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Just look at the featured articles you'll get every month:

Gourmet Quick (Fancy fare in no time flat)

New Vegetarian Cooking (Family friendly meatless meals)

Light'n Up (Easy ways to make your favorite recipes healthier)

Going Green (From garden to table)

Healthy as a Horse (Life style tips from hunt country)

Virginia Grace (Elegant entertaining in hunt country style)

Good Food Fast (For folks who like to eat more than they like to cook)

Cooking Up Cash (Making money from your kitchen)

Out & About (Road trips to tickle your fancy and delight your palate)

Have You Tried... (Putting your money where your mouth is)

Ask the Home Economist (Karla answers your kitchen questions)

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Bring Health To the Table With Cold Weather Salads
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Summer is gone and so are the garden fresh greens, cucumbers and tomatoes we enjoyed as salads.

But don't worry, there's a seasonal abundance of healthfully delicious, winter greens and veggies ready to take their place.

Cold season salads are easy on the budget plus they're an environmentally responsible alternative to the high cost of out of season, out of region, hot house grown greens, tomatoes and lettuce.

Cinnamon Carrot Salad

Serves 4-6

2 pounds carrots (washed, peeled and cut into strips 2 inches long X 1/4 inch wide)
1/2 cup white raisins (optional)
6 tablespoons lemon juice (bottled OK)
4 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic (finely minced)
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice blend or cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground dry ginger
1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
Pinch cayenne pepper (or to taste)

Put one inch of tap water into a medium pot. Cover. Bring to a boil on high. Add carrots and optional raisins.
Cook, partially covered, until carrots just begin to soften - 1 or 2 minutes. Drain. Whisk remaining ingredients together. Toss with hot carrots and raisins. Chill.


Home Made Soups are Easy and Budget Friendly
If you buy canned soup you're throwing away your hard earned money.
In less time than you think, you can whip up a batch of gorgeous, healthy, home made soup for a fraction of the cost of store bought.
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French Onion Soup
Leave it to the French to make a budget dish into fine dining.

Serves 4-6

1 stick butter (margarine not recommended)
4 (3 inch in diameter) onions (any type except red) sliced 1/8 inch thick and separated into rings (about 4 cups)
6 cups beef or vegetable broth (cubes OK)
Salt and pepper to taste
1 loaf French or Italian bread (cut into 1 inch thick slices and lightly toasted)
4 oz (or to taste) Jarlsburg, Swiss, Gruyere or Parmesan cheese (shredded)

Melt butter in a large pot. Add onions. Cook, partially covered, over low heat until onions are very soft and lightly caramelized - 20 to 30 minutes. Add stock. Simmer, uncovered, till stock is reduced by 1/3 - about 20 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.

To serve: Ladle hot soup into bowls or crocks. Float a piece of toast on each. Cover toast with cheese. Microwave or broil until cheese melts and bubbles.

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Vegetarian

Home Made Split Pea Soup
If you're buying split pea soup in a can you're wasting your money. With today's rapidly escalating prices, a two portion can of split pea soup easily costs $2.00. Gourmet, take out soup for two jumps the tab to 6 bucks.

For about 79 cents worth of ingredients, you can make 4 generous portions of gorgeous, home made split pea soup. That's 20 cents a serving. Big difference.


The ingredients are so simple, just peas and water. Jazz things up a bay leaf. Add some carrots and potatoes if you'd like. Even a splash of cream.

Serves 4-6

1 (one pound) package dried green split peas
12 cups water
1 bay leaf (optional)
Salt and pepper to taste

Wash peas by putting them into a deep bowl and covering them with tepid tap water. Swish peas around and drain into a colander. Repeat 2 more times. Remove and discard any badly shriveled or discolored peas.

Put peas into a large pot. Add water and bay leaf (optional). Partially cover pot and bring to a boil on high. Reduce heat and simmer about an hour or until peas have disintegrated and soup is desired thickness. Add salt and pepper to taste.

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Frugal Housekeeping

Cut the high cost of dry cleaning drapes and comforters.

Eliminate sky high dry cleaning bills by tossing non-washable, household and decorator items into the dryer. Use the cold or air dry setting. Five to 10 minutes of tumbling will remove all the dust they're accumulated. They'll smell fresher and look better. Remove from the dryer promptly so they don't wrinkle and do a little touch up ironing with a press cloth if needed.

Want to save even more money?
Do what your grandmother did and hang non washables outside on the clothes line. Pick a brisk day and keep items out of the sun so they don't fade.

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Saving Money On Your Weekly Food Bill


Convenience costs money
The closer you stay to basic, from scratch ingredients, the better.

Shop less - spend less
If you normally shop once a week for food and spend $100 each time, shop every ten days to two weeks instead. You won't spend $200. More likely, you'll spend $150 - 175. Add to that what you'll save on gas.

Shop on Tuesdays
It's the lightest day of the week. Shopping will be less stressful so you'll make better choices.

Watch the eyes and thighs
Eye level and thigh level are premium spaces in grocery stores. Eye level tempts you. Thigh level tempts the kids. Manufacturers pay to have their products placed in these prime spots so their products cost more. Similar items on upper or lower shelves are usually a better buy.

Buy what's on sale
Be flexible. Don't plan to serve salmon when chicken is cheaper. Take advantage of specials that don't appear in the weekly ads.

Never waste food
Recycle limp veggies into soups. Freeze leftovers. Use bones from Sunday's roast to make stock. Save dried out bread for bread crumbs. Cook books, magazines and cooking shows are full of tips.

Don't buy soda
Soda is a treat, not a beverage. It's an empty calorie food that cost a fortune. Serve soda only on special occasions.

Concentrate on good health
Buy good quality, fresh foods, and whenever possible, get them from local producers. The food will taste better and supply the nutrients your body needs. With better health, you'll be sick less often, loose less time (and pay) from work and have fewer doctor bills.

Skip junk
Chips, dips, lunch meats, hot dogs, smoked sausage, white flour products, the list is endless. While these foods are fun to eat, they're horribly expensive when you consider how empty they are nutritionally. Plus, they're full of preservatives, nitrates, sugar, fillers and other junk you just shouldn't be eating.

Forget coupons
Couponed items are always more expensive than the basics or house brands for which you never get coupons.

Don't buy sugar-y breakfast foods
There's very little nutrition in kid tempting cereals, energy bars and toaster pastries. Most of the food value comes from the milk you pour on top. And if you haven't noticed, the salt content of these foods is on the rise.

A better tasting, more nutritious and cheaper breakfast can still be quick. Try a home made egg sandwich cooked in the microwave, a container of yogurt or even a leftover slice of pizza.

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Eat Out and Save Money

Sounds ridiculous but for older folks, singles and empty nesters eating out might just be the answer to the sky rocketing cost of groceries.

As we get older, we naturally eat smaller portions. If you've been cooking for families and hearty appetites, down sizing may not come