Good and Cheap: Eat Well on $4 Day Book Review

I went on a search for cookbooks at the library and I found this one that seemed interesting so I put it on reserve.  Good and Cheap: Eat Well on $4/Day by Leanne Brown was well reviewed.  The beginning had a great intro with lots of information about eating healthy on very little using the Food stamps program as the basis of this because it means that everyone should be able to make these foods.

By showing that kitchen skill, and not budget, is the key to great food, Good and Cheap will help you eat well—really well—on the strictest of budgets.

Created for people who have to watch every dollar—but particularly those living on the U.S. food stamp allotment of $4.00 a day—Good and Cheap is a cookbook filled with delicious, healthful recipes backed by ideas that will make everyone who uses it a better cook. From Spicy Pulled Pork to Barley Risotto with Peas, and from Chorizo and White Bean Ragù to Vegetable Jambalaya, the more than 100 recipes maximize every ingredient and teach economical cooking methods. There are recipes for breakfasts, soups and salads, lunches, snacks, big batch meals—and even desserts, like crispy, gooey Caramelized Bananas. Plus there are tips on shopping smartly and the minimal equipment needed to cook successfully.

And when you buy one, we give one!  With every copy of Good and Cheap purchased, the publisher will donate a free copy to a person or family in need. Donated books will be distributed through food charities, nonprofits, and other organizations. You can feel proud that your purchase of this book supports the people who need it most, giving them the tools to make healthy and delicious food.

It was an interesting theory to see all of the recipes that she could make for the low price of $4 per day so that everyone could afford them.  I liked the information in the beginning about how she decided to write this book.  It was interesting and insightful and I hope that everyone knows that it is easy to eat on less money a day and still make super healthy meals.  There are a ton of things that she recommends at the beginning like getting one thing and starting to stock up on a little more expensive things every week and it is a great way to do things.  I have made a list of recipes that I would be interesting to me which includes Peanut Butter and Jelly Granola Bars, Pierogi, Flour Tortillas, Pizza Dough, and Fresh Pasta.  I am not sure that this ranks against the cook books that I would use but there were a few recipes that seemed interesting.  What do you think about this?