Cooking

Never underestimate the potential of a stir-fry for using up odds and ends in your refrigerator or pantry.  Allow me to introduce the Ultimate Frugal Stir-Fry Formula.

The ways you can cook lentils are literally endless. You can add these protein-packed legumes to almost any dish and, better still, they’re dirt cheap!

Here’s our family recipe for Jack-o-Lantern pie! Check out what is more boringly known as egg-free pumpkin pie filling – a simple and thrifty recipe. 🎃

Three thrifty meals with only 3 ingredients? Just in time to help you right before grocery day, when your fridge and cupboards are bare!

In the spirit of using as much of the pumpkin as possible, make a tasty snack with the seeds. Here are 6 different flavors for roasted pumpkin seeds.

Looking for a tasty, versatile, and inexpensive side dish? Look no further than a humble bag of grits. The ways to eat grits are countless but we’ll start with 10 simple and frugal ones here.

Take advantage of the refreshing properties of mint, along with readily available seasonal produce, with these low-cost minty recipes. No other encourage-MINT needed!

There are all sorts of reasons that cold salads have been a summer fixture for many decades, not the least of which is the fact that they’re a very frugal side dish. 

Your family will love the smoky taste of the food cooked outdoors, and you’ll love saving money by using these inexpensive ingredients and NOT making your AC combat the heat of cooking indoors.

Cooking when you are single can be challenging, even if the motivation is there. Our author shares her best cooking and money-saving tips.