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Forget all the fancy shade-grown, locavore-friendly organic dried fruit at Whole Foods — sun-dried raisins are still kicking it old skool after more than a hundred years. Raisins: the original dried fruit. Raisins are cheap and found in everything from baked goods to soup. Sun-Maid, the brand created by the California Associated Raisin Company in 1915, [...]  Getting there! In our last fire escape garden episode, my arugula, Swiss chard, bell pepper, basil and parsley seedlings were thriving in their egg carton seed trays, basking in the glow of their full-spectrum T5 grow light on top of the fridge. And now, the next step in Metro Cheapo’s organic container gardening series: Step [...] We saved a lot more than this in February. In a recent post, we challenged ourselves to spend $100 or less on food for the entire month of February. In an effort to meet our goal, we shopped at the cheap grocery store, bought food on sale or with multiple coupons using these tips for [...] Make healthier food choices with Walmart's Food Swapper! For the past couple of years I’ve coveted Eat This Not That!, a series of best-selling “no-diet” weight loss guides that evaluate everyday foods and suggest healthier alternatives. (It’s cheap but I just haven’t yet taken the plunge.) In the meantime, I discovered a fantastic online tool [...] We’re probably not the only ones inspired by The Julie/Julia Project, better known as the 2009 motion picture Julie & Julia, starring Meryl Streep. But, as much as we adore the late Julia Child, traditional French cuisine won’t be partnering with our Metro Cheapo lifestyle design. Though it may be divinely delicious, French food is [...] |
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