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Market to Mouth: Budget-Boardroom Chocolate Roulade

Comfort foods along the lines of deliciously decadent desserts are back en vogue — we can thank Nigella Lawson for that.

Recession-proof your meals with this Australian dessert

I thought I’d share my recipe for “Aussie Ice Cream Plum Pud.” You’ll love it with your favorite fruit pie or on its own with hot fudge sauce.

Market to Mouth: Savoring the little traditions

Once our cups were filled, Nana would stir hers with her silver teaspoon. (She wasn’t stirring in sugar because she didn’t have sugar in her tea. I think she just liked this final step in the ritual.) I’d follow protocol, offering my grandmother one of her cookies before helping myself, and then finally we’d sip our tea — but dunking one’s cookie was an absolute no-no!

Market to Mouth: Root vegetables

Late this summer I spent a week caretaking an urban farm just east of Boulder on Cherryvale Road. It was a marvelous opportunity to source most everything I ate directly from the extensive vegetable garden and the chicken coop. Besides the wonderful flavor of the vegetables and eggs, it saved time and money to walk 20 yards from the kitchen and picking my own versus driving to the store with a list and a budget.

Market to Mouth: Living richly on a budget

Many people are making a concerted effort to simplify their lives: downsizing, de-cluttering and learning how to live richly on a budget.

Market to Mouth: Re-think your relationship with meat

With summer upon us, one of the easiest and healthiest ways to reduce expenditure on groceries is to cut back your consumption of meat.

Market to Mouth: Organizing groceries can save money

Last month, I wrote that eating well does not need to cost a lot. I proposed creating a budget as the most effective way of reducing grocery expenses, and then I listed the following six tips for staying within your budget: Write a grocery list; buy produce in season; avoid packaged food; buy bulk instead; stick to your list; avoid impulse purchases; don’t buy more than you need; and don’t buy what you can’t afford.