The BrokeAss Gourmet Cookbook [Paperback]

Gabi Moskowitz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 15, 2012

BrokeAss Gourmet is the premier food and lifestyle blog for folks who want to live the high life on the cheap. The blog features recipes that are always under $20, along with great advice on inexpensive but delicious beers, wines, and cocktails, plus other topics relating to the BrokeAss Gourmet lifestyle. The site and its vivacious founder, Gabi Moskowitz, have garnered thousands of followers and received national publicity, including being featured on MSN Money and Time.com. Gabi has also contributed several videos to “Appetites,” the number-one food app on iTunes. Now this first ever The BrokeAss Gourmet Cookbook offers more than 200 delicious and easy recipes for a variety of meals, from soups and starters to main dishes and desserts. And once the pantry is stocked, all the other ingredients can be bought for $20 or under.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Gabi Moskowitz is a chef, writer and the editor-in-chief of the nationally-acclaimed blog BrokeAss Gourmet. After attending college in Boston and spending three years teaching kindergarten, Gabi began to consider a career in the culinary arts. She worked as a caterer and cooking teacher before discovering food writing.

She launched BrokeAss Gourmet with friend Adam Metz in February of 2009, and since then, Gabi and the site have been featured on MSN Money, Urban Outfitters, TIME.com, NBC’s 11 O’Clock News and a plethora of national food and lifestyle blogs.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Egg & Dart; Original edition (May 15, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0983859515
• ISBN-13: 978-0983859512
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #258,008 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Gabi Moskowitz is the editor-in-chief of the nationally-acclaimed blog BrokeAss Gourmet and author of The BrokeAss Gourmet Cookbook (May 2012). After attending college in Boston and spending three years teaching kindergarten, Gabi began to consider a career in the culinary arts. She worked as a caterer and cooking teacher before discovering food writing.

She launched BrokeAss Gourmet in February of 2009, and since then, Gabi and the site have been featured in TIME, The New York Times, Real Simple Magazine, MSN Money, Epicurious, Oprah.com and NBC's 11 O'Clock News.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Did I NEEEEED another cookbook? May 16, 2012

By C. Day VINE™ VOICE

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

No, I most certainly did NOT. I have shelves full of them, I've given away bags full of them, and yet - I bought this one! WHY? Well - I have followed this young lady's blog by the same name for several years. She has a knack for making the most amazing things out of common ingredients and as a bonus - they don't cost much per serving! I preordered this book because I KNEW it would be great - and I am not disappointed! Gabi has a real talent for cooking AND a delightfully wacky sense of humor, which is evidenced in her comments throughout this great book. I've already bookmarked numerous recipes to try - where to begin? AH, the lamb-feta burgers with lemon-dill aioli yogurt sauce - yes!! No,wait. Perhaps the brown-sugar sriracha hot wings. Well for SURE the Chinese pork meatballs with sweet potatoes and peanut sauce. Elliott's bananas in caramel sauce to cap it off! Wherever you (or I) start - there is surely something here to please every palate and every budget. She also has great tips for stocking your pantry, wines under $10, tips for saving at your local farmer's market, and more. Don't hesitate any longer! Get the book - you'll love it too.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Delicious Simplicity, Amazing Ideas May 16, 2012

By Christine Douglass

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

This cookbook is filled with the most useful (and fun!) information I need in the kitchen. I don't have a lot of time to cook, but BrokeAss Gourmet makes it easy to eat a delicious, home-cooked meal (without spending a ton of money or time). I LOVE the $50 pantry, which helps me remember to stock up on the staples. The recipes are utterly delicious yet surprisingly simple -- so it's a breeze both at the store and at the stove. One of my favorite recipes is the cilantro pesto chicken, a totally elegant and easy-to-prepare crowd pleaser. To top it off, the anecdotes and stories behind Gabi's recipes make me smile. Love it!!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Yummers May 3, 2012

By Matthew E. Wolkenstein

Format:Paperback

Most cookbooks either have easy recipes, delicious (complex) recipes, expensive recipes, or only recipes of one type of food. WELL! This cookbook is for people who like food. Not geniuses, rocket scientists, or gastro-geeks. Well, maybe gastro-geeks. In any case, the recipes I've tasted were delicious. And remarkably doable. Not insanely complex. And not overly focused on any genre of food. Except the "yum-genre," which it totally focuses on.