Category: Stretch Your Food Dollar
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Stretch Your Food Dollar: Bring Your Own Bags
The latest consumer trend is that stores all across the country are starting to offer reusable shopping bags to their customers. Plastic bags have gotten a bad rap, and even places that aren’t typically in tune with dirty hippie trends, such as Wal-Mart and Circle K, are jumping on the band wagon. At my neighborhood…
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Stretch Your Food Dollar: Vegan BLT Sandwich
Does the idea of a homemade BLT sandwich make you hungry, but you’re trying to cut back on the fat? The vegan version, made with tempeh instead of hot, greasy bacon, is delicious and totally low on fat. Instead of forking over your hard-earned cash to some vegan deli, why not make yourself a delicious…
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Stretch Your Food Dollar: Resources for Vegans
If you’ve been following our Stretch Your Food Dollar series, you’ve probably gotten the sense that I think veganism is a great way to make your food budget go the extra mile. I’ve shared a lot of my favorite vegan recipes (chocolate cupcakes, anyone?) and this week I thought I’d do a quick roundup of…
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Stretch Your Food Dollar: Hot Seitan Sandwich
Have you recently vowed to give up meat or are you abstaining for Lent? Do you miss a hot roast beef sandwich? Well, no need to hold out. Last week I showed you how to make your own meat substitute from scratch. And this week, here’s another recipe from Friendly Foods that will make your…
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Stretch Your Food Dollar: Make Your Own Seitan
Several weeks ago I promised ya’ll that I would share a recipe for making your own seitan, and I’m finally delivering on that promise. This week’s Stretch Your Food Dollar is all about the actual process of making seitan from scratch. And in the weeks to follow, I’ll share some delicious recipes for using that…
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Stretch Your Food Dollar: Snack Attack
It’s 3:00. You’ve got a raging snack attack. What do you do? Are you scrounging through your purse looking for change? Instead of handing your hard earned quarters over to a vending machine, why not bring a snack pack and keep it stashed in your desk for just such an emergency? It’s a lot better…
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Stretch Your Food Dollar: Making a List (and Checking it Twice)
Last month I posted about the nuts and bolts of setting your food budget – picking a number that works for you and your family. One of the tips I offered for sticking to your monthly food budget is to head to the store with a list. So this week I wanted to offer some…
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Stretch Your Food Dollar: Pack Your Lunch, Part 3
For this week’s edition of Stretch Your Food Dollar, I thought I’d offer the third link in the lunch equation. We’ve already talked about sandwiches and salads. So why not talk about soups to round out the trio? Soups are a great way to get a mid-day dose of comfort food. Plus, they’re quick, cheap,…
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Stretch Your Food Dollar: Romantic Dinner for Two
With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, many of us are looking for ways to cook up a little romance. Going out to eat on Valentine’s Day can be a challenge – getting a reservation at your favorite restaurant can be tough because so many people go out to eat. You might have to settle for a…
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Stretch Your Food Dollar: Pack Your Lunch, Part 2
Welcome to another edition of Stretch Your Food Dollar. Two weeks ago we talked about packing your lunch as a way of making your food budget go the extra mile. This week I’ve got another recipe that will turn an average sandwich into something awesome. Remember all that turkey you stored in your freezer back…
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