Easy Frugal Cookbook


Book Description

Eat well for less—100 delicious, affordable recipes the whole family will love It's easier than you think to make hearty meals that are tasty, budget-friendly, and nutritious. Discover an easy cookbook that shows you how, with 100 inexpensive family recipes that use basic ingredients, and can be made in just a few steps. This easy cookbook will help you whip up satisfying dishes like Crispy Coconut Drumsticks or Open-Face Turkey Sandwiches for everyone in the house for just $5. All it takes is the right recipe, a few tricks, and a little planning to make the most of your food budget. Discover how versatile and flavorful cheap eating can be with an easy cookbook that offers: Budget tricks—Recipes are sorted by estimated cost of ingredients, from $5 to $15 dollars per batch, and include tips to lower the cost of ingredients even further. Shop smart—This easy cookbook includes tips about shopping efficiently and optimizing ingredients and leftovers. Menu plan—A sample meal plan and shopping list will help simplify meal prep and save you money and time. Bring the whole family to the table with an easy cookbook that makes weeknight dinners easy and affordable.




The Frugal Paleo Cookbook


Book Description

Save Money & Stay Gluten-Free with These Easy, Delicious Paleo Recipes For those on the Paleo diet, one of the biggest concerns isn’t the variety but the price. Luckily, Ciarra Colacino, creator of The Colacino Kitchen, has over 100 easy, wallet-friendly Paleo recipes that will feed the whole family. And this expanded edition includes 25 delicious new recipes that you can add to your weeknight rotation. Ciarra uses flavorful but less expensive cuts of meat in traditional yet approachable cooking methods and shares her roll-forward technique for creating multiple dishes to maximize your time in the kitchen. You’ll love her keys to budgeting, tips for making items ahead of time, 5-ingredients-or-less seasoning blends and other money-saving pointers. Ciarra offers an incredible and practical selection of Paleo dishes for everyday eating including Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas, Stupid Easy Asian Beef, Chicken and Chorizo Stew and Tater Tot Casserole with Sweet Potato Tater Tots! So, if you’re loving the Paleo diet but hate the amount of money you spend each month, this book is a must- have. Save your money, enjoy tasty grain-free meals and be healthy!




Budget Bytes


Book Description

The debut cookbook from the Saveur blog award-winning Internet expert on making eating cheap dependably delicious As a college grad during the recent great recession, Beth Moncel found herself, like so many others, broke. Unwilling to sacrifice eating healthy and well—and armed with a degree in nutritional science—Beth began tracking her costs with obsessive precision, and soon cut her grocery bill in half. Eager to share her tips and recipes, she launched her blog, Budget Bytes. Soon the blog received millions of readers clamoring for more. Beth's eagerly awaited cookbook proves cutting back on cost does not mean cutting back on taste. Budget Bytes has more than 100 simple, healthy, and delicious recipes, including Greek Steak Tacos, Coconut Chicken Curry, Chorizo Sweet Potato Enchilada, and Teriyaki Salmon with Sriracha Mayonnaise, to name a few. It also contains expert principles for saving in the kitchen—including how to combine inexpensive ingredients with expensive to ensure that you can still have that steak you’re craving, and information to help anyone get acquainted with his or her kitchen and get maximum use out of the freezer. Whether you’re urban or rural, vegan or paleo, Budget Bytes is guaranteed to delight both the palate and the pocketbook.




Frugal Vegan


Book Description

More than 50,000 copies sold! Following a Vegan Diet Has Never Been Easier, Cheaper or More Delicious Live a healthy vegan lifestyle without breaking the bank with these 99 affordable and delicious plant-based recipes. Frugal Vegan teaches you how to avoid pricey perishables and special ingredients, and still enjoy nutritious, exciting food at every meal. Learn the tips and tricks to creating plant-based cuisine on a budget and fill yourself up with a delicious feast. Katie Koteen and Kate Kasbee are your guides to changing up your vegan cooking routine using less expensive ingredients. There’s a meal idea for every time of day, whether it’s a hearty breakfast of Pineapple Scones or Biscuits and Gravy; a Backyard BBQ Bowl or Crunchy Thai Salad for lunch; or Beer Battered Avocado and Black Bean Tacos, Mushroom Stroganoff or Chickpea Curry for dinner. Host movie night with a delicious snack like Salted Peanut Butter Popcorn, or indulge in Chocolate Coconut Cream Puffs for dessert. With practical tips and approachable recipes, Frugal Vegan will help you create stunning plant-based meals that’ll not only save you money, but save you time in the kitchen, too.




