The Five Dollar Chef: How to Save Cash & Cook Fast

By Marcie Rothman

Rothman shares her knack for creating flavorful, healthful and delicious food on a tight budget. Readers learn easy ways to save money and time in the supermarket, cook more than 100 fast and tasty dishes, add dash to foods with herbs and spices, and much more.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0963054201
• ISBN13: 9780963054203
• Release Date: September 1991
• Publisher: Five Spot Pr
• Length: 130 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 5.8" x 0.5"

Customer Reviews

Great Help for 'Newbies' in the Kitchen!

Besides teaching the uninitiated how to move around in the kitchen, the best thing this book does is teach you how to shop in the grocery store. Important lessons for those just starting out from a tried and true professional chef.

Great gift for someone new in the kitchen

My niece decided she wanted to take on some of the household duties, like shopping and cooking. (I think she actually wanted more control over what was served for dinner.) Not having done much beyond boiling pasta, this was quite a challenge. This book was a great jumping off point for her and she still refers back to it. The cupboard and marketing tips taught her that a shopping list isn't just the things you ran out of this week. She is becoming a good menu planner without breaking her mother's budget.

Very useful for somebody going first time to US!

I am student and this book helped me to estimate my costs for food before I went to US. Although, while in Los Angeles the first week spendings were huge, lately they were less or about the same as in the book.

My teenagers finally began to cook~!

I've been on kitchen burn-out for years, mainly because no one wants the same thing, or the cook gets no appreciation. Since I obtained Marcie's book, my 14-year old and I have colloborated on some superb meals. Marcie was seen on a "No-brainers" video, which made cooking into an adventure. It makes the evening meal into a healing event to share the recipes and variations. My 16 year old son has been forced to admit, the food is good! He will soon pick his own recipe to prepare for the women!

Superb dishes on a slim budget!!!

I never would have believed such a short, to the point text could so well educate me and my family with such ease. We eat better, shop smarter, and have more fun in the kitchen thanks to Marcie Rothman!