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Reverend’s Bar and Grill

I recently interviewed Co-Owner of Reverend’s Bar and Grill, Garrett Jones.  This video explains how the restaurant came to be, and how they maintain freshness in their dishes.

Eating Through College

College students are notorious for the creative ways that they make meals out of what they have.  Unfortunately, these meals aren’t exactly the best of sorts. Your typical college kid has a diet that consists of Ramen noodles and the McDonald’s Dollar Menu.  This type of diet isn’t ideal for anyone, no matter what type […]

Quick, Easy, and Cheap

Quick, Simple, and Cheap! I recently had a great discovery of one of my new favorite dishes to make, which costs close to nothing to make. Quesadillas! As I was walking through the grocery store, I noticed that tortilla shells were about a dollar. Instantly, I began finding out exactly how to make a quesadilla […]

Biaggi’s Chef Interview

Biaggi’s Chef Interview by moonie_smiles Recently, I met with a chef friend of mine, Tully Ulmer, that has been working for the past two and a half years at a local restaurant called Biaggi’s.  It is known for its great quality of food. I thought his insight might be interesting for those who may want to be […]

How to Pasta

Here’s a quick video that I made about making a simple bow tie pasta with a roasted red pepper sauce.  All of the ingredients cost a total of about 5 dollars, which include: garlic, jarred roasted red peppers, alfredo sauce, 1 lb box of bow tie pasta and olive oil.  Enjoy!

Things to Keep Around

  Things To Keep Around Eating well on a budget means shopping smart. One of the best tips I have is to make sure that you buy items that can be made many different ways and used in multiple dishes. For example, milk can be used to make a white sauce from scratch, is a […]

Bowling Green Restaurants

View Quality Restaurants in Bowling Green, OH in a larger map Here are a few suggestions of quality restaurants in Bowling Green, OH. These restaurants have great reputations in the Bowling Green area and you get the most bang for you buck, for those of us who may not have the most money.

Finding Great Deals

Here is a slideshow of different products from different stores that I have found to be great buys.  Remember, that going to different stores to buy different products will ultimately save you money.  The stores that I got these items from are Meijer, Wal-Mart, and the Dollar Tree in Bowling Green, OH.

Shopping Smarter

When cooking on a budget, it can be very difficult to make good quality and delicious meals.  Here is a simple tip that I have learned over the past few years while being a college student: Different stores sell different items for less! Stores like Wal-Mart are good for packaged food like tuna, milk, pasta […]

Quick Introduction

Hey y’all. My name is Melissa Moon and I’m a Senior at Bowling Green State University. I major in Communications with a Journalism minor. This blog is going to be about eating well on a tight budget: how to make creative and delicious food from inexpensive and household items. I’m going to be adding recipes, […]