Money is tight and food prices are rising. Tasty Depression Era recipes connect us with past generations and offer a great way to eat cleaner and cheaper!If you’ve had the privilege of knowing someone who lived through the Great Depression, more than likely you heard about the food they ate or didn’t eat. Learning how to cook creatively with minimal ingredients became the challenge of the time period.Today, more and more food is processed, full of preservatives and other ingredients that most of us cannot pronounce let alone understand why it is in the food. What if we started reconsidering our choices and making more meals at home? Taking a cue from our Depression era relatives and re-learning how to cook with what we have on hand might be a challenge at first. The bonus of saving money is great, but what if the true reward could be the change in perspective on what is needed vs what is desired?Let’s take a look at some Depression Era Recipes that require less ingredients, most of which you might already have in your cupboards!Photo Credit: © Pinterest

How fitting that in today's current economy credit crunch, I came across these charming cooking videos presented by Clara, a sweet 91 year ...

Peppers & Eggs Great Depression Cooking with Clara - Clara Cannucciari - She lived during the Great Depression .........and wants to show us what it was like

Have you seen Clara of Depression Coooking with Clara on the news lately? She is 93 years old and has her own blog and several videos on youtube. With the downturn of the economy, people are very interested in being frugal. Clara shares recipes and stories from her own life during the Great Depression. I […]

During the Great Depression her freshly emigrated Sicilian parents suffered greatly but Clara's mother found inventive ways to stretch the family's meals.

I think stories are the best way to learn about history, especially for children. I've put together a short list of books and videos below to spark ideas for your study of the Great Depression. Some of these are more challenging to track down now compared to when I first started recommending them, but I

During the great depression, cheap food had to be used in creative ways. But it may not take another depression to bring back the need for depression era cooking techniques - severe weather or disaster could affect food supplies. So today I am going to delve into eating better and sustaining ourselves when the budget is meager and the usual food sources no longer exist. By Contributing Writer Gaye Levy

During the great depression, cheap food had to be used in creative ways. But it may not take another depression to bring back the need for depression era cooking techniques - severe weather or disaster could affect food supplies. So today I am going to delve into eating better and sustaining ourselves when the budget is meager and the usual food sources no longer exist. By Contributing Writer Gaye Levy

Clara's 2009 Holiday Special! Book now available at Barnes and Noble, Borders and on Amazon.com. Search "Clara's Kitchen."

Born in 1915, Clara Cannucciari survived the Great Depression and, when she was in her 90s and with the help of her grandson, made

Depression was not fun,” the late YouTube star, Clara Cannucciari, states in the very first episode of her Great Depression Cooking web series, above.

Have you ever watched Great Depression cooking with Clara? She is a 94+ year old great grandmother who cooks meals from the Great Depression and shares stories from her childhood. It is much fun wa…

Clara has posted a brand new episode for her second season. Check out Clara's rendition of Eggplant Parmesan. And stay right here to see exclusive behind the scenes photographs. Thanks for checking in.