The Cheapskate Cook

    There is a movement in our culture that I’m really excited about. It has people talking. It has them making commitments, blogging, signing petitions, teaching their children, and working together. Most importantly, it has them taking action. This, …

    For those of you who thought the lentil theme was over (because I think I said it was. Whoops) I’m afraid it’s not. Ways to use them keep popping up, and I’ve happily gone along with them. Thanks to …

  {Would you believe these are dairy-free? More on that later…}   I’d be lying if I told you I wasn’t counting the days when I refill our grocery envelope. At the beginning of the month I found a great …

    This is part 2 of a series about experiences I had and observations I made about food while living in one of the poorest countries in the world. Go here if you’d like to read the introduction!   …

    This post is for everyone who left the butter and sugar season promising themselves they would eat better this year. And this is also for those of you who somehow made it through unscathed, still skinny, but ready …

    Last week I got to spend a boat load of money (ok… more like $150 – but that’s a boat load for us) as I bought most of our staple ingredients for the next month. While I enjoy …

    Despite my natural Pollyanna tendencies, my heart sank pretty deep as my new home whizzed by the car window. I had never been to Africa, but because of a passionate conviction that this was where God wanted me …

    Warm, saucy, comforting, and jam-packed with veggies and whole wheat, this hit the spot more than once when I was craving pizza but had to say no to cheese. Even if you aren’t trying to eat dairy-free, you’ll …

    Apparently the most common cause of baby eczema is a dairy allergy. While you can treat eczema for years using countless creams, as a breastfed infant Ray was completely cured of eczema by me cutting dairy out of …

  I know it seems like everyone and their mother is listing their top 10 posts from last year. Maybe I should have tried to be more unique and steered away from that. Maybe for a change of pace I …