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Menu Planning Backwards and Forwards

Posted October 1, 2009 - 06:00 by Anne Louise Bannon

Shopping, Food and Drink, Budgeting

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We all know it saves time and money to plan a weekly dinner menu. You're also more likely to eat a healthy diet and less likely to cop out and pick up a Big Mac, because you know you're going to pull together a nice chicken Caesar salad when you get home from work.

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Nonfat dry milk--no longer a frugal alternative

Posted November 5, 2007 - 13:07 by Philip Brewer

Food and Drink

Graph of nonfat dry milk prices with 100% jump in past year

For more than thirty years, nonfat dry milk was a frugal staple. For things like baking and making yogurt, it was as good as fresh milk. Not many people wanted to drink the stuff, but a whole generation of frugal folks knew you could use it as an extender--make up a quart of nonfat dry milk and mix it with a gallon of fresh milk. Since late summer last year, though, nonfat dry milk has been priced like a gourmet specialty item. What happened?

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10 Things to Do With Chicken Leg Quarters

Posted July 18, 2007 - 11:29 by Myscha Theriault

Food and Drink

These little bargain beauties routinely come in 10-pound bags for a fabulous price. Here are ten things you can do with them to help stretch your family's grocery budget.

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