Spatula Diaries: Meet the taxman with frugal elegance

“Gas and grocery prices are creeping northward, and the tax man returns on Friday. This week seems a fine time to resume the hunt for elegant dishes that don’t cost a fortune,” writes 225 food blogger Maggie Heyn Richardson. “It’s a subject especially close to me, since staying within a respectable food budget remains a big-time personal challenge. Some women like jewelry. I like a bottomless grocery basket. I know I’m not alone, so let’s spend this week focusing on a versatile dish that’s inexpensive, stunning on the plate and a terrific vehicle for fresh, Louisiana produce: timbales.” Find out a couple of delicious recipes for this classic dish in this week’s Spatula Diaries.