Stretch Your Food Dollar: Pork Ain’t Just in Washington
OK, so that was a cheap shot at the members of Congress who are spinning their wills on the health care reform debate. I don’t know why we can bail out the banks and the auto executives, but we can’t...
View ArticleStretch Your Food Dollar: Winter Squash
Fall is officially here, and not just because it’s the end of September and the calendar says so. I know it’s Fall because winter squash is starting to show up at the grocery store. Winter squash is a...
View ArticleStretch Your Food Dollar: Grown Up Fudge
If you’re in a rush to get some last minute gifts together, either for a friend or a coworker, or you just want to get down with your bad self in the kitchen, fudge is an awesome holiday present....
View ArticleStretch Your Food Dollar: Regroup and Recommit
As the New Year approaches, many of us are reevaluating our budgets, looking at our goals from the past year, and setting resolutions for the year to come. Maybe you stuck to all of your goals, and...
View ArticleStretch Your Food Dollar: Searching for Culinary Inspiration
Do you ever feel like you’re uninspired in the kitchen? I’ve written about getting into a food rut before, but this is a constant challenge that all home cooks face from time to time. Food ruts can be...
View ArticleStretch Your Food Dollar: Lunchtime Extravaganza
Clint mentioned last week that he’s been bringing his lunch to work in order to stretch his food dollar. He’s a smart cookie. If you figure that the average lunch costs around $10, you could be saving...
View ArticleStretch Your Food Dollar: Pumpkin Party
Fall weather is finally here, and you know that Halloween is right around the corner when you start seeing pumpkin stands on every corner. My partner and I have fun each year searching for the perfect...
View ArticleStretch Your Food Dollar: More Lunchtime Recipes
Packing your lunch is such a great way to stretch your food dollar. If you figure that the average lunch out will cost around $10, you can save $50 a week by brown bagging it on a a daily basis. The...
View ArticleStretch Your Food Dollar: Trim Back on Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and many of us are looking for ways to keep our food expenditures down on a holiday built around gluttony. In fact, a new poll from First Command Financial...
View ArticleTaking Couponing to the Extreme
There is a new TV show on TLC called “Extreme Couponing.” The people featured in this show have taken coupon clipping to the extreme. They spend several hours a week collecting coupons and preparing...
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