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How to Cook Dried Beans

Family Balance Sheet

Cooking dried beans sounds like a lot of work, but I’m going to show you that it is quite easy. The benefits of cooking your beans instead of buying them canned far out number any extra work. Cooked beans taste better than canned beans. Cooked beans have significantly less sodium than canned beans. Carefully drain.

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20 Frugal & Tasty Rice and Beans Recipes

Family Balance Sheet

Rice and beans are two inexpensive ingredients that people equate with frugal cooking and boring recipes. This list of recipes offers a variety of delicious ways to add these versatile, yet inexpensive ingredients into your menu. Layer the following: Your favorite cooked rice. 20 Rice and Beans Recipes: 1. Burrito Bowls.

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Good-Bye Teflon, Hello Cast Iron

Family Balance Sheet

Until recently, when I was flipping through a Cooking Light magazine and I saw a recipe for skillet brownies. So I pulled the pans out of exile and started researching the ins and outs of cast iron cooking. They are fairly inexpensive, especially if your nanny is giving hers away–lol! Do you cook with cast iron?

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How to Compost Without Fancy Equipment

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The most economical is to simply make a pile of the compost. If you can’t find the right materials, don’t have the time, or are simply handicraft challenged, there are inexpensive plastic bins available. Don’t Just Cook-Cook Green. There are many ways to store the compost until it’s ready to use.

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

My hobbies range from reading to painting, pen-and-ink drawing, cooking/baking, and writing. We always find free/inexpensive things to do on our trips, if we can. It’s healthier, and when eggs were incredibly expensive, it was much more economical (still is since I buy flaxmeal in bulk). Try things!

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