Food & Dining

This is as much fun as it is delicious. Buy a box of snack size Fritos. Prepare ingredients for tacos: seasoned meat, chopped lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, and taco sauce. Have the kids carefully open the

This article provides 9 ways to avoid a cooking slump, while saving money. Some of the suggestions are a little too frugal for me, but some of them are terrific. I love Around the World in 7 Days. For one week

This is a standard in our house as it's super easy to make, and everyone loves it! Take a half jar of store bought pesto-I love sun dried tomato but regular basil pesto will work too. Mince 1-3 cloves of garlic

Pomegranate juice is the hottest thing in healthy eating now. It is supposed to lower cholesterol, prevent some cancers and heart disease, and lots more. If you want to read more, just google it and a zillion articles

I had company come over unexpected and needed an appetizer in a hurry. This worked well for me and is so easy to make-the guests loved it! Soften 1 brick of cream cheese and add in chopped sun dried tomatoes

Here’s a great list of 101 picnic foods that are super-easy to make yourself. Making your own dishes is healthier since you control what’s in it, and economical considering the high price of prepared

This article from the New York Times lists 11 healthy foods that are easy to find when grocery shopping but don’t often make it into our carts.  We eat some of them all the time, like canned pumpkin and

Here's an interesting article on how to handle office and other potlucks if you are on a tight budget and/or food restrictions. No one wants to be a party pooper or have a reputation as an outsider, so here

We just picked our own strawberries at a local farm and they were the best tasting strawberries we have ever eaten.  Which leads me to believe that picking your own fruits & vegetables is not only fun

This is a new one on me! Bacon Salt is a healthy alternative to eating bacon, and according to the testimonials on this page, it is the most deliciious thing since chocolate chips. These people put it on everything