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Eat for Eight Bucks: Chickpea, Pumpkin, and Raisin Couscous

[Photograph: Robin Bellinger] Shopping List 14 ounces boxed chopped tomatoes: $2.00 1 cup dried chickpeas: $0.75 2 cups squash (pro-rated): $1.50 1 medium zucchini: $0.60 2 cups whole wheat couscous: $2.00 Pantry items: Ginger, cumin, paprika, turmeric, cayenne, olive...

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Healthy & Delicious: Tomatillo Guacamole

Editor's note: On Mondays, Kristen Swensson of Cheap, Healthy, Good swings by these parts to share healthy and delicious recipes with us. Take it away, Kristen! [Photograph: Kristen Swensson] My love affair with avocados began only recently, after many years...

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Healthy & Delicious: Mushroom Risotto

Editor's note: On Mondays, Kristen Swensson of Cheap, Healthy, Good swings by these parts to share healthy and delicious recipes with us. Take it away, Kristen! [Photograph: Kristen Swensson] I used to consider risotto too rich, expensive, and upscale for...

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Healthy & Delicious: Pork Chops with Tomatillo and Green Apple Sauce

Editor's note: On Mondays, Kristen Swensson of Cheap, Healthy, Good swings by these parts to share healthy and delicious recipes with us. Take it away, Kristen! [Photograph: Kristen Swensson] Sometimes, creating healthy recipes takes quite a bit of planning. There...

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Eat for Eight Bucks: Chili con Frijoles

[Photograph: Robin Bellinger] Shopping List 1 onion: $0.50 1 green bell pepper: $1.32 2 serrano peppers: $0.25 1 cup uncooked lentils: $1.00 1/2 cup uncooked beans: $0.25 2 or 3 canned plum tomatoes (pro-rated): $1.00 Cilantro (pro-rated): $0.50 1...

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Healthy and Delicious: Granola Bars

"The result was a warm, sweet, 175-calorie snack halfway between a granola bar and an oatmeal cookie." My friend Stacey is my travel buddy. Together, we've motored through most of the South and driven across a good chunk of Northern...

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Healthy & Delicious: Pumpkin Turkey Chili

"The pumpkin bulks up the mixture and adds a sweet, earthy undertone fairly uncommon to healthier chilis." A few years ago, I made the conscious decision to drop a few pounds and start eating better. Hands down, the hardest part...

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Sunday Brunch: Oatmeal with Honeyed Figs

[Photo: Robin Bellinger] My husband recently accused me of eating steel-cut oats every morning, which I started doing about six months ago, because they are "trendy." My knee-jerk protest died in a splutter as I recalled that I adopted...

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Eat for Eight Bucks: Polenta with Broccoli Rabe

[Photograph: Robin Bellinger] Shopping List 2 cups polenta (about 12 ounces): $1.20 1 bunch broccoli rabe: $2.99 Pantry items: Butter, salt, olive oil, garlic, crushed chile flakes Total cost (for 4 portions): $4.19 I only started making polenta last...

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Healthy & Delicious: Turkey Sausage and Arugula with Whole-Wheat Pasta

Note: On Mondays, Kristen Swensson of Cheap, Healthy, Good swings by these parts to share healthy and delicious recipes with us. Take it away, Kristen! [Photograph: Kristen Swensson] Over the last five years or so, whole-wheat pasta has become a...

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