I was pleased to see this article today "Recipes to feed a family for under $20" from ABC

Steve Goodwin, executive chef and Culinary Vice President of Cheddar's Casual Cafe in Bolingbrook can help. He says you can make frugal, but fabulous family meals for under $20. And he says you can have dinner on the table in less than 25 minutes.

recipes on the webpage- read more

This book may not be a new book but it's one that still gets mentioned now and again. I was so excited to see it at the library since I would never have the guts to purchase this book without giving it a thorough once over. I am glad I did.
The recipes are nice and most of them are simple, elegant recipes. They are worth getting a hand on the book. However, the book is poorly laid out. The chapters make little sense and there is so much dialogue and font changes that the recipes get lost.

So we are 6 mons in to the recession of 2009 and I wonder what tools, tricks and life changes we have all now incorporated into or household management? Thought this might be a good time for an open thread on your ideas. Please comment below and let us know.

1. How has your life changed in the recession?
2. What have you done to save and economize?
3. What new tricks and tools have you discovered?

Check out Adam, who is blogging about trying to stay in a $50 a week food budget. Interesting stuff.

Common misconceptions surround the slow food and sustainable movement. Many people claim that they would like to eat better, more ethically, more sustainably but can't afford it.

News that organic food prices were falling a bit inspired Siobhan Phillips to try an experiment. Her story is detailed in Salon. Though it was not without effort and it took new thinking- The experiment was quite successful. She shopped only at places that would take food stamps, and she set her monthly budget for the food stamp allocation set for her community.