Thrift and economy are always important, but never more so than at times like these. When the pennies that never mattered before are adding up.

how and what we eat become much more complicated. This DVD and video series allows you to spend some time hanging out in the kitchen of 93-year-old Clara while she prepares "simple, inexpensive and delicious meals". The recipes are useful, and the stories that accompany them are inspiring.

As we cope with the challenges of daily life, why not benefit from the wisdom of those who have been there before. Hundreds of families survived and flourished throughout the great depression, in large part duie to the contributions of the hardorking women at the centre of many homes.

Check out Cooking with Clara on youtube, for the recipes and tips, for the stories, and definitely for Clara. It's reassuring to remember that whatever challenge we face, somebody else faced them first. 

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