A Must
Have
for Frugal Cooks!!!
Not Just Beans
50 Years of Frugal Family Favorites
by Tawra Jean Kellam
Editor's Review:
Not Just Beans - 50 Years of Frugal Family
Favorites, by Tawra Kellam, is an excellent cookbook and
frugal living resource!
I've been an avid cookbook collector for most
of my life, and I can tell you, without a doubt, this is
absolutely one of the best cookbooks on the market for frugal
cooks! I've just finished reviewing the entire book myself and
feel it should be on the kitchen counter of every household!
Not only does this delightful cookbook contain
542 recipes, there is a large tip section in the front
and back of the book that are filled with great tips for frugal
cooking, meal planning, grocery shopping, saving time in the
kitchen, freezing foods, snack ideas for kids, jar mixes and
other gift ideas, homemade seasonings, household cleaners, fun
stuff to make with kids, menu ideas, and more!
In addition, Tawra has included an extra tip
page at the beginning of each section of recipes (Breakfast,
Breads, Soups, etc...), and more tips are spread throughout the
entire cookbook, many of which are great money-saving tips!
Not Just Beans is truly a must have for
frugal cooks, but I would also recommend this cookbook for
anyone just starting out on their own. Leaving home (and
mom's great cooking) is not always easy, but with this cookbook
in hand at least it will be a lot easier for new cooks to put
delicious meals on the table; the recipes are easy to prepare
and easy on the budget!
I get letters all the time from people wanting
to know what they can cook for their families on a tight budget,
other than just beans! I remember thinking the same thing
when our family first encountered difficult financial times many
years ago. In fact, I said to my husband "What in the
world am I going to cook (on a food budget of $30 a week)
besides macaroni and cheese... and our children hate beans!"
Boy how I wish I had been able to have a copy of Not Just
Beans back then!
Some of the recipes I was most delighted to
find included in this cookbook are Baking Mix, Flour
Tortillas, Onion Soup Mix, Sun Dried Tomatoes, Cheeseburger
Rolls, Hawaiian Chicken Wings, Fried Apples (I'm always
forgetting how much butter and sugar to add!), Granola Bars,
Vanilla Wafers, Peanut Butter and Ranch Dressing - both
completely homemade, and hundreds of more recipes my family is
sure to enjoy!
I believe Tawra and I must be kindred spirits
-
along with millions of other frugal parents! We simply
want to feed our families good food, limit the macaroni and
cheese dinners to once a week or less, and still have some money left
over after leaving the grocery store!
Tawra is originally from Kansas and her
recipes make this Southern girl proud! Most of the recipes
are for traditional comfort foods, which can also be altered as
needed with the healthy substitutions included in the
cookbook. And the money-saving tips alone make this a great
investment for every frugal home!
Michelle Jones, Editor of BetterBudgeting.com
and author of Frugal Family
Recipes: From Our Home to Yours!
