I have started trying to plan better, by making meals that make other meals in order to cut down on waste and to save money. This has been a big budget saver for me. I would like to get some more ideas. What do you do to make your meals budget saving and also saving time and energy in the kitchen? If...

Hillbilly Housewife's 40 dollar menu is here http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/40dollarmenu.htm one change I would make to it is that she has tea with every meal. The tannins in tea inhibit iron absorption, so I would have tea between meals instead of with it. To improve iron uptake from vegetarian...