Healthy Meals for Less: Great-Tasting Simple Recipes Under $1 a Serving »

Jonni McCoy has been helping increase the shopping power of people since 1991. She has appeared on the Gayle King Show and The 700 Club, and radio programs such as Dr. Laura and FamilyLife Today. She has also been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Good Housekeeping, Family Circle, Woman's Day, and Woman's World magazines. Jonni lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

In this easy-to-use, make-it-from-scratch cookbook, Jonni McCoy, the original Miserly Mom, demonstrates that inexpensive meals can be both nutritious and mouth-watering. She offers proof that living well without spending is doable. Originally published as Miserly Meals, every recipe includes the price per serving and a nutritional analysis. Kitchen tips are an added bonus with every recipe. Simple soups, slow-cook dishes, breakfast ideas, vegetarian options, snacks, gifts from the kitchen, and more will make this the busy mom's most-used cookbook.

Introduction: Why This Cookbook Is Different 9

1 The Miserly Kitchen 11

How to Use This Book 11

Pantry Basics 14

Oil Nutrition Tips 18

2 Appetizers 23

3 Beverages 35

4 Soups 48

5 Vegetables and Side Dishes 63

6 Main Dishes 81

7 Vegetarian Main Dishes 110

8 The Twelve Days of Turkey 137

9 Slow Cooking 150

10 Breads and Muffins 169

11 Sauces and Dressings 190

12 Mixes 208

13 Desserts and Snacks 227

14 Kitchen Helps 252

Food Storage Chart 252

Measuring Abbreviations 255

Food Equivalency Chart 255

Emergency Substitutions 255

Measuring Conversions 256

Weights and Measures 257

Metric Conversion Chart 257

General Index 258

Recipe Index 259

Kitchen Tips Index 263