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20 Tasty 5-Ingredient Recipes

When you're hungry, save time and money with these five-ingredient recipes that use items that you may already have on hand.

Thursday Night Soup: Delicious Soup From Leftovers

If you want to stretch your pantry and your budget while reducing food waste in your kitchen, discover the delicious experiment that is Thursday Night Soup.

25 Winning Ways to Enjoy Winter Squash

This cold-weather staple is good for more than soup and pie. Discover 25 great ways to enjoy this frugal vegetable, from coffee cake to ravioli filling.

25 Perfect Ways to Prepare Frozen Peas

Oh-so-convenient, frozen peas provide an inexpensive and quick way to add veggies to your meals. Discover great ways to use them with these 25 recipes.

20 Tasty Garam Masala Recipes

The South Asian spice mix garam masala adds big flavor to all kinds of foods (even sweets!) for very little cost. Discover some great ways to use it.

20 Tasty Ways to Enjoy Frozen Mixed Vegetables

No matter what cuisine you desire, mixed frozen veggies provide a great base for quick, cheap, and healthy meals.

21 Tasty and Cost-Effective Breakfast for Dinner Ideas

If you want cheap, affordable, and delicious dinner recipes that are fun to eat, there's one great place to look for inspiration — breakfast.

25 Tasty Ways to Enjoy Beans and Rice

Beans and rice are cheap, but they're definitely not boring! Check out these 25 great ways to enjoy these frugal staples.

Cheap Ways to Add Big Flavor to Your Food

Make palate-pleasing dishes while minding your wallet with these suggestions for adding big flavor to your meals.

14 (Mostly) Frugal Valentine’s Day Recipes

Give your special someone the royal treatment the cheap way with this list of delicious and frugal Valentine's Day recipes.

25+ Delicious, Healthy, and Cheap Bean Recipes

Ultra-frugal and filled with protein and fiber, beans are a great way to eat well on the cheap. And if you prepare them right, they're darn tasty, too.

6 Cheap Cruciferous Vegetables for Health-Conscious Cooks

Packed with nutrition and oh-so-inexpensive, cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, kale, and cabbage can create some seriously delicious meals.

Feelin’ Flakey: 7 Delicious Corn Flake Ideas

There's a lot more to do with corn flakes than just toss 'em in a bowl with some milk. Discover surprising uses for this cheap ingredient.

Your Guide to Frugal Reality TV

From over-the-top couponers and giant families to regular folks just trying to get by on a budget, your TV listings are full of shows about the frugal life.

Great Vegan Grill Recipes

Vegans don't have to skip the grill to enjoy great summer food. Rather, there's plenty of grilled vegan fare that will please the meatless and meat-eating alike.

25 Frugal Food Changes You Can Make Today

Don’t let rising food costs break your budget! Here are 25 frugal (and tasty!) changes that will keep your finances in line and your stomach full.

12 Cheap Pineapple Recipes

Pineapples provide material for multiple meals from a single piece of produce. Here are several pineapple recipes to get you through the week, all for a purchase that will sink

Lentil Love: How to Sex Up a Simple Staple and Save

Let's face it. Lentils aren't usually a food that folks write love songs about, at least in this country. But for price and nutrition, they're pretty tough to beat. Bonus? They don

Cool Ideas for Canned Salmon

While it’s costing a tad more than it used to, it’s still trumping tuna for price where I shop. I’m talking about canned salmon. It’s still within the realm of affordable, can be s

5 Spices, 50 Dishes: A Book Review

Love Indian food? Not finding the mile-long ingredient lists particularly frugal? Ruta Kahate’s book, featuring dishes made only from five readily available spices, could be just w