The Tasty Cheapskate

BEST OF THE TASTY CHEAPSKATE In honor of Labor Day, I'm bringing you a dish--not for a picnic--but for a nice low-labor dinner f...

New addiction. Ad-dic-tion. This is sooo good. And it's good in everything. It's good alone, or with rice, or with burritos, o...

I don't know how you could possibly not make a dinner with a name as cute as Barbecups. I mean, come on, it's adorable.  Al...

These are our favorite enchiladas. And I've never gotten them onto this blog because when I'm hungry I'm a lazy picture t...

Gardens can be maddening. One year you get a whole bunch of beans, but the bugs get all your squash. The next year the squash might be th...

I realize that the time is nearly foregone for posting soup recipes, but I did want to try to squeeze in one more. I think I can get awa...

(ranch chicken sandwiches) So I spend a lot of time blabbing on about how we should all eat our leftovers . And we should. It doesn...

Coconut milk and I have a sort of love affair. We met later in life after years dating that boring old skim milk, which my parents tot...

This is the time of year when everyone is posting all those decadent pumpkin recipes, and candy recipes, and caramel recipes. And then c...

Lately I've logged a little time thinking about mothers and food . (Warning: Politically incorrect comments to ensue.) Ever since ma...

One of fundamental reasons that people don't cook is that they think it's difficult . Fussy. They think you have to  know  thing...

Broccoli and cheese kinds of casseroles have gone and gotten a terrible name for themselves in the foody kingdom. In the foody king...

I love Indian food. Kip doesn't. Every year for my birthday, I ask to go to an Indian restaurant because, you know, it's a day when...

Wow. It has been a busy week. I'm enjoying a lovely tension back ache as I write this. What better day to post about super easy chicke...

Way back when I started this blog over a year ago, one of the first things I planned to post were these sandwiches. Because they're awe...

We made this in a crock pot for Sunday dinner. You could roast it normal style if you wanted. Your skin would come out crispier and butteri...

I don't do a turkey or ham for Christmas. Why not, you say. Seriously. Are you even asking that? (Of course, you're not; I'm a...

Cheap Eat Challenge, Part 2 : Watch as our family of 6 eats on less than $10/day. Have a look at our giveaway here and join in. I'v...

Cheap Eat Challenge, Part 2 : Watch as our family of 6 eats on less than $10/day. Until this year, I'd never made a chicken pot pie. ...