One canned pantry staple can help recreate a budget-friendly, Depression-era pasta dish that's as filling as it is delicious.

They may be old-fashioned, but these Depression-era desserts make good use of cheap pantry staples. However, they're a rare ...

There was a time when pantries were bare, and creativity was the key ingredient in every kitchen. During the Great Depression ...

During the Great Depression, home cooks were challenged with using limited resources to feed their families. Although they faced hardships, their resourcefulness and creativity helped them prevail in ...

It's hard to imagine that the average American family had 40% less money in 1933 compared to 1929. In response to such a steep and sudden decline in income, everyone had to get creative in the kitchen ...

What if you could create all those cozy flavors of the all-American pie, with no fruit at all? This may sound like an impossible feat, but a famous Great Depression-era recipe shows you that this ...

Volunteers donate meals from their own tables. Or, like the volunteers we caught up with at St. Jerome's Church in Northeast Philadelphia, they cook in church or synagogue kitchens. As the economy ...