Entries tagged with 'Eat for Eight Bucks'
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[Photograph: Robin Bellinger] Shopping List 1 large leek: $2.00 1 large sweet potato: $1.50 1 pound potatoes: $1.00 1/2 pound cabbage: $0.75 2 carrots: $0.50 Pantry items: Chicken or vegetable stock, butter, salt, pepper, yogurt, olive oil. Total cost...
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[Photograph: Robin Bellinger] Shopping List 1 onion: $0.50 1 pound cabbage: $1.99 2 pounds potatoes: $2.00 1 head lettuce: $1.99 Pantry items: Olive oil, butter, salt, pepper, apple cider vinegar, flour, milk, salad dressing Total cost (for 4 portions):...
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[Photograph: Robin Bellinger] Shopping List 2 green peppers: $1.65 1/3 pound ground turkey breast: $2.00 3/4 cup uncooked millet: $0.50 1 onion: $0.25 1 sweet potato: $1.50 Lettuce: $2.00 Pantry items: Salt, pepper, olive oil, salad dressing. Total cost...
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[Photograph: Robin Bellinger] Over the holidays, I twice made my parents black-eyed peas and rice. They declared it delicious and themselves eager to eat it, even the second time, but then a cloud of worry crossed my mother's face:...
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Mexican eggs. [Photograph: Robin Bellinger] Shopping List 7 eggs (pro-rated): $1.40 5 tortillas (pro-rated): $0.90 Cilantro (pro-rated): $0.50 1 small onion: $0.25 3 ounces Monterey jack: $0.75 1 cup instant refried beans: $0.25 1 pound potatoes: $1.00 Pantry items:...
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Although I didn't grow up eating black-eyed peas and greens on New Year's Day, and I'm not superstitious, I have to admit that the years since I've adopted this tradition have been especially sweet.
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[Photograph: Robin Bellinger] Shopping List 1 onion: $0.50 4 carrots: $1.00 2 medium red boiling potatoes: $0.50 1 pound split peas: $1.38 1/2 green cabbage (pro-rated): $2.00 Pantry items: Garlic, olive oil, dried oregano, salt, pepper, stock or water,...
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[Photograph: Robin Bellinger] Shopping List 1 onion: $0.50 3 carrots: $0.75 Lentils: $1.25 Baguette: $2.00 Pantry items: Olive oil, garlic, dried thyme, tomato paste, salt, pepper, red wine vinegar. Total cost (for 4 portions): $4.50 After last week's simple...
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[Photograph: Robin Bellinger] Shopping List 1 box pasta: $2.79 1 bunch sage: $1.69 1 head lettuce: $2.69 Pantry items: Salt, pepper, butter, parmigiano or pecorino romano, salad dressing. Total cost (for 4 portions): $7.17 Last week Andrew laughed at...
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[Photograph: Robin Bellinger] Shopping List 1 pound whole wheat spaghetti: $3.09 1 bunch scallions: $0.99 1 pound Napa cabbage (pro-rated): $1.89 1 carrot: $0.25 Cilantro (pro-rated): $0.50 Pantry items: Sesame oil, tahini, rice or white vinegar, soy sauce, sugar,...
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