... the most frugal method for cooking for a family is using a Crock Pot or slow cooker of some sort. A woman named Stephanie O'Dea wrote a book called Make It Fast, Cook It Slow, the Big Book of Slow Cooking, but you do not need to buy the book ...

... spend money on takeout or dinner out after a big shopping day. Drag your slow-cooker out of the cupboard, says Stephanie O'Dea, who writes the "A Year of CrockPotting" blog (crockpot365.blogspot.com). Before heading out to shop ...