Good Cheap Eats Dinner in 30 Minutes or Less: Fresh, Fast, and Flavorful Home-Cooked Meals, with More Than 200 Recipes

by Jessica Fisher

Overview

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 or artificial ingredients. Great for time-pressed couples, families with picky eaters, or singles that need a quick solution to dinner tonight, Jessica's two-course pairings are artfully conceived and perfectly complementary.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781558328167
Publisher:	Harvard Common Press, The
Publication date:	09/08/2015
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	672,372
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

JESSICA FISHER is a busy mom of six children, ranging from kindergarten to high school. Homeschool mom by day, freelance writer and blogger by night, she writes two popular blogs, LifeasMom.com and GoodCheapEats.com. Jessica has written online for The Kitchn, Life Your Way, Money Saving Mom, $5 Dinners, and Simple Mom and in print for more than 85 regional parenting publications in the U.S. and Canada. She lives with her husband and children in San Diego, California and is an avid home cook. She is also the author of Not Your Mother's Make-Ahead and Freeze Cookbook.

Editorial Reviews

"The book is full of great ideas for busy cooks wanting to serve nutritious meals in short order. The recipes are simple and easy to follow."

- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

From the Publisher

10/15/2015
Budget-friendly cookbooks, such as Leanne Brown's Good and Cheap, are seeing a resurgence in popularity. Here, Fisher (Good Cheap Eats) shares new recipes for inexpensive meals that cook up quickly and serve four to six people. In sidebars accompanying recipes such as jambalaya pasta with sausage and chicken and decadence sundaes with caramel-lime sauce, she includes two-course menu suggestions and 101 time-saving tips. Busy cooks can easily tell which of her recipes are make-ahead, meatless, gluten-free, and freezer-friendly. VERDICT Fisher's compilation of soups, sandwiches, burritos, pizzas, and other courses is a practical guide to easy, everyday cooking. Recommended for families and college students, who may also enjoy America's Test Kitchen's The Make-Ahead Cook and Mark Bittman's How To Cook Everything Fast.

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