tags: budget
budget
Cooking and eating out on a budget doesn't mean sacrificing your taste buds to the corrupting influences of yucky food. OK, you're probably going to have to make do without the beluga caviar and Krug Champagne (unless you're a particularly skilled shoplifter), but we have lots of recipes and ideas that prove you can delight your senses without emptying your wallet. We've done some pretty deep research on how you can entertain for cheap, get drunk for cheap, decorate for cheap, and grocery shop for cheap. The key here is CHEAP.
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Texas Caviar
An alternative to salsa, with black-eyed peas, bell peppers, roasted corn, and pickled jalapeños.
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Caesar Salad Spread
Cheesy with a tart kick, this spread will revive a plain old chicken sandwich.
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Beet-Horseradish-Dill Spread
Borscht made spreadable.
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Pimiento Cheese Spread
This Southern classic perfectly balances tang, sweet, and spice.
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Mixed-Olive Mayonnaise
A simple way to liven up mayo—use any olives you fancy.
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Sun-Dried Tomato–Ricotta-Basil Spread
Like pasta sauce in a spread.
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Budget Gift Guide
Finds for $15 and under.
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10 Ways to Save at the Grocery Store
How to stretch your food dollars.
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Cheap and Beautiful
High-impact tableware on a low-impact budget.
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Dinner Parties on the (Ultra) Cheap
Three multicourse bashes for eight.
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Destination: Denver on the Cheap
Kingpin food on a volunteer budget at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.
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Wedding Cake Tips
Get the most for your money.
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What do Chowhounds do for a living (besides eat of course)?
(841 replies, updated November 18, 2009) Not About Food
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“fine” Dining on Food Stamps................
(107 replies, updated June 12, 2007) Food Media and News
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What’s your "cooking budget?"
(50 replies, updated November 18, 2009) Not About Food
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$100 weekly grocery allowance for two, what are some options for dinner?
(47 replies, updated November 20, 2009) General Chowhounding Topics
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Frugal meals
(164 replies, updated November 10, 2009) Home Cooking
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Budget Cooking
(82 replies, updated May 5, 2007) General Chowhounding Topics
