TikTok users have been sharing creative meals that stretch groceries, such as Fried Potatoes with Hot Dogs, Pork Cake and ...
A walk through today's grocery store feels different than it did a few years ago. Orange juice prices have jumped nearly one ...
Each of these pasta recipes are low in sodium and saturated fat, so you can enjoy a delicious dinner and support your heart ...
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Depression-Era Meals Worth Trying

The Great Depression wasn’t just an economic catastrophe — it was a culinary revolution born from necessity. Between 1929 and ...
Volunteers donate meals from their own tables. Or, like the volunteers we caught up with at St. Jerome's Church in Northeast Philadelphia, they cook in church or synagogue kitchens. As the economy ...
Someone in my family once told me, “I don’t believe in depression.” It was a startling statement, insulting to those of us who have experienced depressive episodes, and my reply was quick and sharp: ...
To say the Great Depression changed the way Americans ate would be an understatement. Home cooks dropped or reduced the use of costly ingredients like meat, dairy, and eggs. Today, while these foods ...
I tried a chocolate-cake recipe with no eggs or dairy that dates back to the Great Depression. Known as "Depression cake," the penny-pinching recipe is useful now due to the high price of eggs. I didn ...