Last week I posted 7 tips for a budget-wise Thanksgiving which included the following tip: "Why not serve just one dessert, and does it have to be a pie? Could it be whole baked apples stuffed with raisins, walnuts, brown sugar, cinnamon and butter?...

A friend asked my advice this weekend on sides to accompanying Thanksgiving turkey. She had in mind buttered carrots and beans with almonds. I reminded her that in August, I posted several root vegetable side dishes to go with barbecued lamb. Those...

With less than a week to Thanksgiving, no doubt you or someone in your life is thinking about shopping and cooking for this annual feeding fest and day of thanks. As I mentioned yesterday the pressure to grocery shop for foods that you might not...

Next week marks the beginning of grocery shopping for Thanksgiving and the holiday season. If you're on a budget this can be a stressful time; you may well feel under pressure to buy more of the foods you don't usually eat, foods that aren't...

As you may have noticed, I've been posting meal ideas this week that feature pungent and warming ground spices -- perfect for spicing up fall / winter meals. I incorporated my favorites, cumin and coriander, into Wednesday's Spiced Lentils and...