Food Savings

Transform yourself into a frugal cook in just four weeks with this e-course.

Out of an ingredient? Find a substitute in your pantry, and save.

Avoid unnecessary waste by learning the shelf-life of common foods.

Tired of buying foods, only to have them go bad before you manage to get them eaten? Improper storage could be the cause. Adopt the following storage habits, and your foods will stay fresh days – if not months – longer:

Eating out can be a real pleasure when you know how to do it for less.

Discover simple ways to save on a nice meal out.

Once a week, twice a week, every night – how often do you eat out?

Have a carton of buttermilk that's been sitting in the fridge for a while, and wondering if it's still safe to use? Here's your answer.

Too tired to cook after a long day at work? Prep several meals on the weekend, and you won't be tempted to eat out during the week. Here are some tips to get you started.

Have a carton of eggs that have passed their use-by date? Here's how to tell if they are still good:

Does your lettuce always go bad before you get it eaten? The problem could be the way you're storing it.

Wondering if your honey is still good? Here's the answer.

Has your brown sugar turned into a hard, useless mass? Here's how to make it useable again.

Here's a simple trick to keep cheese from molding before you've had a chance to eat it.

Learn how to save up to 90% on restaurant meals with restaurant.com gift certificates.

Find a pick-your-own farm near you, and cut your produce costs.

A simple way to find out if your baking soda is still good.

A simple way to find out if your baking powder is still good.

A list of cooking times for various types of dried beans.

Not sure how to measure dried beans? Here are some helpful conversions.

Step-by-step instructions for cooking dried beans.

Have some dried beans that have been sitting in the pantry forever? Find out if they're okay to eat.

Wondering if that powdered milk that's been buried in the back of your pantry for ages is still safe to use? Here's the answer.

Wondering if your yeast is still good? Here's the answer.

Wondering if that sour cream that got shoved to the back of the fridge is still good? Here's the answer.

Not sure how long you can keep that butter? Here's the answer.

Not sure how long you can keep heavy cream? Here's the answer.

Wondering how long that mayonnaise will keep in the fridge? Here's the answer.

Real food tastes better, costs less and usually doesn't take any longer to make. Learn how to cook from scratch, and discover what you've been missing.

Use this free printable recipe binder to organize all of your recipes.

Looking for printable recipes cards? You'll love these designs.

Wasting time and ingredients is never fun. Proof your yeast before you use it, and have fewer baking flops. Here's how.