Don’t Buy Expensive Cereal Make Your Own Expensive Cereal

We already have a solid history of groundbreaking cereal coverage here at the Billfold, and today I'd like to continue that legacy with my recipe for summer cereal, or: the only food I will be preparing at my house until it's not hot anymore.

Cheap Eats: Asparagus Lasagna

So, a few of you guys asked me how I make my favorite asparagus lasagna, and ask and you shall receive!

Cheap Eats: Lentil Quinoa Salad

Summer means heat, and heat means cravings for cool, light, refreshing meals. When I get home from work on a hot July day, the last thing I want to do is heat up my A/C-less apartment by turning on the oven or standing over the stove. Behold the wonder of Lentil Quinoa Salad.

Cheap Eats: Peanut Butter Pie

Here at The Billfold, we love cheap and easy recipes. Here's a cheap and easy recipe for dessert by reader Cindy Whitt.

How I Made 3 Dinners For Two Average Out to Just $5 Person

How to make dinner if you already have friends and aren't trying to impress anyone.

Cheap Eats: Zucchini Pasta for One

This is the best for cooking for one; few ingredients, easy, cheap (so cheap!), somewhat healthy, not that much washing up. I’ll give quantities to feed one, but can just increase for however many you want.

Elegant and Affordable Meals for One

Cooking ("Cooking") tips.

Old Fashioneds and a Roast: A Dinner Party for $13 Per Person

Wine, a roast, and maple syrup old fashioneds—a fancy dinner party for $13 per person.

A Guide to International Cheap Eats

Billfold pal and prolific world traveler Jodi Ettenberg has been working on a book about discovering and learning how to make delicious cheap food from different countries she's visited, and she wants to share her findings with you.

Cheap Eats: Baked-Egg Ratatouille

So this is a baked-egg ratatouille. It's flexible, cheap, easy and healthy, and it accomplishes the goal of looking real professional in a rustic sort of way while actually being way less trouble to compose on a plate than a regular dish.