We've been waiting for a good time to write this post because, let's face it, there are few quicker ways to turn people off than to ...

We've been making Thai coconut-milk curries for years, with mixed results. Sometimes they're too heavy and greasy, sometimes they...

Frankly, we debated whether to write this post, fearing that readers would find it pathologically frugal. But one undeniable fact proved the...

Here at Eat Well, Eat Cheap we're all about eating healthy, so we're always on the lookout for helpful tips that make it easy to buy...

Eat Well, Eat Cheap gives you all sorts of great wines for less than $10. But then you walk into your local wine store, and you can't fi...

The weather's still cold in most places, and restaurant (not to mention gasoline) prices are high—why not take a fraction of what you...

So, you're entertaining your sweetie on Valentine's Day. What appropriate wine to serve? Something tasty, low-cost, and with a hint ...

Just as we feared, yesterday's appointment with the doctor brought unwelcome news about our cholesterol. Even though we tried to blame t...

Yep, it's Super Bowl time once again, which means newspaper food sections are scratching their heads trying to come up with new ideas. W...

Note: On Saturday night we went to a wine tasting party held by our friends Chuck and Sandy. They're enthusiastic and curious about win...

We use a lot of chili powder. We love Mexican and Indian food, so between guacamole, beans-and-rice, and assorted curries, it seems we'r...

Sure, you can buy packages of delicious, salty Tamari Almonds at the supermarket, but they tend to be very expensive and not particularly fr...

Tom Shroder, former editor of the Washington Post Magazine, was a wine newbie, so he decided to enlist the help of a trained wine expert to ...

Fine Cooking listed the Best of the Blogs for 2010, and we're proud to say that Eat Well, Eat Cheap got a mention as one of the best Pe...

Man, it's been a rough few weeks: head colds, a sinus infection, pulled muscles, and medications that pretty much destroyed our desire t...

Some wine lovers like to keep their finds to themselves. Obviously, if we were like that, we wouldn't be writing a public blog about wh...

Sorry for the scanty postings lately, but between the holidays and the World's Worst Head Cold, we haven't been able to write. We ho...

Chardonnays can be as grassy or light as a Sauvignon Blanc -- or as thick and buttery as fresh-squeezed fruit juice. Depending on your mood ...

Chilean wines are among our five current regional defaults for great bargain buys: Washington State, Australia, Rhone River in France, Spai...

Italy's Tuscan region is one of the most civilized and beautiful in the world. Florence is full of great paintings, world-class cathedra...

There are many upsides to being a vegetarian, but one undeniable downside: it's tough to find comforting soup when you're getting si...

Guest Blogger Amy Friedman shares her recipe for a classic comfort dish: Every recipe book says roast chicken is THE easiest thing to cook...

The stores are always full of cremini (button) mushrooms, and often they are on sale. They're always good for you, and we've found t...

Sometimes necessity is the mother of deliciousness. Last week, caught up in Thanksgiving lists and plans, we forgot to buy fruit and bread f...

Today, as we prepare our Thanksgiving meal and look forward to dinner with dear friends and a houseful of dogs, we are grateful for many thi...

This time of year, sugar pumpkins (also known as pie pumpkins) are in abundance, prized not only for their decorative value but for their sw...

We're not very big on oversized and overequipped kitchens, having sadly observed over the years that there is too often an inverse relat...

Who ever heard of shaking a bottle of wine to make it taste better? The people at Mollydooker Wines in Australia claim that they use nitro...

We've all been there: Beloved pals drop by for a surprise visit around dinnertime, and although you're delighted to see them, you...