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Growing My Own Food...In My Apartment

Posted 13 weeks 4 days ago by Thursday Bram

Food and Drink

I'm planning out a garden for this spring. I don't have any access to a yard to plant my garden in, but I have a balcony on my apartment that gets plenty of sun. This is my first adventure in gardening, assuming you don’t count my stealing radishes from my grandmother’s garden as a child. Not only have I been reading up on container gardening, but on gardening in general. I’m also trying to be as frugal about the process as possible — repurposing containers and the like. I’ll be updating regularly as my garden progresses.

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Beat the heat with cool summer meals

Posted 46 weeks 6 days ago by Andrea Dickson

Food and Drink

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Some summer evenings are simple too hot to contemplate firing up the stove or using the oven. Some nights, even standing in front of the grill flipping burgers sounds like a bit too much warmth for comfort. For those nights, here are some of my favorite no-cook soups that satisfy without the sweat. These recipes serve 4, so double if feeding a larger group.

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Baby Carrots - The Frugal Idea That Isn't

Posted 1 year 4 days ago by Andrea Dickson

Frugal Living, Food and Drink

Think baby carrots are a convenient, cheap snack food? Well, you're right. But there's something a bit deceptive about baby carrots - for one, they're not babies. For another, they don't taste like carrots.

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Why is it so expensive to be healthy?

Posted 1 year ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Food and Drink, Health and Beauty

Why are poor people in America so fat? Would you believe that farm subsidies have something to do with it?

Walmart is where lower income consumers come to shop. Why? Because you get the most bang for your buck. Walmart is also notorious for having the fattest customers. Why? It comes back to value - it turns out that unhealthiest food also gives you the most caloric bang for your buck.

Don't pretend you don't know what I'm talking about

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