Fast Easy Cheap Vegan


Book Description

TASTE CANADA AWARDS SILVER WINNER From Sam Turnbull, the bestselling author of Fuss-Free Vegan, and creator of the blog It Doesn't Taste Like Chicken, comes her eagerly awaited second cookbook. She is cooking up even simpler vegan comfort food--on a budget, with fewer ingredients, and in 30 minutes or less! Some people think that a vegan diet can be too time-consuming, too much work, and too expensive! In Sam Turnbull's Fast Easy Cheap Vegan, she's busting those myths and showing us just how simple (with 10 ingredients or fewer), inexpensive (for $10 or less), and quick (in 30 minutes or less) it can be to cook delicious plant-based comfort food at home. Wholesome recipes can be made using items you already have in your pantry and fridge. And if they're not stocked in your kitchen, these ingredients are easily found at your local grocery store. Fast Easy Cheap Vegan is filled with 101 recipes, many of them perfect for busy weeknights, like 10-Ingredient Creamy Basil Gnocchi, Gorgeous Greek Bowl, and Quicker Quesadillas. You'll have tons of options for speedy breakfasts and lunches, including Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies, 20-Minute Breakfast Sandwiches, 15-Minute Apple Chickpea Salad, and DIY Instant Ramen Soup, and no shortage of ready-to-go snacks, like Cheesy Cracker Snackers, Loaded Queso Dip, and Cool Ranch Popcorn. And don't skip dessert because there's Lickety-Split Ice Cream, Easy Peasy Peanut Butter Squares, Brownie in a Cup, and 10-Minute Mini Berry¬ Crisp. Fast Easy Cheap Vegan is all about smart tips and easy techniques that simplify cooking. Many recipes are one-pot, freezer-friendly, and make-ahead meals, creating a stress-free kitchen. So whether it's breakfast, lunch, dinner, or dessert, Sam has thought of everything to help get delicious, fuss-free meals on the table in no time flat.




Little House Living


Book Description

The immensely popular blogger behind Little House Living provides a timeless and “heartwarming guide to modern homesteading” (BookPage) that will inspire you to live your life simply and frugally—perfect for fans of The Pioneer Woman and The Hands-On Home. Shortly after getting married, Merissa Alink and her husband found themselves with nothing in their pantry but a package of spaghetti and some breadcrumbs. Their life had seemingly hit rock bottom, and it was only after a touching act of charity that they were able to get back on their feet again. Inspired by this gesture of kindness as well as the beloved Little House on the Prairie books, Merissa was determined to live an entirely made-from-scratch life, and as a result, she rescued her household budget—saving thousands of dollars a year. Now, she reveals the powerful and moving lessons she’s learned after years of homesteading, homemaking, and cooking from scratch. Filled with charm, practical advice, and gorgeous full-color photographs, Merissa shares everything from tips on budgeting to natural, easy-to-make recipes for taco seasoning mix, sunscreen, lemon poppy hand scrub, furniture polish, and much more. Inviting and charming, Little House Living is the epitome of heartland warmth and prairie inspiration.




Cheap & Easy


Book Description

For anyone who's been estranged from her range, "Cheap & Easy" delivers simple recipes and practical shortcuts for making meals with smalltime money in no time at all.




Frugal Mediterranean Cooking


Book Description

Fresh Mediterranean-Inspired Meals for Just 3 Dollars or Less Per Serving! Healthy eating doesn’t need to be expensive or complicated with Melanie Lionello’s nutritious and cost-effective Mediterranean-style recipes. Melanie’s wholesome recipes focus on staples of the Mediterranean diet such as fresh fruits and vegetables, plant-based proteins like legumes, grains and pulses in everyday meals, as well as plenty of good-for-you fats like olive oil, nuts and seeds. These amazingly simple meals are made up of only a few flavorful ingredients, so you’ll keep your grocery store visits and budget to a minimum. Up your weeknight meal game with tasty options like Gorgeous Green Pan Pizza, Ricotta Gnocchi and Lemon and Caper Fish Piccata. Add more bright, fresh vegetables to your diet in the tastiest way possible with Roasted Carrots with Honey and Za’tar and Baked Zucchini with Pangrattato. Indulge in Cozy Chicken Marbella or Turkish-Style Chicken Kebabs a few times a week, or savor Smoky Stuffed Peppers with Lamb Mince or Italian Pork Sausage and Sage Rigatoni for a special occasion. With these fresh and easy recipes, you can cook the Mediterranean way without breaking the bank or spending all night in the kitchen.




Good and Cheap


Book Description

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 Ragù 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.




30-Minute Frugal Vegan Recipes


Book Description

Incredible Budget-Friendly Plant-Based Meals for the Busy Home Cook Think maintaining a vegan diet is draining on the wallet? Think again. Melissa Copeland, the self-proclaimed Stingy Vegan, is on a mission to prove that cooking vibrant plant-based meals doesn’t have to break the bank. Main dishes like Veggie-Packed Mexican Rice, Coconut-Lentil Curry and Smoky Mushroom Fajitas are the perfect balance of quick, flavorful and economical. Fruity Granola Yogurt Parfaits and Blistered Cherry Tomatoes and Beans on Garlic Toast make breakfast a cinch, and frugal staples like beans and pasta are transformed into mouthwatering meals like Garlicky Spring Vegetable Pasta, Black Bean Salsa Burgers and Bee-Free Honey Mustard Chickpea Salad Sandwiches. With Melissa’s wallet-friendly recipes, you can skip expensive vegan substitutes and pricey health food stores, all while enjoying nourishing meals that are as pleasing to your palate as they are to your bank account.