Making pasta for dinner? Save some of the pasta water and use it in your sauce! The starches in the water will help thicken the sauce, and make it smooth and silkier than before.
Pasta water can also be used in pet foods to make a meaty gravy in dry kibble!
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Delicious & Comforting Simple Recipes - Spend with Pennies Browse hundreds of easy and delicious recipes tried and tested to be perfect the first time and every time! From our home to yours, happy cooking!

I am a big fan of the website Spend with Pennies. Lots of great tips for #frugalliving, and delicious, low-cost recipes for a variety of dishes. They've just redesigned their site, and it looks great! Add this one to your #frugalresources list today!
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Keep your meat bones and veggie scraps in the freezer until you fill a gallon bag. Toss it all in a large pot, cover with water, add 1 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar, and cook on low for several hours. WHAM! Fresh stock, ready for soups, sauces, or just to sip on a cool night!
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Old-Fashioned, Southern Meatloaf or Basic Meat Loaf Recipe | Paula Deen Paula Deen's Southern meatloaf recipe is an old-fashioned favorite and will quickly become a tasty meal option for family dinners!

Meatloaf is the emperor of #frugalfood, and the Queen of Butter, Paula Deen has the definitive recipe. It serves 5, and can be easily doubled if you have a large loaf pan for meal planning & leftovers. And, it's easy to adjust the recipe! #frugaleating at its best!
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Meaty Gravy Recipe - The 1940's Experiment This recipe is my own – if I was a 1940s housewife (and had a fridge) I would make up a big pot of ‘Meaty Gravy’ to use as a base for several different recipes or just to have a couple of spoonfuls ov...

A wartime staple, meaty gravy is still a good way to extend your meat budget & save money on food. Yes, it looks a bit grammar school lunch room, but it's tasty and very versatile! Delicious, thrifty & healthful. #getintoit #frugaleating

Build your power pantry from shelf-stable staples. Cheap, dense, and built to last.
Oats, lentils, brown rice, canned beans and tuna, frozen veg, peanut butter—every item under $1/serving if you time it right. One shelf can carry you through a hard month.

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Paul Krugman interviewed Bobby Kogan on the Republican budget. They are cutting SNAP to $1.67 per person per meal when food costs are rising. I eat frugally. In April I spent $1.91 per meal. #federalbudget #SNAPcuts #frugaleating

Seasonal Eating in Western Washington My weekly trip to the farmers market is always an adventure: what will there be in the last week of April? After decades of farmers market shopping, farm box subscriptions and growing my own food i…

I muse about seasonal eating in my new state. #frugaleating #seasonaleating #westernWashington thekalechronicles.com/2025/04/27/s...

Frugality and Eating, Week Eight I thought I had started this week’s post, but I can’t find a draft. I start the post on Saturday because Saturday is farmers market day. I’m still buying and eating Brussels sprou…

Another episode of frugal eating on The Kale Chronicles #kalechronicles #frugaleating: thekalechronicles.com/2025/04/04/f...

AI can now plan your meals on a budget. See how AI-generated meal plans can help you save money. www.kare11.com/article/news/local/kare1... #BudgetMeals #AIFoodPlanning #FrugalEating

Frugality and Eating, Week 7 I began my week of frugal eating on Saturday morning with coffee and baked French toast with blueberries to fuel me for a trip to the farmers market. Breakfast is one of the meals I reliably cook f…

Week 7 of frugal eating on The Kale Chronicles #frugaleating #TheKaleChronicles: thekalechronicles.com/2025/03/28/f...

Frugality and Eating, Week 5-6ish I promised I would talk a little about creativity this week. Here goes: to create something you need to have a problem to solve, something you want to do. And then you have to make a decision to do…

Here is the latest, delayed and truncated Kale Chronicles post on frugal eating: thekalechronicles.com/2025/03/22/f... #frugaleating #thekalechronicles

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What did I eat this week? And how much did I spend? Find out on today's "Kale Chronicles." thekalechronicles.com #frugaleating #thekalechronicles