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[...] Today’s post is part of Rebecca’s “Saving Money in the Kitchen” series. You can read Part I here and Part II here. [...]

By: Melissa

Melissa — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 08:17:38 +0000

One thing I really have tried to learn is to know what I have on hand so that nothing goes to waste. It’s been a huge help. I no longer waste herbs and produce because I make the effort to plan a meal around them. I’m not sure what else I should be doing, but I’m sure you’ll tell me. I feel like I have disadvantages, like a small freezer, but I know there have to be ways to work with that.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:36:44 +0000

Da Poppa- Thank you! I just might…

Andrea- You are very welcome. Beans are a very popular food in our home and not just for their, er, musical properties. You’re right, they’re cheap! If you go up to the top of this page and enter ‘beans’ in the search bar on the right, I think you might be pleased at the number of bean recipes (many of them from dry) I have here. And I’ll definitely be adding to that as time passes. We eat them at least three times a week, so I have plenty of opportunity to experiment. How do you feel about lentils?

By: Andrea

Andrea — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:13:17 +0000

Hi! Just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate this blog… I am a young married gal, no kids yet. I love your humour, and recipes. Living in Vancouver, BC means that like California, I have to deal with the highest cost of living in our country. But I have been aspiring to cook more frugally and creatively… Thanks for this series… it is something I think about alot. Could you do a post on beans sometime? (exciting I know) But I want to figure out how to cook more with them, and using dried instead of canned. They’re just so cheap! Any good links?? Thanks for all your wisdom!

By: Da Poppa

Da Poppa — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:33:24 +0000

If anyone ever has the nerve (not my first choice for that word) to ask what you do for a living or if you “work outside the house” just show them this post.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:47:14 +0000

Ginny- Great minds think alike! I’m going to go into why the ‘No-no List’ is as important as the ‘Better Living List’ in the next couple posts, too.

Warner- Amen. The key is to know what the general prices per pound are for everything. I then consider that information that with what I plan to do with the chicken and whether I can use the other parts as well. If I get to the store and see that drumsticks are on sale for $0.29/lb, I’m likely to snap them up, though.

By: Warner (aka ntsc)

Warner (aka ntsc) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:58:33 +0000

You may or may not do this, never buy chicken in pieces, unless of course the pieces are actually cheaper than a whole bird. You can cut it up yourself, http://blog.charcuteire.com/2008/10/13/chicken–piece-it-yourself.aspx

By the way I’ve been following Krysta for a couple of years now, both at her blog and on facebook.

By: Ginny Kochis

Ginny Kochis — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:30:31 +0000

These are great tips – and thankfully they are things I pretty much do already! What I love the most is the “what not to do” list. It validates what I’ve always thought about keeping my grocery bill down and the quality of food that I feed my family high.