Before you start clipping coupons or stocking up on canned soup, consider looking toward a more unusual source for tips on cooking on shoestring budget: professional cooks at successful fine dining restaurants.

There's always a chance you'll need a particular spice but won't have the time to run to the grocery store.

If you expect a gaggle of goblins to haunt your house later this month, it will help to have a repertoire of tricks and ghoulish recipes close at hand.

If you've never tried making jam, you might give freezer jams a try this year. They are practically foolproof.

Tips for choosing the best watermelon

Come wintertime the markets close and the garden is bare, so everyone experiences seasonal limitations.

Take a look at these recipes as possible additions to your holiday menu, no matter how crazy your holiday may be.

I've heard you shouldn't use olive oil for high-heat cooking, like frying. Is this true and, if it is, what oil should I use?

An easy to make dinner for your family.

A variety of chicken wing recipes

Mash 'em, Smash 'em, Rice 'em
Boil 'em, Bake 'em, Roast 'em -- Just Don't Forget the Potatoes!

Not enough time to feed a busy family on the go? Jungle Jim's Margie Potts may have a solution for you

Adapted from The Official Snack Guide for Beleaguered Sports Parents

Adapted from The Official Snack Guide for Beleaguered Sports Parents.

Quick & Easy Chicken Lettuce Wraps By Jungle Jim's Margie Potts

Jungle Jim's Magie Potts shares her recipes for grilling sauces

Bravo Makes Heirloom Tomatoes and Mozzarella di Bufala

Jungle Jim's Margie Potts' recipe for Grilled Cuban Sanwiches

Jungle Jim's Margie Potts' recipe for New Orleans Muffuletta

Hard-Cooked Eggs 101 & Other Egg Recipes