Food is Cheap

Here’s how my turkey’s gonna go down this Thanksgiving: Bay & Lemon Brined Turkey, courtesy of Bloghungry. Also, for bonus points, check out the sweet-sounding mashed potatoes recipe with chives, thyme, and tons of garlic. Yum.
I think this recipe for sweet potatoes doused in apple juice concentrate is at the very least worth trying, plus […]

101 Things Every Cook Should Cook posted a great Ham Hock and Stock recipe a couple of weeks ago.
What the heck do you do with all of that Halloween candy? Well, there’s snickers pie. There’s also goblin bars, which are brownies with all kinds of goodies baked inside. And here’s more ideas from a […]

CityMama of FamilyFood recently wrote a great post on Jessica Seinfeld’s book, a book titled Deceptively Delicious, that teaches parents how to trick their children into eating vegetables and other healthy staples — and now, there is even a “Hide-the-Vegetables” Kit, which reeks of silliness.
FamilyFood has always been one of my favorite foodie blogs to read. […]

Cheap Healthy Good has started a series of apple recipes: All-Night Apple Butter and Chunky Apple Sauce are the first two.
Serious Eats has posted a great article about the bacteria-killing prowess (or lack thereof) of microwaves.
There’s two great-looking recipes at Two Yolks: Tomato and Roasted Garlic Soup and Whoopie Pies, which look like giant Oreos.
Delicious: Days makes […]

Gazpacho Salad. That’s right. From The Smitten Kitchen, which is quickly becoming one of my favorite food blogs to read, due to the excellently constructed meanderings of the writer, who is a professional reporter. There’s also wonderful recipes and beautiful food photography; she even makes peanut butter brownies look dreamy.
The always-succinct Cooking for Engineers has recently […]

This week I’m crazy for Italian (or pseudo-Italian) dishes:
There’s a great recipe for a penne casserole from Cheap Eats.
A Slice of Cherry Pie has posted a wonderful pictorial of her Spaghetti Bolognese recipe.
This eggplant parmesan from Two Yolks looks delicious.
Citrus Risotto with Garlic Chili Prawns: with a name like that, it’s gotta be great. I normally just throw […]

HeatEatReview.com has ratings and reviews of microwavable dinners. I haven’t had one of these in a long time, but they are fairly cheap, and if you’re an enthusiast, this website’s for you.
I love the look of this creamy pork and cider casserole recipe from 101 Things Every Cook Should Cook. I have a variation of a pork casserole […]