Related Links:
- Basic Bean Cookery
http://food.unl.edu/web/fnh/cooking-with-dry-beans
All jokes aside about "the musical fruit," beans are a great food to sing the praises of in ALL economic times. Cheap, tasty, convenient and good-for-you too. Tips and recipes.
- Basic Foods for Fridge, Freezer and Cupboard
http://food.unl.edu/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=83c5586f-9b12-4501-b38d-67b1e710639d&groupId=4089458
Ideas and recipes for basic foods that will combine and re-combine into a variety of meals. It's like a buying an all-purpose wardrobe for your kitchen.
- Easy Ground Beef Recipes from Your Freezer
http://food.unl.edu/web/fnh/ground-beef
Think beyond ground beef patties with these ideas -- plus make them when you have time and eat them later.
- Supermarket Savings: 16 Tips that Total BIG Bucks!
http://lancaster.unl.edu/FOOD/ftm-j08.shtml
16 tips that DON'T have you making every food from scratch. They could save you a couple of thousand dollars a year!
- Ingredient Substitutions
http://food.unl.edu/web/fnh/ingredient-substitutions
Avoid buying foods you'll seldom use or wasting gas for a trip to the store for a missing ingredient.
- Making a Meal with What's on Hand
http://food.unl.edu/web/fnh/making-a-meal
Some ideas of alternates for such staples as bread for sandwiches.
- Food Safety Checklist for "Planned-Over Foods"
http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/checklistplannedover.pdf
Making extra food for later meals can save time and money as long as you don't let it make you sick. Think of the George Carlin quote: “Leftovers make you feel good twice. First, when you put it away, you feel thrifty and intelligent: ‘I’m saving food!’ Then a month later when blue hair is growing out of the ham, and you throw it away, you feel really intelligent: ‘I’m saving my life!’”
- Cleaning the Kitchen Cupboard: Toss or Save?
http://food.unl.edu/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=d52cd045-acb8-4575-b61e-808cae27bf16&groupId=4089449
Learn how to save and manage your investment in kitchen staples such as flour, sugar, oil, etc.
- Reducing the Size of Recipes
http://food.unl.edu/web/fnh/reduce-recipe-size
Avoid making more than you need by making less -- here are some tips for doing it.
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