Chronicles of a Curious Cook » Misc http://www.cheapcooking.com/blog Easy and cheap family recipes. Learn how to cook on a budget. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:19:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Guest Post over on Kitchen Scoop http://www.cheapcooking.com/blog/2009/07/guest-post-over-on-kitchen-scoop.html http://www.cheapcooking.com/blog/2009/07/guest-post-over-on-kitchen-scoop.html#comments Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:36:37 +0000 admin http://www.cheapcooking.com/blog/?p=1328 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.

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]]> http://www.cheapcooking.com/blog/2009/07/guest-post-over-on-kitchen-scoop.html/feed 0 Can you eat cheap and healthy? http://www.cheapcooking.com/blog/2009/07/can-you-eat-cheap-and-healthy.html http://www.cheapcooking.com/blog/2009/07/can-you-eat-cheap-and-healthy.html#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:23:27 +0000 admin http://www.cheapcooking.com/blog/?p=1313 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?

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]]> http://www.cheapcooking.com/blog/2009/07/can-you-eat-cheap-and-healthy.html/feed 0 Great tips on Saving Money on Food http://www.cheapcooking.com/blog/2009/05/great-tips-on-saving-money-on-food.html http://www.cheapcooking.com/blog/2009/05/great-tips-on-saving-money-on-food.html#comments Sun, 24 May 2009 22:58:50 +0000 admin http://www.cheapcooking.com/blog/?p=1270 Get Rich Slowly has a great post listing lots of articles and ideas on how to save money on food. Go check it out.

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]]> http://www.cheapcooking.com/blog/2009/05/great-tips-on-saving-money-on-food.html/feed 0 Rice Cookers http://www.cheapcooking.com/blog/2009/03/rice-cookers.html http://www.cheapcooking.com/blog/2009/03/rice-cookers.html#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:39:20 +0000 admin http://www.cheapcooking.com/blog/?p=1235 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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]]> http://www.cheapcooking.com/blog/2009/03/rice-cookers.html/feed 3 CheapCooking on Twitter http://www.cheapcooking.com/blog/2009/03/cheapcooking-on-twitter.html http://www.cheapcooking.com/blog/2009/03/cheapcooking-on-twitter.html#comments Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:43:40 +0000 admin http://www.cheapcooking.com/blog/2009/03/cheapcooking-on-twitter.html Playing with something new… We’ll see how it works. If you’re on Twitter, follow me:
https://twitter.com/cheapcooking

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]]> http://www.cheapcooking.com/blog/2009/03/yahoo-group.html/feed 0 Sweet Potato Recipe Contest http://www.cheapcooking.com/blog/2009/03/sweet-potato-recipe-contest.html http://www.cheapcooking.com/blog/2009/03/sweet-potato-recipe-contest.html#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:34:18 +0000 admin http://www.cheapcooking.com/blog/2009/03/sweet-potato-recipe-contest.html 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!

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]]> http://www.cheapcooking.com/blog/2009/03/sweet-potato-recipe-contest.html/feed 0 Blogworthy http://www.cheapcooking.com/blog/2009/03/blogworthy.html http://www.cheapcooking.com/blog/2009/03/blogworthy.html#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2009 06:32:39 +0000 admin http://www.cheapcooking.com/blog/?p=1178 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.

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]]> http://www.cheapcooking.com/blog/2009/03/blogworthy.html/feed 0 100 Food Blogs and Sites for Frugal Cooking http://www.cheapcooking.com/blog/2009/03/100-food-blogs-and-sites-for-frugal-cooking.html http://www.cheapcooking.com/blog/2009/03/100-food-blogs-and-sites-for-frugal-cooking.html#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:56:05 +0000 admin http://www.cheapcooking.com/blog/?p=1173 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!

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