For this week’s Thrifty Thursday, the title is not referring to saving seeds for planting (which is an entirely thrifty activity for those of us that garden). Nope, I’m talking [ … ]
Sweeten The Harvest With Butternut-Vanilla Bean Soup
Although fall means the end of summer’s abundance of produce, the end-of-season crops are nothing to sneeze at. Butternut squash, with its earthy sweetness and versatility, can be used in [ … ]
Forget Hershey’s: Three Tips for Better Chocolate
Hershey’s, in an attempt to counter rising food costs, has replaced the cocoa butter in many of its candies with vegetable oil, effectively changing their product from “milk chocolate” to [ … ]
Thrifty Thursdays: Save Bucks on a Bird
Sorry, vegetarian and vegan Eat Drink Better readers. This tip is for the omnis! We recently made the move from a vegetarian kitchen to a sometimes-omnivorous kitchen. Without getting into [ … ]
Have You Had The Vegetarian 100?
Have you seen those food memes making the rounds of the blogosphere? A meme is kind of a “tag-you’re-it” of the blog world. Someone posts about something, then links to [ … ]
Easy Tomato Shallot Soup Recipe
After reading Robin’s post last week on easy weeknight meals, I was craving that comfort food classic, tomato soup and grilled cheese. I’ve been eating it in various incantations since [ … ]
Six Cookbooks For A Better-Eating Kitchen
Word on the street is that as the economy worsens, cookbook sales rise. Isn’t that American? Wouldn’t one think that cookbook check-outs at the library might go up instead? Perhaps [ … ]
Stumped for Dinner Ideas? Try These Four Websites
Sometimes when I think about what to cook for dinner, my brain hurts. There are just too many factors to consider, including: what’s in the pantry, what I feel like, [ … ]
Five Fall Foods That Will Boost Your Health (And Meal Ideas, Too)
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Garden Recipes: Slow Roasted Tomato Sauce
Got tomatoes? Looking for a simple, delicious way to use those? Because we planted somewhat late, we’re at the peak of our tomato harvest, and last night I made my [ … ]
Eating On $1 A Day: Couple Lives Food Experiment
I am totally fascinated and intrigued by lifestyle projects–you know, when someone radically changes their lifestyle for a set amount of time to make a point about something we might [ … ]
And The Winner Is…
Thanks to all those who entered our stainless-steel food carrier giveaway. We had many comments detailing delicious lunches you choose to pack to school or work, most of which made [ … ]
Whole Foods Agrees To Increase Pay For Tomato Workers
Whole Foods, following in the footsteps of Taco Bell, Burger King, and McDonalds, agreed this week to become the first grocery chain to improve working conditions and pay for the [ … ]