CHG Best of May 2010

What a nice month we had, everybody. The Top 10 lists were a success, our Ask the Internet column is getting increasingly faboo responses, and of course, this happened. But don’t take it from me. Take it from …the following post! Which you should read. Because it's pretty.

MAY RECIPES
Breakfast Burritos with Beans, Cheddar, and Salsa
Carrot Cake
Grilled Portobello Mushroom Burgers
Grits and Quinoa with Spicy Pink Beans
Hot and Sour Soup with Baby Bok Choy
Pasta with Mushrooms, Peppers, and Onions
Polenta with Swiss Chard, Pancetta, and a Fried Egg

MAY ARTICLES

It was shortcut, tip, and trick central at CHG this month, with four Top 10 posts focused on different themes:

• 10 Cheap Shortcuts to Making Cooking Oh-So-Much Easier
• 10 Cheap Ways to Simplify Food Shopping
• 10 Essential Kitchen Items for the Healthy Cook
• 10 Ways to Eat Less Meat

Veggie Might’s own Leigh got in on the action with her own ingenious tutorials: How to Care For Cast Iron Cookware and Potluck Tips to Save You Time and Moolah.

And Jaime of Green Kitchen notoriety batted cleanup with her stupendous contribution, How to Eat Green Without a Greenmarket.

As for Ask the Internet, it was pretty dang sweet, too. We asked about ...

• Best Cooking Fat?
• Eating During a Move?
• How to Handle Food Cravings?
• LOST Finale Recipes?

FOR MORE CHEAP HEALTHY GOODNESS…

1) Have your say!
We love reading creative comments and participating in thought-provoking discussions. There’s even our fabulous Ask the Internet column, where readers can write in with various inquiries and/or offer helpful suggestions. Sweet.

2) Spread the word!
Like us? Link to us! Refer us to a bookmarking site! (We have StumbleUpon and Digg buttons now!) Or just talk us up to your mom. That’s nice, too.

3) Behold our social networking!
Subscribe to our feed, join our Facebook page, or check out our Twitter … thing. They’re super fun ways to kill time, minus the soul-crushing frustration of rooting for the Mets.

4) Buy from our Amazon Store!
If you click on the Amazon widget (lower left hand corner) and buy anything from Amazon (not just what we’re advertising on CHG), we get a small commission. And that’s always nice.

5) Remember: when choosing a song to walk down the aisle to, make sure it’s not secretly about heroin.
Or prostitution. Or suicide. Your Ma won't be pleased.