I’m asking for are submissions of all the unique ways to cut corners on price but not on flavor. We’re not talking just spaghetti dinners and boring potato casseroles here. I am truly passionate about designing meals on a creative budget, and I’m sure there are others out there. Thanks for everyone’s feedback, small or large.

Since moving to San Jose, Costa Rica in January, I’ve found a limited amount of all-natural or organic items (mostly produce) in the grocery stores with an adequate label identifying it as such. There is a great company called BioLand that has great snacks, cereals, and other all-natural and organic products, but they are still [...]

A great post made by a fellow foodie.
http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2009/04/16/100-ways-to-crack-an-egg/

I am still thoroughly struggling with if, how, where, why I should or shouldn’t eat meat and here are my thoughts so far. I love food, including meat, and it’s not that I’m missing it after only a week or so, but I’m not convinced I ’shouldn’t’ eat meat (there are various arguments proposed in Skinny Bitch such as our bodily design, digestion enzymes, shape of our teeth, etc.) but there are valid arguments.

I am determined to comb through all the local grocery stores. Each one has their own great features, which will be in a different post, but the organics sections are small! And so, the hunt for cheap organic food in Costa Rica begins.

The way we view the food we eat is especially changing. Being more aware of how the foods we eat are affecting the environment is crucial to being responsible and living a green lifestyle.

Another on-the-fly recipe from the barren remains of my pantry. This dish is inspired by a curry chickpea dip found on a favorite foodie’s site.

In my opinion, baked potatoes take way too long, and unless you have an hour or more to cook them, your best bet is to microwave them. But, these days we have been surviving without certain modern amenities such as the microwave, so we are left to get creative with the grill. More often than [...]

One of the things I do with my neighbors in Charlotte every week is share cheap food; group dinner style. We decide on a theme early in the week and send out an email to coordinate who brings what. The host takes care of the main dish and everyone else brings something. If this is [...]