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The Frugal Gourmet Cooks American

by Jeff Smith · 1987

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Jeff Smith, star of the popular PBS series, The Frugal Gourmet contends that there is such a thing as American ethnic cooking and proves it in this extraordinary cookbook that will keep readers' stew pots going for years. 200 black-and-white drawings.

Subject
cooking
Themes
food
Audience
adult
Length
long · 477 pages

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