This may seem an odd fit, as you know I sometimes throw these types of subjects into the mix. The food you prepare at home has an impact on the environment as well as your budget. The budget often causes us to buy more processed or chemically altered food that has a higher yield and therefore pushes costs down for the supplier. However, the processing is really pushing the cost off on the environment and our health. So how do we keep the cost down and the quality up without taxing the environment?

Part of the solution might be as simple as a good recipe that makes use of locally grown foods. Follow the related link for an article with a lot of good recipe ideas to stretch your dollar and be considerate of the environmental impact.