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Cheap Soy Goodness

the Editors @ July 11, 2009 # No Comment Yet

Alert reader Wanda sent in a recipe for making your own soy beverage (often called soy “milk”). Store bought soy beverages are expensive compared to this easy to make home-brewed version, and you can sweeten (or not!) to your own taste. Enjoy!
1. Soak 1 cup of soybeans overnight.
2. Drain beans and put them [...]

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Home Cookin’ Part III – Rattle Those Pots and Pans

the Editors @ March 26, 2009 # No Comment Yet

Home Cookin’ Part 3
Thoughts on Pots
If you really are a newbie and haven’t spent money on outfitting a kitchen yet, the best deal by far are cast iron skillets. They come in all sizes, and last forever. Bonus: cooking in them will give you a bit of an iron boost into your system. [...]

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Home Cookin’ Part II – Making a list

the Editors @ March 26, 2009 # No Comment Yet

Home Cookin’ Part 2
Making a List! — Your Recipe for Success.
Once you’re keeping your pantry stocked with the items above, the second most important activity of home cooking is: THE WEEKLY LIST. We take THE LIST of what meals we plan to prepare each day of the week, and what those recipes will require. [...]

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Here’s a Tip: Eat Out

the Editors @ March 26, 2009 # No Comment Yet

A fundamental aspect of the Cheapskate Manifesto is to know when to back off, let up, and treat yourself. And a modest meal out at at restaurant is perhaps one of the very best ways to enjoy life, and thereby live happily for the long haul on Planet Cheapskate.
Are you surprised to learn that [...]

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The Secret Lives of Canadians

the Editors @ February 24, 2009 # No Comment Yet

It’s actually no secret: they know about home-brew! And we’ll show you how money is saved, and beer is better north of the 49th parallel.
Say, we’re savoring some suds right now. When we’re done, we’ll tell you how to enjoy the party, and the savings.
Check back soon.

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Home Cookin’ Part I — The Only Thing Easier is the Eating!

the Editors @ February 24, 2009 # No Comment Yet

We love restaurants. Just see our article Here’s a tip: Eat Out for all the reasons why a Cheapskate should, and can, enjoy an occasional guilt-free visit to a diner, bistro or trattoria. But eating out, like so many Cheapskate indulgences, is so much more sweetly savored due to its infrequency.
The plot to kill cooking
Although [...]

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