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When you are trying to reduce your food budget, being a magnanimous host can really throw a wrench into your plans. But does that mean that frugality is incompatible with the mitzvah of hachnasat orachim (welcoming guests)? Absolutely not! Here are eight ways our family still enjoys hosting without blowing our budget. 1. Plan in [...]
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After spending hours planning, shopping for and preparing frugal Shabbat meals, one of the most wasteful things we can do is throw away our left-overs. The easiest way to avoid this is obviously just to re-serve them a day or two later. But what if your family can’t stand warmed up salmon? (Honey, I’m looking [...]
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I do quite well during the week with my frugal meal planning. But come Shabbat, frugality can fly out the window faster than I can say “Shabbat Shalom!” And if a lot of people are coming over? Fuggitabout! This is what a typical menu for Shabbat lunch looks like in my oh-no-I-didn’t-make-enough-food mind: First course [...]
