The Tasty Cheapskate

BEST OF THE TASTY CHEAPSKATE Remember how I promised to post something that was NOT chocolate or bread this week. Well, I al...

White fish, tomato-y, coconut broth, and a little heat. That warms up my little heart just writing it. Seriously, in the winter, ...

So at the end of the year when Kip and I ordered 2 (TWO) years worth of pictures, which came to us in haphazard order, I begged him to ad...

Another quick, non-heat-your-kitchen-unbearably-up, 30 minute meal (this can be a 15 minute meal if you've got instant rice). This ...

So we had this lovely spring--cool and wet-enough-but-not-too-wet and green. And then Wednesday it was 95 degrees. Naturally that was th...

I don't fry a lot. When I was growing up, frying was strictly verboden. We were a household that had fat-free butter. My dad regularl...

When you marry the pickiest man on earth (okay, not quite) you don't expect him to like fish. When he does, you take advantage of that ...

Raise your hand if you've never cooked lettuce. Now raise your hand if you've never thought about cooking lettuce. Now raise y...

Cheap Eat Challenge : Watch, join us, or mock as our family of 6 eats, or tries to, on $6/day. If you're like my husband, the first ...

Cheap Eat Challenge : Watch or join us as our family of 6 eats, or tries to, on $6/day. The title sounds better than this picture looks...

Cheap Eat Challenge : Watch or join us as our family of 6 eats, or tries to, on $6/day. You don't expect picky people to like fish. ...