Hikes in the price of milk, eggs, bread, veggies, and other food staples may have you hopping mad. But there may be a bright side to this situation if it makes us view our food differently.

That’s the intriguing premise I write about in today’s “A Girl’s Gotta Eat” column in the Metro, in which I explore what it would be like if a potato cost $100.

If my first installment of great, non-fresh-produce finds at local farmers markets introduced you to some new, tasty discoveries, Part 2 no doubt will do the same. Read all about it my column, “A Girl’s Gotta Eat” in today’s Metro.

If you’re like so many of us with recipes tucked away all over the place, ProjectFoodie can be your savior.

It’s like an old-fashioned recipe box — only its online. In this modern version, you can keep track of your favorite recipes from magazines and newspapers electronically so that when you are hunting for them, you need only look one place now.

Yours truly just became an advisor to ProjectFoodie. You’ll find my recipe rankings and cookbook reviews posted there regularly.