One of my all-time favorite cookbooks is Desperation Dinners by Beverly Mills and Alicia Ross. They asked me to write a guest post on their blog, The Kitchen Scoop. Having just thrown my daughter a fun backyard high school graduation party, I wrote up my experiences on that, Summer Entertaining on a Budget.  Go check it out. There are some good-sounding recipes on their web site.

Interesting article here in the San Francisco Chronicle about how to eat healthy on a budget.  More information about using nutrient-rich foods can be found here: Nutrient Rich Foods Coalition. There are some good sounding recipes here.

The US Dept of Agriculture also has a site with a menu planner. Plus you can enter in your age and a few details about your lifestyle and weight and get a recommended number of servings for various aspects of the food pyramid.

What’s your favorite cheap but healthy menu?

Get Rich Slowly has a great post listing lots of articles and ideas on how to save money on food. Go check it out.

I’m interested in learning more about rice cookers. Anyone have a favorite? Or have you bought one and then thought it a waste of money? If you have one and love it, tell me why!  What brands are good? What features do I look for if I decide to get one?

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North Carolina Sweet Potato Commission is holding a sweet potato recipe contest.  I’ve made sweet potato fries before, but mostly I just bake them and eat them. Don’t think I’ll the contest with that idea though!

Has anyone else noticed the Oscar Mayer “Blogworthy” ads?  I admit to liking the fact that “blogworthy” is a positive attribute. But I can’t quite think about blogging about prefab food.

Of course I’m biased because they have my blog listed, but there are some other great blogs here as well. Go explore these frugal food blogs!