Feed Your Family Fast, Healthy Meals on $10 a Day [Paperback]

Linda West Eckhardt (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Gibbs Smith (October 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879055820
• ISBN-13: 978-0879055820
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,648,504 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fast and Healthy, June 30, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Feed Your Family Fast, Healthy Meals on $10 a Day (Paperback)

One of the best collections of basic recipes I've found yet. Linda West Eckhardt has made an easy to follow cookbook that can be used on a day to day basis. I find myself going back to the recipes again and again, adding my family's flavor to some and keeping others just so. The ingredients are quick, easy to find and inexpensive. If you cook on a regular basis, or are tired of fast food for a busy family , this is a cookbook you need.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book cut my food bill in HALF!!, February 11, 2003

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Susan Fordham (Raleigh, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Feed Your Family Fast, Healthy Meals on $10 a Day (Paperback)

Not only did this book help me cut my grocery bill in HALF, but my husband says he looks forward to coming home and seeing what new and tasty dish is for dinner! Linda's book provides a program for shopping & meal planning that is quick and easy. She also gives great cooking technique help - I finally know how to make a perfect omelet effortlessly! And with all her personal insight, it reads like a novel! Best cookbook I've ever bought.

7 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Lots of recipes to try at a low cost, January 7, 2002

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This review is from: Feed Your Family Fast, Healthy Meals on $10 a Day (Paperback)

Didn't care for some of the recipes in the book. In one chapter, she takes God's name in vain which is why I rated it 1 star.
This book gives advice on saving money such as cutting down on grocery costs and cooking from scratch. This is how the book is organized:
Introduction
Fish and Shellfish
Pasta and Rice
Poultry
Vegetarian Entrees
Red Meats
Beans
Eggs and Cheese
Breads and Deserts
Stocking a $10.00 a day kitchen

For each recipe, she tells you how much it costs per serving, how many people that recipe feeds and how long it takes to make that recipe.
In the last chapter, it gives advice on what kind of herbs, seasonings, canned/dtied goods should be stocked in your pantry and refrigerated goods. The book also includes recipes for condiments, flavorings, herbs, leavening extracts, sweeteners, thickeners and milk & cream.