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Cooking quinoa is easy! It takes only 15 minutes to cook this wonder food. Just follow these instructions and try these delicious recipes.

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I’m pretty darn freaking excited to launch my first free eBook, called Frugal Food & Fitness: How to get fit and fab without spending a fortune. This 55-page eBook contains new material (not available on this blog) and many easy, cheap, and healthy recipes presented with rich photography. You’ll also get three easy-to-follow fitness plans [...]

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Download this free printable grocery shopping list to make grocery shopping healthy and affordable.

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What’s for dinner? The answer is simple. It’s got to be quick, easy, delicious, and affordable. It’s also got to be healthy. To help you in your quest to prepare frugal, easy, and healthy dinners I’ve put together a visual guide to five family meals for $5 bucks. I’ve also included ingredient lists, recipes, preparation [...]

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What is Hummus? Hummus is simply a frugally fantastic and delicious dip or spread made from cooked chickpeas! It’s cheap, high in protein, and easy to make in under 10 minutes. Hummus (also spelled hamos, houmous, hommos, hommus, hummos, hummous or humus, WHEW!) is a popular food throughout the Middle Eastern world. Traditionally, hummus is [...]

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You’ve bean asking me a lot of bean questions lately. Every other day I open my email to find a fellow bean soaker looking for answers to pressing bean questions. I understand the urgency. Not soaking and cooking dried beans correctly can lead to uncomfortable office situations, especially if you sit in a room without [...]

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I decided to post this simple little recipe after writing about my favorite frugalicious desserts. I love these Chocolate Almond Truffles since they are flour-free, gluten-free, egg-free, and bake-free. These little balls of goodness strike an honest balance of heart healthy and dishfully delicious. They are made with almonds, dates, fresh lime juice, and cacao [...]

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