It's cold and your sluggish behind is drooping. Thanksgiving is still a couple days away and there's nothing in the cupboard but a can of diced tomatoes and a loaf of stale bread to cheer you up. Could be sad or could be…Tomato Bread Soup. This amazingly satisfying soup will do wonders for your spirit and no damage to your wallet. Soup? On.

The holidays are coming up and even though the department stores are starting to chatter about "chestnuts roasting on an open fire," it's still a bit too toasty in LA to get excited about warming foods. We love us some hot pie, but on a sunny day it's great to have a refreshingly cool decadent delight. Don’t bother to crank that oven, we've got the recipe for Mom's amazing and oh-so-easy chocolate mousse.

Dreaming of crispy turkey legs and overflowing bowls of stuffing? We know how you feel. Thinking of fluffy piles of whip cream atop dense pumpkin pie has us salivating and we've still got a few days to go before the big day: Thanksgiving. Before you feel sad, let us help you stretch your teeny tiny budget to cover a huge Thanksgiving feast.

Nothing says American cuisine quite like peanut butter. Relatively cheap, reasonably nutritious, and oh so delicious, having a jar in your cupboard seems like a good idea. It's super flexible and goes well with a lot of other budget-friendly items. So stock up (using sales and coupons of course) and get ready to spread some tastiness.

The weather might be warming up again (anything could happen at this point), but you should have a trick or two up your sleeve in case it starts hailing. By trick we mean antidote to the madness these atmospheric changes could wreak on your health. Enter Chicken Soup (in some circles known as Jewish penicillin). Learn, make, ingest. Good for you and dee-licious.

Pasta is the the poor man's very good friend. The number one reason for this is that pasta is cheap. At full price it won't break the bank and, on sale, it's downright affordable. Reasonably nutritious, it can be jazzed up, simply accented, or eaten straight up. Join us bums on a quick tour of some specially delicious pasta meal options.

No, it's not what you're thinking. We're talking about making soup in your kitchen. Delicious, nourishing, satisfying soup. Oh, did we mention it can be a pretty cost-effective type of meal? As the weather cools down (at least at night), fill your kitchen with the heady aroma of soup. Even if you're not super into cooking, don't worry...as long as you don't burn it too bad (cough, cough), it should fill you up just right. Start out with an easy soup. Though some people are turned off by its green thickness, this bum is a big fan of Split Pea Soup.

Life offers many occasions to celebrate, commiserate, or get toasty just because. Although the solo drink is sometimes appropriate, in general it's way more fun to drink with friends. We know footing the booze bill for a group can be expensive, so we're here to give you some pointers for doing it up bum-style.

Any real bum knows the midnight munchies hit...hard. And when that happens, you should know that there is something you can do. Diet be damned. It’s time to hit up the kitchen and let your meagerly stocked shelves provide you with a brokedown feast.

Don't let June gloom get you down. Soon you'll be baking under the hot summer sun with other sun worshipers. All that tanning does make a bum hungry, so make sure to plan ahead for feeding your crew. Barbecues are the hallmark of the season, so get your coals out and get ready for sheer tastiness.