Christine McDaniel

Christine McDaniel grew up in the Midwest, and when she got out of there, she says the last thing she wanted to do was make a casserole. But in the past year, she's gotten really into them, specifically one made with cream of mushroom soup. It's just kind of gotten to be a go-to for us. McDaniel, who now lives in Northern Virginia, is doing a lot more cooking from scratch these days. For her kids, her dogs, she even makes her own horse treats. They actually sound pretty good. Molasses, honey, oil, water, a little salt, and oats, a lot of oats.

McDaniel, who's an economist, says she makes a fine wage, but her income hasn't kept pace with inflation, and she's been able to save by making things herself. It is a good economical decision for me personally. My horse, for instance, is a pretty big part of the monthly budget, and he is not going away. It's not something I can cut. So I look for other things that I can cut, and food is sort of an easy one.

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