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Paperback Good and Cheap: Eat Well on $4/Day Book

ISBN: 0761186794

ISBN13: 9780761186793

Good and Cheap: A Snap Cookbook

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Book Overview

By showing that kitchen skill, and not budget, is the key to great food, Good and Cheap will help you eat well--really well--on the strictest of budgets. Created for people who have to watch every dollar--but particularly those living on the U.S. food stamp allotment of $4.00 a day--Good and Cheap is a cookbook filled with delicious, healthful recipes backed by ideas that will make everyone who uses it a better cook. From Spicy Pulled Pork to Barley Risotto with Peas, and from Chorizo and White Bean Rag to Vegetable Jambalaya, the more than 100 recipes maximize every ingredient and teach economical cooking methods. There are recipes for breakfasts, soups and salads, lunches, snacks, big batch meals--and even desserts, like crispy, gooey Caramelized Bananas. Plus there are tips on shopping smartly and the minimal equipment needed to cook successfully. And when you buy one, we give one With every copy of Good and Cheap purchased, the publisher will donate a free copy to a person or family in need. Donated books will be distributed through food charities, nonprofits, and other organizations. You can feel proud that your purchase of this book supports the people who need it most, giving them the tools to make healthy and delicious food. An IACP Cookbook Awards Winner. This description may be from another edition of this product.

Customer Reviews

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Rated 4 stars
how to cook everything by bittman

this reference book has incredible info and recipes. from that perspective it is a master work. would i buy it again? probably Not. the book is about two inches thick, has nearly 1,000 pages and weighs about six pounds (paperback). the massive size limits its usefulness as it requires kitchen counter space to use since ive never seen a recipe stand that can efficiently handle the books size and weight. this edition...

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Rated 5 stars
great book

it is one of the best books I have. A++++++++++++

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Rated 5 stars
Covers all

Hard not to find a recipe in this cookbook.

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Rated 4 stars
I really love the recipes but the book is bulky & flimsy

PROS: Hard to find (excellent) traditional AND very ethnic recipes are shared with wonderful cooking details. For an oh-too-limited example you can find recipes for making Succotash, white pizza, or basic fruit pies. There's also "Salted Cabbage with Szechwan Peppercorns" (if you're feeling adventurous) or you can make all sorts of party drinks: "REAL" egg nog (with vanilla extract and rum) or a Whiskey Sour or Mint Julep;...

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Rated 5 stars
A Kitchen Essential!

This is a wonderful all-around cookbook, much easier to follow than the "Joy of Cooking". Cooking has always been my passion, but my creations were always fairly complex, adventurous dishes ... I never really learned how to make simple, every day meals. This book really helped me out with that! This would be a perfect gift for someone who has recently moved out on their own or for the single guy who needs a break from frozen...

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