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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 -…
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.…