Times are lean and household budgets are getting leaner. As economists reflect back on the Great Depression, home cooks may do well to hark back to American kitchens of that era - when meals were made with seasonal produce and less meat. A time when processed foods, like reconstituted ramen, were not an option.

 

You can save by planning meals and using leftovers

 

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Restaurants adapt to leaner times