Kitchen skill, not budget, is the key to great food. If you're living on a tight budget, Brown shows you how to maximize every ingredient and gives you tips on economical cooking methods; shopping and kitchen equipments; and much more.

In over 200 recipes, Jessica Fisher shows time-pressed cooks how they can eat remarkably well without breaking the bank. Good Cheap Eats serves up 65 two-course dinners, consisting of a main dish and a substantial side, salad, or soup, all of which take 30 minutes or less to prepare. And as a mother of six and a busy parent, she shows home cooks how to get dinner on the table quickly and inexpensively without relying on heavily processed shortcuts...

It's not always easy to try out a new recipe, especially when the risk of failure brings with it the risk of a hungry night at home. But sticking to what you know and love can get pretty boring after a while. So what's a lazy, cash-strapped chef to do? Well, with the help of Hack Your Cupboard, you can grab whatever's handy (ramen in a pinch) head to your pantry, and get to work! After a discussion of what food storage areas typically have (and what...

Delicious, nourishing vegan food on a budget IS possible Looking for vegan cookbooks with healthy meals that are full of flavor but won't empty your wallet? The Budget-Friendly Vegan Cookbook is here with satisfying dishes full of easy-to-find, protein-rich ingredients. Most recipes take 30-45 minutes or less-so your schedule stays as stress-free as your budget. Get advice you won't find in other vegan cookbooks on stocking your pantry, maximizing...

It's a breakout book from a budding star. "Curbs the expense and time of cooking, and helps you put dinners on the table that feel like important triumphs."—Amanda Hesser. "Caroline Wright has a great feel for the way we want to cook and eat these days. [The] recipes are bright, fresh, and appealing."—Dorie Greenspan.

Twenty-Dollar, Twenty-Minute Meals has it all: A bold and irresistible promise—make fresh,

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The New York Times bestselling author of slow-cooker cookbook Make It Fast, Cook It Slow returns with budget (and gluten-free!) meals that will satisfy the entire family. Stephanie O'Dea's 200 delicious recipes include Baked Herbed Feta Smoky Bean and Corn Soup Maple-Glazed Pork Chops Moroccan Chicken with Lentils Apple-Pecan Bread Pudding Orange and Honey Tilapia Chocolate Pot de Crème with Ganache --and many more. More Make It Fast, Cook It Slow...

In a sweeping narrative about the people and the politics behind the budget, Wessel looks at the 2011 fiscal year (which ended September 30) to see where all the money was actually spent, and why the budget process has grown wildly out of control. In a narrative about the people and politics behind the federal budget, Wall Street Journal economics editor David Wessel, author of the New York TImes bestseller In Fed We Trust, looks at where the money...

Eating both plentifully and nutritionally for less...includes 150 recipes.

The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Eating Well on a Budget is packed with tips, strategies, ideas, and more than 150 recipes for those who are either new to food budgeting or have had to greatly tighten their food budgets. Readers will not only learn how to do savvy grocery shopping, they will learn how to eat out on a budget.

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"In these uncertain times, the basics matter more than ever. But for most of us, concepts such as investing, budgeting, and getting out of debt just don't float our boats (or 150-foot yachts)--and so we put them off longer than we should. Joe Saul-Sehy and Emily Guy Birken are here to tell you that personal finance can be a lot more fun than you think. (No haberdashery, maritime knowledge, or specialized flatware required.) Learn about everything...

Eating well doesn't have to break the bank! By learning how to be a savvy shopper, you can make ends meet and replace expensive processed foods with high quality, readily available ingredients. In her new book, award winning reporter and journalist Ellen Jaffe Jones offers a game plan for the budget conscious cook. Jones scoured the shelves of popular supermarkets and big-box stores to calculate how to eat three nutritious, delicious, satisfying

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