In these more frugal times, consider putting the remains of the day into the stockpot.

No need to worry if funds are tight for Halloween. Margie Potts has recipes for Halloween that are affordable and frightfully fun! Watch Video

Everyone is doing tomatoes, but the onion family is all over the farmer's market and much cheaper.

The trick is to keep in mind the peasant-y part of Irish eating.

Several recipes that use olive-oil including Spanish Garlic Soup.

Recipes for White Lobster Chili and another for First-Love Chili.

Your budget may be tighter, but that does not mean you have to sacrifice flavor or nutrition. Here's a delicious, nutritious, filling dinner for four people under $10. Watch Video

Recipes for Beef and Bean Chili as well as Oatmeal Cherry Cookies for your chilly adventures.

Recipes for a Roasted Garlic and Blue Cheese Bisque, Chicken Stock and French Carrot Soup.

This is a soup that needs a dark, dense, grainy bread and maybe some cheddar cheese on the side.

No canned version, please, or the new streamlined model. I want to make chicken broth like my great-grandmother's.

Recipes for Ground Beef Cocoa Chili, Whoopie Pies, Mushrooms Stuffed with Mozzarella and Fresh Herbs, Lavender Pound Cake, and more.

Winter squash is a versatile ingredient. When cooked, most are slightly sweet, sort of a cross between a starchy potato and a sweet potato.

It's tough, especially in these times, to pay any kind of premium for anything.

For those of us watching the competition from the couch, celebrating Asian culture can be as simple as preparing a bowl of noodles.

Oregano is an herb found in Italian, Greek and Mexican cuisines, but it's a relatively recent flavor for the American palate.

This St. Patrick's Day, it's nice knowing that one has a choice of Irish stews, from plain to fancy.

A cross between an early New England chowder and stew, this recipe turns your boring roots into pretty decent eating.

There's hardly a kitchen task that is easier or more rewarding than making a pot of soup from scratch.