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Oct 07 2008, 12:28 PM
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Karen Datko
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Leigh at Cheap Healthy Good asks a good question: If we can watch Andrew Zimmern on the Travel Channel eat insects and even stranger things, why won't more Americans eat tofu? Leigh offers one possible explanation. She writes: Most people have a tofu horror story. They were served a dish with bland, soft, slimy tofu that squished through their teeth and slithered down their throats (if it made it that far), and they vowed to never eat the stuff again. It really doesn't have to be that way, she says in a complete guide to tofu called "Don't fear the bean curd."
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Sep 18 2008, 01:37 PM
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Karen Datko
Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money
It's early fall, and a gardener's thoughts turn to zucchini, lots and lots of zucchini. What can you do with this abundance, besides give it to co-workers and make lots and lots of zucchini bread? Thanks to Kris at Cheap Healthy Good, you can make zucchini boats on the grill, layered zucchini, zucchini parmesan crisps -- and, yes -- chocolate chip zucchini bread, and our girl is just getting started. If you're lucky enough to have eggplant in your garden, you can make even better use of her post, "Cheap, healthy zucchini and eggplant: 134 recipes." For the zucchini-burdened among us, this post is a godsend.
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Sep 03 2008, 11:59 AM
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Karen Datko
Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money
Because of a new law in New York City, "Frugal Zeitgeist" learned that the coffeecake she likes has a whopping 400 calories per slice, which makes her think twice about ordering it. Also, the bread basket option at her favorite brunch place has 1,100 calories. "For bread! Gaaah," she writes. (Or, as they say in northern Montana, "Uff da.") The NYC law requiring chain restaurants to clearly display calorie contents on menus and menu boards was adopted to combat rampant obesity. (Similar rules are in the wings in San Francisco and Seattle.) But FZ's observations made us wonder: Is it possible that knowing the calorie content of the food we eat could have a positive effect on our bottom -- as well as waist -- lines?
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Aug 28 2008, 03:52 PM
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Karen Datko
Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money
Here's a Web site that is probably many college students' friend but may be under the radar of other folks: Ramenlicious. It asks "How will you eat your ramen noodles today?" and then lists more possibilities than you've ever considered (or possibly want to know about). Ramen noodles with chocolate cake? Hopefully you're leaving out the flavor packet. (More on that later.) And here's a reader-submitted recipe for the ages -- ramen Spam doodles, ready in 15 minutes or less. Thank you, Pam Howle of Summerville (no state given) for this splendid combination. But, actually, Ramenlicious has lots of interesting information, and many of the recipes sound good.
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Aug 26 2008, 12:58 PM
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Karen Datko
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"Captain Frugal" may be a crazy Brit, but he's familiar with that quaint U.S. custom of recycling old toilets as outdoor planters. That, and using old bathtubs as lawn art -- "You can put it next to the toilet!" he observes -- are among his "10 of the strangest things people do to save money" at the Money Saving Blog. As he says, "Some people do some pretty weird things to save the green."
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Aug 15 2008, 10:24 AM
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Karen Datko
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Here's a fad in cooking that can save you money: You can find lots of recipes to make cookies and other foods in your home that taste like store-bought or restaurant items. We can understand the desire to duplicate your favorite restaurant meals at home, because eating out can be a big budget drain. And it seems to be catching on. Our partner blog Wise Bread recently featured Todd Wilbur, who has made a career for himself telling people how to do that. But we're not so interested in cloning store-bought cookies. (Take a look at this recipe for homemade Oreos.) We know we risk offending the multitudes by saying that if we're going to bake cookies at home, we want them to taste a whole lot better than Oreos.
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Aug 05 2008, 03:23 PM
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Karen Datko
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Just how much caffeine does a person need in one day? Plenty, or so suggests Starbucks, which today rolled out a new nationwide promotion to entice morning customers back for a same-day afternoon fix. It's just the latest in a series of short-term discounts and freebies designed to get repeat traffic into Starbucks' shrinking number of stores. This one was available for a test drive in several locations around the country before its unveiling today at every store.
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Jul 29 2008, 10:00 AM
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Karen Datko
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Not everyone loves grocery coupons. Some people don't have time or patience to clip them, and others don't get the Sunday paper. Many stores won't accept Web-based coupons, and many others don't offer double-coupon deals. Crystal at Money Saving Mom does love her coupons, but she has food-shopping strategies for those who don't. Her advice can help you meet the $100-a-week challenge for a family of four.
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Jul 18 2008, 01:09 PM
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Karen Datko
Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money
Mike at Clever Dude recently faced one of those "does this make me look cheap?" moments. He and Stacie were part of a group of 11 honoring a departing colleague with dinner. Mike and Stacie split a veggie main course after everyone shared appetizers, and they drank water. Others had meat dishes and drinks. When it was time to pay, the others decided the bill should be split evenly, which would cost Mike and Stacie a lot more than the price of their actual meals. What do you do when you're faced with that situation?
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Jul 14 2008, 07:14 PM
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Karen Datko
Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money
We love questions like this one asked by Nickel at FiveCentNickel: "What is your biggest financial vice?" You just never know what people are going to say. Readers name pretty common splurges, like lunches out, and then someone comes out with a zinger. For instance, after Nickel and others estimated they spend $1,000 to $2,000 more a year than they'd like on eating out, they heard from reader "TSModie." "Is a couple of thousand dollars a year really affecting your finances? If so, you need to start making more money," said TSModie, who lost $20,000 on gambling last year.
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