Though I like to make big dinners for my family once in a while, the majority of the time I’d rather not spend more than I have to, and this is even more true when times are lean!

I really like this blog I stumbled across a while ago called $5 Dinners. Each week Erin posts a menu plan and then throughout the week she provides the recipes. Though this isn’t ideal for those of us who shop for dinner ingredients a week or two ahead of time, it works if you use the ideas a week or so behind.
The writing …read more

With the economy the way it is, many people are having to trim their budgets where they can. More often than not it’s usually the grocery list that suffers since it’s a common misconception that healthier food is too expensive
However, Divine Caroline has written out a list of the top 20 healthy foods under $1. It includes some you’d expect like apples, beans and bananas, but also foods like eggs, oats, and coffee:
“The old cup-o-joe has been thrown on the stands for many a corporeal crime—heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis—but exonerated on all counts. In fact, coffee, which is derived …read more