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Summary: Our family LOVED IT!
Review: At a time when we need to save money, esp in the area of food, this book came in quite handy. We have tried around 7 and only one wasn't delicious! (And that may have been my fault for bad substitution of an ingredient) It has forced us back to more basic cooking, replacing eating out, fast foods, prepackaged, and expensive.
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Summary: Our family LOVED IT!
Review: At a time when we need to save money, esp in the area of food, this book came in quite handy. We have tried around 7 and only one wasn't delicious! (And that may have been my fault for bad substitution of an ingredient) It has forced us back to more basic cooking, replacing eating out, fast foods, prepackaged, and expensive.
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Summary: Inexpensive, step-by-step, "kitchen friendly" recipes
Review: Compiled by Jonni McCoy, Miserly Meals: Healthy, Tasty Recipes Under 75ยข Per Serving is a simply wonderful compendium of delicious, inexpensive, step-by-step, "kitchen friendly" recipes that would grace any meal and satisfy any appetite. From Egg Drop Soup; Blackened Fish; Black Bean Burgers; Turkey Gumbo; and Lemon Chicken; to Salmon Cakes; French Bread; Fat-Free Zucchini Bread; Honey Butter; and Berry Cobbler, Miserly Meals is an enthusiastically recommended, budget thrifty addition to any family cookbook collection.
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Summary: FABULOUS book! GREAT author!
Review: Don't listen to the others on here that rated this book badly. This book is great! Yes, it does have some recipes for simple items but sometimes a little remedial cooking is a great way to save money. There are also a slew of other recipes not found elsewhere. The oat bran muffins were GREAT! I love this book. Check it out for yourself. I did and found out that this book was well worth the price.
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Summary: USEFUL!
Review: Food tasty overall - being from TX did have to add some spice but didn't blow our budget. Introduced us to TVP - we mix it 1/2 and 1/2 with meat - love it! Really helped us think about food and money in a different way. Have given copies to friends for birthdays - reviews back are positive.
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Summary: Missed the frugal mark, no originality
Review: I found very little original recipes in this book, if any. Recipes could be found online for free from most any recipe site. the recipe for SUN TEA is actually included! Most chicken recipes include boneless skinless chicken breasts. 12 days of turkey page is no help at all...mostly substitutions for the mayo on a sandwich. This book could have been much better. A frugal person would never spend money on this book because most of the info could be found elsewhere, or a frugal person would know how to make sun tea without the book. chicken nugget recipe can be found in The Freezer Cooking Manual from 30 Day Gourmet : A Month of Meals Made Easy
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Summary: Cheap But Delicious
Review: I have four kids and a husband with big appetites and our grocery bill was sky high.I have been able to substantially reduce my grocery bill using the guidelines in this book. Since I have used the receipes and suggestions in this book,my life has become easier because I always have ingredients on hand for meals.Jonni McCoy is a real blessing to Mothers and I have yet to try a bad receipe from her cookbook.As a matter of fact,all of her books are fantastic.She is a genius at getting right to the center of a problem and gives no useless information.With all my responsibilities,I don't have time to read useless info.I think that is what most Mothers need .I would buy anything she writes,sight unseen.Looking forward to her next book.
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Summary: Cheap But Delicious
Review: I have four kids and a husband with big appetites and our grocery bill was sky high.I have been able to substantially reduce my grocery bill using the guidelines in this book. Since I have used the receipes and suggestions in this book,my life has become easier because I always have ingredients on hand for meals.Jonni McCoy is a real blessing to Mothers and I have yet to try a bad receipe from her cookbook.As a matter of fact,all of her books are fantastic.She is a genius at getting right to the center of a problem and gives no useless information.With all my responsibilities,I don't have time to read useless info.I think that is what most Mothers need .I would buy anything she writes,sight unseen.Looking forward to her next book.
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Summary: OK, but not great (I agree)
Review: I think the author's list of "pantry basics" for the "miserly kitchen" is great. I can match 80-90% of what I have on the shelves with the foods she lists. But I'm doubtful that I would come up with the same results from the same ingredients. For instance, why do so many recipes in this book call for Tobasco sauce? And sorry but I can't foresee my family would ever accept ground turkey, or anything containing tofu or lentils. And we LIKE butter! And what's this innovative stuff called "broth powder"? What happened to the good old fashioned (and cheap) method of simply saving the water you cooked the meat in? The book opens with a chapter of beverages, but I can't help but wonder how they can be called "miserly"? Wouldn't drinking plain water be a whole lot cheaper than some concoction from the blender? Good points about this book: The desserts look delicious. And each recipe in the book is followed by a helpful "kitchen tip." The tips themselves make pretty good reading. However, instead of this book, I would recommend an older (and harder to find) book, called _ Good Recipes for Hard Times_ by Louise Newton.
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Summary: OK, but not great (I agree)
Review: I think the author's list of "pantry basics" for the "miserly kitchen" is great. I can match 80-90% of what I have on the shelves with the foods she lists. But I'm doubtful that I would come up with the same results from the same ingredients. For instance, why do so many recipes in this book call for Tobasco sauce? And sorry but I can't foresee my family would ever accept ground turkey, or anything containing tofu or lentils. And we LIKE butter! And what's this innovative stuff called "broth powder"? What happened to the good old fashioned (and cheap) method of simply saving the water you cooked the meat in? The book opens with a chapter of beverages, but I can't help but wonder how they can be called "miserly"? Wouldn't drinking plain water be a whole lot cheaper than some concoction from the blender? Good points about this book: The desserts look delicious. And each recipe in the book is followed by a helpful "kitchen tip." The tips themselves make pretty good reading. However, instead of this book, I would recommend an older (and harder to find) book, called _ Good Recipes for Hard Times_ by Louise Newton.
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