Cheap. Fast. Good!
Sign in to keep track of books you’ve read and want to read.
Not a penny-pinching cookbook—a "get smart!" cookbook.
No more staring helplessly at rising grocery bills or, too harried for time, shelling out twenty-five bucks for mediocre take-out. The work of two brilliant problem-solvers, Cheap. Fast. Good!cuts through both the budget dilemma and the time dilemma with 275 recipes for great, family-pleasing dishes, most of which take under 25 minutes to prepare and average out to cost less—and usually far less—than $2 a serving.
Read more
Home Ec simplified
Saving money in the kitchen is as simple as one four-letter word: Cook. But cooking to save means cooking food you and your family are going to love—and cooking (and shopping) smart. In dozens of time-and-money-saving tips, techniques, strategies, and solutions, the authors show how to make the right choices again and again.
They'll never know you're thrifty
Pan-Fried Pork Chops with Pepper Medley
Stuffed Peppers with Kielbasa Rice
Zesty Chicken Saute
Bayou Stew
Catfish with Pecan Crust
Cinco de Mayo Skillet
Quickie Cacciatore
Perfect Spinach Pesto Pizza
Moroccan Meatballs Over Couscous
Salmon Pasta with Tomatoes and Dill
...Even when it's time to s-t-r-e-t-c-h
Onion Chopped Steak with Easy Gravy
Oven-Baked BBQ Chicken Thighs
Fall Sausage and Cabbage Saute
Ultra-Easy Veggie Quesadillas
Pasta e Fagioli
My Beef and Barley Soup
Ziti Mexi-Cali
Liked Cheap. Fast. Good!? Here’s where I’d start.
These suit anyone who liked Cheap. Fast. Good!. Sign in and mark a few books for picks shaped around your own taste.
-
The Ultimate Southern Living Cookbook Shares cookbooks, cookbook, cooking -
The Steamy Kitchen Cookbook: 101 Asian Recipes Simple Enough for Tonight's Dinner Shares cookbooks, cooking, cookbook -
Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Recipes for Two Shares cookbooks, cooking, cookbook -
The Best Casserole Cookbook Ever Shares cookbooks, cookbook, cooking
“People who read Cheap. Fast. Good! tend to reach for these next.”
“If you want more of the same (cooking about food), start with these.”
-
The ABC's of Freezer Cooking
- Cook's Illustrated Guide to Grilling & Barbecue
- Rachael Ray's Big Orange Book: Her Biggest Ever Collection of All-New 30-Minute Meals Plus Kosher Meals, Meals for One, Veggie Dinners, Holiday Favorites, and Much More!
-
Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Recipes for Entertaining
“If it was the cookbooks that hooked you, try one of these.”
“These start from a similar idea, even if they go somewhere else with it.”
-
Cut Your Grocery Bill in Half with America's Cheapest Family: Includes So Many Innovative Strategies You Won't Have to Cut Coupons
-
Family Feasts for $75 a Week: A Penny-wise Mom Shares Her Recipe for Cutting Hundreds from Your Monthly Food Bill
- The EveryGirl's Guide to Cooking
-
Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook