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Book Review: On a Dollar a Day

Posted March 12, 2010 - 06:00 by Xin Lu

Food and Drink

On a Dollar a Day

Could you survive on one dollar worth of food per day? Vegan high school teachers Kerri Leonard and Christopher Greenslate endured an one month experiment where each of them consumed one dollar of food per day. In On a Dollar a Day: One Couple's Unlikely Adventures in Eating in America, they described their experience and an array of social issues relating to the cost of food.

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Frugal Gluten-Free Living: Flour Tortillas that Taste Great!

Posted March 11, 2010 - 06:00 by Sonja Stewart

Health and Beauty, Food and Drink

foldable, yummy flour tortilla

The best way to eat a burrito is with a flour tortilla. When you're living gluten-free, that can be discouraging. This recipe for homemade gluten-free flour tortillas will have you tasting the goodness again.

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The Cheap Lazy Foodie: 3 Frugal Dishes Without Compromise

Posted January 14, 2010 - 08:00 by Christina Willis

Food and Drink

You are a cheap, lazy, foodie and you don't want to compromise. Period. I understand. And I'm with you. In fact, I am here to help. I shall be your guide, your fairy foodie godmother, and I will walk you through three easily prepared delicious meals, designed to keep your tummy and wallet happy (no compromises involved).

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Start a Cooking Club: Cook Up Some Frugal Fun

Posted November 9, 2009 - 07:00 by Tisha Tolar

Food and Drink

Slaving away in the kitchen may not be such a chore once you start your own cooking club.

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5 Quick Fixes to Salvage a Good Meal

Posted November 6, 2009 - 07:00 by Tisha Tolar

Food and Drink

We all can make mistakes in the kitchen. Instead of throwing out what we think we have ruined, there are some handy tips that are so easy to do and can save an entire meal from the trash can.

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5 Ways to Live Better Without Spending More

Posted October 1, 2009 - 05:00 by Philip Brewer

Personal Finance, Frugal Living

Piggy bank plans to go traveling

The most simple-minded measure of your standard of living is how much money you spend: spending more equals living better. Reality is more complex. There are a lot of ways to live better without spending more.

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Teach yourself to cook

Posted June 17, 2009 - 09:48 by Philip Brewer

Food and Drink

Piggy bank admires sesame beef

Everyone knows that cooking is cheaper and healthier than eating out. It's also better (i.e. more to your taste) than eating out, and easier than eating out (no driving, parking, standing in line, making reservations, waiting to be seated, dealing with hostesses, waiters, and busboys). Besides all that, I'm going to argue below that--even with shopping and cleaning up--it can also be quicker than eating out.

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Tasty Treats to Make With Mulberries

Posted June 16, 2009 - 11:19 by Linsey Knerl

Frugal Living, Food and Drink

It’s one of my favorite times of year. The volunteer mulberry trees in my yard have begun popping with mulberries, and the kids have come inside from a morning out in the yard with purple mouths and sticky hands. Here are my favorite ways to put these unique berries to good use.

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Seven Simple Solutions for the Lazy Gourmet

Posted April 18, 2009 - 12:37 by Myscha Theriault

General Tips, Lifestyle, Food and Drink

Love to cook? Looking to take your gourmet kitchen to the next level affordably? Here are six simple solutions for lazy gourmet cooks.

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Hit Up Your Grandma's Cookbooks for Frugal Cooking Ideas

Posted March 18, 2009 - 10:35 by Tisha Tolar

Frugal Living

There are many families that share generational cooking traditions as a long standing family tradition. Since there are many families that are also feeling the pinch of the recession while still working hard to keep food on the table, now may be the perfect time to go back and look at grandma's recipes.

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