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| Miserly Meals: Healthy, Tasty Recipes Under 75 per Serving | 
 enlarge | Author: Jonni Mccoy
Publisher: Bethany House
Category: Book
Buy Used: $23.91
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Avg. Customer Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 435866
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 6.1 x 0.7
ISBN: 0764226134
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.552
EAN: 9780764226137
ASIN: 0764226134
Publication Date: August 1, 2002
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It's worth the money and then some April 22, 2008
The value of the book lies in two chapters: "Mixes" and "Sauces and Dressings." If you only use the information from these chapters,you will save a bunch of money. For example, I bought spices in bulk and made the italian seasoning, onion soup mox, and broth mix for pennies! If you've ever bought large quantities of pre-mixed spices or broth, you know how expensive it can get--especially for someone like me who eats only organic (I'm allergic to most pesticides and hormones-not a joke--it gets very expensive).
 My favorite cookbook! January 4, 2007
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I have owned this book for a couple of years and tried many of the recipies in it. It is the cookbook that is the most "used" looking on my shelf right now. Some of my favorites are the taco seasoning mix, ranch dressing mix, dough enhancer, broth powder, (No MSG like nearly every store bought ones), and Caesar salad dressing ...these are things I make over and over and end up saving $$ in my food budget.
It makes me sad to read other reviewers who probably didn't give this book a chance. It truly has a frugality to it that is hard to find in other cookbooks. I checked mine out from the library and decided it was one I wanted to own. I have never been disappointed!
 Great ideas, so-so recipes April 26, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
While the "Kitchen Helps" section is good, and I loved all the mixes and substitution info she gives, "Miserly Meals" was a bust as far as the recipes go. I too have tried several and they either didn't taste good, or didn't turn out right.
Mrs. McCoy's Bisquik substitute has become a staple in our house and IS saving a ton of money, but on the whole, I was disappointed.
I do reccomend her "Miserly Moms", however!
Excellent resource for budget cutting April 4, 2006
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I've re-frugaled my life after 10 years of being a spendthrift.
I have to say the recipes offered in the book are basic- yes, but sometimes newbie frugal parents need that in order to understand the concept of cooking and baking from scratch or using the lowest priced items.
One also needs to understand that you can interchange 'boneless chicken breasts' with the 'thighs' or just debone a chicken yourself. Which is the cheapest way. Or use tofu. It really doesn't matter.
But she offers a nice array of meals from soup to nuts to offer your family. Nobody will like ALL the recipes- and that is true of EVERY cookbook- even Fanny Farmer or Betty Crocker.
Take what you want... and leave the rest.
 Very disappointing June 22, 2005
22 out of 22 found this review helpful
I am a fan of Jonni McCoy's other two books - "Frugal Families" and "Miserly Moms", so I purchased her book "Miserly Meals". I have to say that we have tried a week's worth of meals (including lunches) and we are sorely disappointed. These may be inexpensive and healthy, but they are not all that tasty. Some don't even work right. Last night, I made Mock Pizza in the slow cooker and it called for uncooked egg noodles. There apparently wasn't enough liquid in the recipe because the bottom noodles were cooked, but the top ones were still crunchy. I kept adding liquid, but then it was plain old mush. Yuck. Several other recipes are bland and boring.
I did like the meatball recipe, however, and even tripled it for my freezer. Some of the other basic recipes were also good, such as the taco sauce and spaghetti sauce. But we were very disappointed in many of the meals.
One other concern I had was that the yield of the recipes were not consistent. Some served four, some six, some eight. I would have appreciated a little more consistency there. We have a family of six, though, and even recipes that said they served six weren't enough for us.
I did like the kitchen tips and the nutritional breakdown of each meal. I wish the index was a little more comprehensive so that I could find a recipe when I wanted to use tomatoes, for example.
Overall, we were simply disappointed.
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