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    Budget Meal-Spicy Thai Chicken Salad

    Being on a budget doesn’t mean you can’t eat well. Rice and a package of coleslaw stretches the chicken in this tasty chicken salad. Here’s what you’ll need… 6 ounces of grilled chicken, cut into about ½ inch strips  3 cups cooked rice  6 cups of coleslaw mix  1/4 cup chopped cilantro  1 jar of Thai peanut sauce  1/4 cup oil  1/4 cup water  3/4 cup coarsely dry-roasted peanuts, chopped In a large bowl, combine the chicken strips, rice, coleslaw mix and cilantro. In a medium bowl, whisk together peanut sauce, oil and water. Add to the rice mixture and toss well. Garnish with peanuts.

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    The Best of Fall Produce

    One way to save money is to buy what’s in season, and right now that’s goodies like apples, pears, cabbage, beet and squashes. The trick is to find ways to make them a meal. One thing I love to accompany sandwiches is coleslaw. However, after eating the same old, same old during the summer I was in the mood for something a little different. Just so happened that in this week’s CSA box there sat a red cabbage, and at the grocery store I saw bags of apples on sale for 97 cents a pound. Anytime something goes under a dollar a pound, I buy it and then decide what…

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