The Tasty Cheapskate

If you know me, you know I run cold--like, cold (which is not to say that I run in the cold--burr). A house set at 67 will leave me g...

The theme of December is going to be ease. Say it with me now: "Ease." Ah, doesn't that feel good. Does anyone ...

Let me tell you a funny thing about my husband. He doesn't like Indian food or Chinese food. Okay, that's not the funny thi...

You guys know I occasionally rant about the idea of "fast" food , especially if it is considered "cheap" food. So,...

Last year I went a little overboard during the holiday season. And not just with food. There were too many activities; there were too ...

I promised you a green tomato cake. And then our family got sick. Sick. Sick. Sick. Sick is ick. It wasn't very fun. We haven...

We trust each other, right? We might need to a little here. Because I realize that when I say "Green Tomato Muffins" you'r...

I love tomato soup. Love love love it. Truth be told, it might--in all its simplicity--be my very favorite of all soups. It's the ...

It's tomato time. I get enough tomatoes from my garden to eat and sometimes even to roast, but today I went to my friend's super...

Until last summer, I'd never attempted a homemade tomato soup. It seemed very frightening when you've been eating it from a littl...

Cheap Eat Challenge, Part 2 : Watch as our family of 6 eats on less than $10/day. So I've got a bunch of really ugly tomatoes ripening...

Cheap Eat Challenge, Part 2 : Watch as our family of 6 eats on less than $10/day. If you or your loved ones like relish (or salsa verde f...

Cheap Eat Challenge, Part 2 : Watch as our family of 6 eats on less than $10/day. I've really been in love with roasted tomatoes this...

Cheap Eat Challenge, Part 2 : Watch as our family of 6 eats on less than $10/day. Until a few years ago, I just couldn't stand ...

Cheap Eat Challenge, Part 2 : Watch as our family of 6 eats on $10/day or less. This is the part of the show where I pretend once again ...

Cheap Eat Challenge, Part 2: Watch as our family of 6 eats on $10/day or less. Today's post is more of a memory than a recipe. I...

Cheap Eat Challenge, Part 2 : Watch as our family of 6 eats on $10/day. Okay, remember the roast tomatoes from yesterday--the ones used...

Cheap Eat Challenge, Part 2 : Watch as our family of 6 eats on $10/day. Let me say 2 things about this sauce : 1. It was completely aw...

Cheap Eat Challenge, Part 2 : Watch as our family of 6 eats on $10/day. Let me start by saying there's no sun involved in my drying ...