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Book Recommendation: The Frugal Foodie Cookbook

There could not be more perfect timing for the recently-released The Frugal Foodie Cookbook: Waste-Not Recipes for the Wise Cook, though I'd like to argue that this book could be an useful tool in any...

Food Budgeting: When to Splurge, When to Save

If you're trying to keep to a food budget, sometimes you have to make hard choices between what you want and what you can afford. But it can't be all about sacrificing - we need some luxury now and th...

Conscientious Entertaining: How to Spend Less Money this Holiday Season

There's a lot of pressure during the holiday season - and at Thanksgiving in particular - to throw the most extravagant, impressive dinner parties possible. This can leave many of us torn between holi...

Conscientious Cook: The Cost of Running Kitchen Appliances

Elizabeth's post from a few weeks ago on costing out a home-cooked meal got us thinking about the average cost of running our kitchen appliances. Did you know that a slow-cooker on the high setting us...

The Cheesemonger: Our Top Ten Cheeses for Cheap(er)

Have you been seeing cheese prices climbing upwards of $30 or even $40 per pound? If cheese is on your list of staples, we know what you're thinking: Stop the insanity! There's so much potential for ...

Threatened Truffles, Ground Beef Recall, and Foie Gras:
Top food news for May 19-23

Wow, so much food news this week, but most of it good! Read on ......

ShopSmart Magazine: Good Tips on Kitchen Gadgets

Consumer Reports is a magazine we think highly of, but really only turn to when there's a major new electronic purchase to be made. It's useful when you need an unbiased opinion on the best DVD play...