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• What Can You Feed Your Family For $10?

  Like worms on the sidewalk after a summer rain, stories about feeding families for $X litter magazines during recessions. It's one of the few things we can count on in this world: death, taxes and stunt stories that in no way mirror how shoppers actually behave.   Read More... Posted Jul 09 2008, 02:30 PM by Adrienne Martini with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: food, time, cheap eats, colicchio, Gourmet, stunt story, $10, joel stein

• Kitchenista: Lentils, Pasta, Bacon (Optional)

  I stole this idea from some ancient episode of Molto Mario and can now make it so quickly it would qualify for a spot on Rachael Ray. Plus it's healthy and you can make it vegetarian or vegan (suitable for the Skinny Bitches). Seriously, this recipe can do no wrong. Here's the non-veg version. But for the meatless, it's pretty obvious to leave out the bacon/ham and use vegetable broth instead of chicken broth.   Read More... Posted Feb 25 2008, 12:38 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: healthy eating, vegetables, vegan, kitchenista, quick meals, cheesecake, cheap eats, lentils and pasta

• Kitchenista: Empty the Crisper, Mold and All

  Do you ever wind up with the crispers full of not-too-perky, partially moldy veggies (with matching sprouted potatoes in the cabinet)? As punishment for letting my enthusiamsm at the farmer's market get out of hand, I force myself to scrape the mold and find a way to use the nearly rotting stuff anyway. The best I have come up with winds up being actually pretty good. Sometimes I even make it with fresh, crisp mold-free produce.   Read More... Posted Feb 18 2008, 03:01 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: healthy eating, vegetables, cheese, vegan, kitchenista, rotting vegetables, cheap eats, roasted vegetables