cooking

Strategies for Eating Dinner at Home

by Michelle November 11, 2010

In the nearly twenty years (gasp!) since I graduated from college, I have worked many late hours as a public accountant, been a stay at home mom for 8 years, worked part-time, and now, I work full-time while my husband is at home with the kids.  One constant throughout all these years is that a [...]

Join the Eat From The Pantry Challenge

by Christina Brown December 31, 2009

Each new year brings its own challenges.  It is how we meet those challenges that says a lot about our character. I, for one, love a good challenge. Money Saving Mom and Life as Mom have teamed up for the Eat from the Pantry Challenge.  Throughout the month of January, they’ll be making all their [...]

Review: Make It Fast, Cook It Slow

by Christina Brown December 6, 2009

In December 2007, Stephanie O’Dea made a New Year’s Resolution to use her slow cooker every single day for an entire year. And she wrote about it – complete with all of the successes and failures in her blog A Year of Slow Cooking.  Now O’Dea has taken her experience and written a fabulous new [...]

Q & A with the $5 Dinner Mom

by Christina Brown December 2, 2009

A key element to saving money is learning how to cook healthy, affordable meals at home.  But for the cooking challenged (like me!), a little guidance is good. And that’s why I love $5 Dinners.com.  $5 Dinners offers simple recipes and money-saving tips to help you create great-tasting meals for your family for less than [...]

Get a Free* All Heart Family Cookbook

by Christina Brown July 18, 2009

*Okay, so this isn’t totally free…. but it sounds like a fabulous cookbook at a great deal!Get a free copy of WomenHeart’s All Heart Family Cookbook from Sara Lee with 6 proofs of purchase from either Sara Lee Hearty and Delicious or 45 Calories and Delightful bread products. You will also need to pay $3.95 [...]

Frugal Resources for Affordable Meals

by Guest Blogger Susan May 15, 2009

Note: The following is a guest post from my good friend and frugal guest blogger Susan. While coupons and deals are wonderful, you still have to figure out how to turn groceries in to meals.  This can be a very tricky business.  You can make a most delicious meal only to have your 3-year-old announce [...]

Sources for Frugal Recipes

by Christina Brown January 25, 2009

If you’re passionate about cooking and looking to save some money, sign-up for e-mails from Rachel Ray’s website. You’ll get an e-mail every Monday with 10 recipes that you can make for under $10. If $10 a meal is still too steep for you, be sure to visit one of my favorite blogs, $5 Dinners. [...]

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