still combing through recipes.