Keeping your family well fed is becoming more of a challenge each day. Not only do you have to take into account what the kids will and won't eat, what's in season, and organic versus non-organic, there's the issue of cost. And according to the Agriculture Department, your grocery bill will climb even higher as the economy starts to recover.

To help, WalletPop will occasionally feature recipes from famous chefs and restaurateurs. The price tag: $15 or less to serve a family of four or more. To kick off the series, celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck recommends this hearty but easy to make Southwestern Strata with sausage recipe.

With unemployment closing in on 10%, many Americans are taking the time -- perhaps unexpectedly -- to reassess their careers and future. For some, that has meant rethinking their choice of professions entirely since certain industries were hit hardest by the recession while others appear to be flourishing.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, sectors that saw the biggest losses were areas like construction, retail and the government. Sectors that show enormous potential growth include health care related professions and technology oriented jobs.

In this monthly series, those who've made the decision to start over again share their stories with WalletPop.

Amy Berryhill: Writing her own a digital future

Amy Berryhill likes to take risks. After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin in 2004 with a degree in advertising, she briefly took a job at a company that specialized in the little known area of search engine marketing and search engine optimization. When she saw in 2008 people getting laid off at her current workplace, Conde Nast Digital, she started plotting her exit strategy.

Do you want to make a career change but don't know how? Listen to Aaron Crowe, WalletPop editor specializing in careers and the job search, and Libby Gill, author of "You UnStuck: Mastering the New Rules of Risk-Taking at Work and Life" (Travelers' Tales/Solas House), talk about the first steps to take to be on that new career path.

Don't be afraid to seek advice and mentors, urges Crowe. Sit down and figure out what you're good and the market will bear, says Gill.

WalletPop's Lan Nguyen chats with Neale S. Godfrey, founder of the Children's Financial Network and #1 New York Times bestselling author, about setting holiday budgets. Godfrey, who is also author of The Eco Effect, recommends holding a family meeting to talk about spending limits given these tough economic times and turning first to non-monetary gift ideas before getting that gift card.

WalletPop's Lan Nguyen chats with Scott Painter, founder of CarsDirect.com, Zag.com and TrueCar.com. Painter, who fell in love with cars at 14, has founded 30 companies, half in the automotive space, and raised $1 billion in capital. His advice: follow your passion, not the money.

WalletPop's Lan Nguyen chats with Office Depot's Disaster Preparedness Adviser Jon Toigo and WalletPop writer and editor Aaron Crowe on how people and businesses can weather the H1N1 epidemic.

Simple measures like sanitizing hands and teleconferencing can reduce exposure, says Toigo, who has written five books on disaster preparation, including Disaster Recovery 4th edition,

Another recommendation: get the vaccine, adds Crowe, who has posted about swine flu scams and self-diagnosing via the Internet.

WalletPop's Lan Nguyen talks with WalletPop editor Aaron Crowe and Linda Matias, author of 201 Knockout Answers to Tough Interview Questions (AMACOM), about how to ace the dreaded job interview. Matias, former president of the National Resume Writers Association, recommends writing a detailed follow-up letter if you stumbled during a question and not to panic if your meeting runs only 15 minutes.

Another tip: have 5% of your resume contain key words from that job posting in order to stand out from the crowd, says Crowe, who has been writing about his job hunt since being laid off from a newspaper editing position last year.

WalletPop's Lan Nguyen chats with Matt Morris -- founder of Success University and author of "The Unemployed Millionaire: Escape the Rat Race, Fire Your Boss, and Live Life on YOUR Terms!" (Wiley) -- on how he became a self-made success story before he was 30.

They say think positive. But too often, we overlook the negative, argues David M. Corbin, author of Illuminate: Harnessing the Positive Power of Negative Thinking (Wiley).

The entrepreneur -- who also executive produced, directed and starred in the 2007 film Pass It On -- chats with WalletPop's Lan Nguyen on how highlighting problem areas can, ultimately, have a positive impact on your business and personal life. So face it, follow the negative to its core and then fix it.