Synopses & Reviews
Over 120 delicious ways to slash your weekly food bill
If you're looking for easy ways to feed your family on a budget, then this cookbook is for you. Appearing on TV as "The Poor Chef," Charles Mattocks has spent years demonstrating that it's possible to serve up healthy, tasty meals for only $7.00or less. Now, in this practical cookbook, Charles collects the all-time best penny-pinching recipes from his television appearances.
Contributed by real cooks around the country and inspired by cuisines around the globe, the recipes you'll find inside have only two things in commonthey're incredibly cheap and they're incredibly delicious. For just a few bucks, you and your family can feast on dishes like these:
- Steak Fajitas
Finger-Lickin' Pulled Pork with Beans and Corn
Fruity Lamb Curry
Healthy Turkey Lasagna
Asian-Style Nutty Noodles
Laid-Back Creole Catfish with Okra
Pizza Frittata
Caribbean Lime Chicken with Grilled Pineapple
E-Z Sesame-Ginger Chicken Salad
"Ja Mon" Jamaican Rice and Peas
Cheesy Tomato Panini
Banana-Raisin Bread Pudding
Featuring engaging photographs, including sixteen pages in full color, plus icons to help you spot the most affordable recipes at a glance and tips on satisfying cravings for less, Eat Cheap but Eat Well is your indispensable kitchen companion in today's tough economic times.
Synopsis
Everyone wants to save money, but eating well on a tight budget can be a great challenge, especially with today's rapidly-rising food costs. Now, The Poor Chefcomes to the rescue with a collection of creative, great-tasting meal solutions that won't break the bank. As TV's "The Poor Chef," Charles Mattocks has challenged home cooks all over the country to come up with healthy and interesting meals that can be made on a budget. The resulting cookbook includes a multicultural mix of 122 great-tasting recipes -- almost all of which can be made for $7.00 or less for 4 servings! The book is illustrated throughout with 74 black and white photographs, and includes chapters on poultry, beef, pork, and other meats as well as pasta, fish, seafood, eggs, salads, soups and sandwiches, vegetarian meals, and desserts. All the recipes are simple enough for everyday, weeknight cooking, and offer big flavors on a small budget. A must-have for anyone seeking creative, inexpensive meal solutions, The Poor Chefwill teach readers everywhere to eat cheap -- but eat well!
Synopsis
From a rising television food personality, delicious meals that won't bust the budget
Appearing weekly on syndicated television talk shows, Charles Mattocks has made his reputation as “The Poor Chef”–a cook who can create tasty, healthy meals that cost only $3.50 per person or less. Now Mattocks presents more than 120 of his best money-saving dishes. Inspired by cuisines from around the globe, his recipes have only two things in common–they're incredibly cheap and they're incredibly delicious. For just a few bucks, thrifty home cooks can serve up dishes like Caribbean Lime Chicken with Grilled Pineapple, Fruity Lamb Curry, Asian-style Nutty Noodles, and Pizza Frittata. With 74 engaging photographs, a whole chapter of vegetarian dishes, and icons to help readers spot the most affordable recipes at a glance, Eat Cheap but Eat Well is sure to find a welcome audience amid today's tough economic times.
Charles Mattocks (Tampa, FL) appears weekly as TV's “The Poor Chef” on Daytime, which is syndicated in the Southeast, and The Daily Buzz, which is syndicated nationally. He also has his own radio program on Blog Talk Radio, and his signature spice blend is sold in selected stores in the Southeast.
About the Author
CHARLES MATTOCKS appears regularly as "The Poor Chef" on The Daily Buzz in markets across the country and on daytime on NBC-affiliate stations throughout the Southeast. Of Caribbean descent and the nephew of Bob Marley, Charles grew up in Brooklyn, worked as an actor in Los Angeles, and settled in Tampa. He also has his own radio program on Blog Talk Radio, and his signature spice blend is sold in selected stores in the Southeast.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Celebrating the Poor Chef in All of Us.
Shopping Smart.
Poor Chef Staples.
Poultry with Pizzazz.
Beef with Bravado.
Practical Pork.
Other Marvelous Meats.
Pasta Prodigies.
Fabulous Fish.
Sensational Seafood.
Excellent Eggs.
Scrumptious Salads.
Versatile and Vegetarian.
Savory Soups and Sandwiches.
Dazzling Desserts.
Index.