$3 Meals: Feed Your Family Delicious, Healthy Meals for Less Than the Cost of a Gallon of Milk

by Ellen Brown

Book Overview

Food prices may be skyrocketing, but is that any reason to leave your taste buds in the lurch? $3 Meals is a new kind of low-cost-cooking book, comprising more than 250 simple recipes-none requiring... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1599216078
• ISBN13: 9781599216072
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Great introduction to cooking at home

Although the title is misleading, the book itself is sound. In our fast food world this would be a great introduction to home cooking and the lost art of making food from scratch. Many young people don't even realize that you can make your own salad dressing. I would give this to a kid heading off into the world. We forget cooking is a skill and she presents that skill in a simple to understand format; I especially like the little cooking tips at the end of the recipes. This book was more useful for me as I refuse to eat store bought condiments due to their preservatives even if I can get them free.

Wonderful, Easy-to-Use, Must-Have Cookbook!

We've been eating better, and for far less money, since I bought "$3 Meals" a few weeks ago. I love the fact that she doesn't use any convenience foods that are loaded with chemicals. I didn't realize how much they cost, too. I did her Chicken Pot Pie recipe the other night and it was the best one we've ever eaten.

What a wonderful cookbook!

The information is great, and I was also impressed by the wit and charm of the presentation. This is a terrific cookbook that offers a wealth of recipes and how-to-save-on-grocery-shopping information for the budget-conscious. And who among us is not budget-conscious these days?

Great book for tough times

The book is a must in this day and age of food shopping sticker shock. I saved more money than that book cost just using the shopping tips she gives. And the recipes are great, and so easy to follow. Even my kids, who eat hardly anything, loved the Tex-Mex Meatball Soup.

"$3 Meals" is a Best Buy!!

Now that I'm making muffins and breads from "$3 Meals" rather than buying them at the bakery we're having steak and shrimp for dinner rather than just chopped meat. I didn't realize how much of our food budget was spent on junk bought on a whim rather than real food. This is a great book to really re-tool the way you look at trips to the supermarket.