I don’t think I was alone in my temptation to throw an undergarment or two at Mr. Glass, as slick at storytelling as Elvis was at hip-swiveling.

It was one of those situations, one we’ve come upon a few times, where it was probably better if the people around us simply assumed we were just a group of silly, stoned hippies.

“Many people say we can’t or shouldn’t improve the gun laws in this country. I’m part of the next generation. I reject that premise, and I say we can and should do better.”

Tonya delivered them to my office in festive packaging, and my heart melted even more than the icing.

That’s what it costs to eat healthy on $30 a week: time.

I don’t know why you’re not supposed to roll both sides, but Jake always tells me not to.

Putting them in the pan on the stove with some oil might add a tiny bit of fried goodness, and there’s nothing wrong with that

We all know a little better than to gorge ourselves on sugar, but come to face the unfortunate fact that we’re programmed to want it.

Liz’s own Collard-Cabbage Stir Fry: from Living in Food Poverty Week 3

Jake’s Honey Oat Wheat Bread: from Living in Food Poverty Week 3

4 large potatoes, thinly sliced 2 medium-sized yellow onions, sliced about as thin As much kale as you want Any broccoli you might have 1/2 cup Earth Balance (vegan butter) 1/2 cup flour 2 cups boiling water (or part water, part vegetable broth if you can afford the luxury) 1 cup soy milk 1 cup [...]

(These are basically Indian sourdough pancakes/flat breads) 3 cups white Basmati rice 1 cup urad daal (white lentils) 3/4 tsp fenugreek seeds Salt to taste Oil (vegetable, olive, sunflower, whatever) Wash the rice and urad daal and soak them in a bowl overnight. The next morning, drain all the water from the rice and urad [...]

A warm, filling, and delicious meal for two for approximately fifty cents. How could we have ever been tricked into thinking that the dollar menu was ever a good deal?

How to manage eating off of 30 dollars a week… Impressive? We think so.

Enjoy… Black Bean Burgers. A simple, easy vegan meal.