In response to recent posts on eating cheaply (Healthy Food on an Unhealthy Budget and Learning to Eat More Meals at Home), several readers have pointed to a site called Hillbilly Housewife.
The focus here is on low-cost, home-cooking from scratch. The recipes are all tested in a real kitchen with hungry children, stalking cats, begging puppies and a playful husband underfoot. The ingredients are affordable and readily available in most areas.
There is a wealth of information here. It’s like a gold-mine for frugal cooks. Highlights include:
- Store-bought convenience foods that are usually good buys.
- How to reduce the fat content of regular ground beef.
- Chicken tips — buying, using, and cooking.
- A recipe section even more extensive than the site I mentioned earlier.
- Best buys for your budget — foods that are usually good buys at the supermarket.
- A couple of weekly meal plans: a $45 emergency menu for 4 or 6 people and a $70 low cost menu for 4 to 6 people.
- The Hillbilly Housewife blog contains a lot of meditation on faith and homeschooling, but it also includes some great entries on cheap food, such as this post on the high cost of a healthy diet.
There’s lots more there, though. I recommend you take twenty or thirty minutes to browse the site.
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5 Responses to “The Hillbilly Housewife”
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Wow J.D. what a lovely tribute. Thanks for sharing this with other. I looked over your blog while I was here. Very nicely done.
Maggie
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Nice Find. I’m sure to use some of these tips. I’m always down for some good $hopping $trategies.
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This site reads almost exactly like the way I was raised, with the exception of faith-based homeschooling. I still find nothing more satisfying than a nice rich pot of pinto bean soup (almost no fat as long as you forego the bacon grease) and cornbread.
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I found the HBHW site a year ago and i have found it to be a great source of information. I love the site and subscribe to the newsletter. The site does not SPAM and its run by a great down to earth family
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This site has been in my favorites since I can’t remember when. I love it!
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