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I love Serious Eats, PWC, Cheap Healthy Good, Vegan Dad, and a local one for me, Poor Girl Eats Well.

Cheap and easy? Spinach with garlic, olive oil, and white beans.

I was already planning to make pancakes this weekend. My new favorites are yeast pancakes from this site: Vegan Yum Yum.

We aren't vegan, but it's easy to substitute the real thing for the vegan versions, and I honestly think a little vanilla soymilk adds a nice vanilla flavor to them. They're thicker and heartier than the baking powder kind, but I really like them. I haven't make my old ones since I found this recipe.

I love breakfast and it's probably my biggest meal of the day. I don't eat meat, so I make sure to get lots of protein at breakfast and it energizes me for the whole day. By the time dinner rolls around, I'm tired from a long day and just not that hungry. I usually cook dinner for my husband and me and end up saving most of mine for lunch. I would personally rather eat a light meal at night so I'm not uncomfortable all night long and wake up hungry. But, I guess it's to each his own.

California: fresh fruits and vegetable are everywhere, so any of those!

I caught the last 30 seconds of the one on Paula Deen and it was funny. A lady asked her son what her favorite dessert was and he said, "Butter.... fried butter with sour cream." It was funny and good to see that even he has a sense of humor about her ridiculous meals.

Oops. The link should say pancakes. No extra c.

Every meal I eat is meatless, so this is tough. I love vegetable lasagna with homemade sauce, falafel with tahini sauce, fresh pita bread, and tabouli, and honestly, a good veggie sub. I could eat a sub for lunch every day.

I've got another vote for bread of any type. Sometimes, kneading dough can be so therapeutic. I've definitely made pita bread before, because it's so quick and easy, just to vent my frustration on the dough.

Worst: Making a pie for my dad (and making a huge deal out of it because he was in my house eating my pie for the first time) only to realize he was on a new dietary restriction and couldn't eat it. He gave it to my mom instead.

Are these really worth it? I've thought about buying one, but never have. I have limited freezer space, so that's something to consider.

I usually saute thick slightly salted tomato slices in various herbs and add a splash of balsamic vinegar as I take them off the heat. Then I put them on thick fresh bread with a thin smear of cream cheese and some basil and toast the whole sandwich. My husband and I eat these a few times a month in the summer.

I don't think I've ever had South American food. :-(