Offers a simple solution with 300 inexpensive, simple recipes that shorten your shopping lists, cut your prep time, and put dinner on the table quickly and affordably. You'll find helpful information and tips to make cooking on a budget easier than ever, including where and how to find the best ingredients for the best price. There are hundreds of tasty budget meals for every occasion, including beef, pork, poultry, and seafood favorites, hearty vegetarian dishes, and entire chapters dedicated to affordable sides and desserts.

Save money and eat well with the healthful, delicious, and affordable recipes in Budget Meals Everyone is pinching pennies these days. But it's hard to find the time (and the energy) to devise effective ways to slash your food bill. Now, Budget Meals comes to the rescue with more than 350 everyday and party-special recipes designed to save you money without scrimping on flavor. With recipes including entrees, soups and stews, skillet meals, pastas, salads, side dishes, and even desserts, nobody will suspect that you saved big at the supermarket! There's also a chapter devoted to party food for entertaining on the cheap, and a bonus chapter, "Cook Once, Eat Twice," that gives you two recipes for the price (and effort!) of one. In addition to recipes, you'll find 50 No-Recipe Recipes: Be creative even when you're convinced you have nothing in the kitchen to cook for dinner 100 Money-Saving Tips and Hints (10 in each chapter), which offer practical ideas for saving energy and money when shopping and when cooking the types of recipes featured in the chapter "In a Pinch" solutions throughout, including simple, clever ways to improvise, such as making your own seasoned breadcrumbs using bread you have on hand Nutrition information with every recipe Lay-flat spiral binding, so recipes are easy to consult With great-tasting recipes using inexpensive ingredients and a treasury of practical ideas, Budget Meals paves the way for countless meals that will save you money without sacrificing flavor.

"Cook when you have the time--make meals easier by making them ahead. This collection of family-pleasing recipes uses smart-prep strategies to help you get dinner on the table with minimal fuss"--Back cover.

Family style, entertaining, & ethnic meals using a variety of ground meats. 194 recipes.

A mouthwatering collection of quick and delicious weeknight dinners the whole family will love—year round 365 30-Minute Meals is filled with a year's worth of fast, fresh and fun dinner ideas. With quick, easy-to-prepare recipes offering innovative dinner solutions for everyday staples like meat, poultry, fish, seafood, salads, stews, sandwiches, and more, this book is perfect for busy home cooks who need to get dinner on the table fast. Helpful cooking tips are spread throughout, and substitution suggestions help keep dinner on track even when you lack an ingredient. A great value for busy families with 365 recipes in one affordable volume Beautiful full-color inserts with more than 50 photos At-a-glance icons that highlight Kid-Friendly, Healthful, and Quick-and-Special recipes Helpful cooking tips and sidebars on cooking quick meals, as well as shopping, storing, prepping, and garnishing 365 30-Minute Meals offers a wealth of options for busy families in need of fast, great-tasting dinner solutions.

Completely revised and updated with a fresh new design. More than 1,400 recipes—tested and perfected in the Better Homes and Gardens Test Kitchen--including 400+ quick and easy ones. All-new 20-Minute chapter, which includes more than 45 fast meal solutions. More recipes on your favorite topics: Cookies, Desserts, Grilling and Slow Cooker. Plus, the Grilling chapter now features recipes for the turkey fryer and more recipes for the smoke cooker. At-a-glance icons identify Easy, Fast, Low-Fat, Fat-Free, Whole Grain, Vegetarian, and Favorite recipes. Simple menu ideas featured in every main-dish chapter. Updated Cooking Basics chapter includes need-to-know kitchen survival advice including food safety, make-ahead cooking, must-have timesaving kitchen gadgets and emergency substitution charts. Essential need-to-know information now conveniently located at the front of each chapter for easy reference helps ensure cooking success. More than 800 full-color photos of finished dishes, how-to demonstrations and food IDs. Hundreds of hints and tips, plus easy-to-read cooking charts. Bonus Material: Exclusive to cookbook buyers, an online menu component offers hundreds of menu ideas and more than 75 bonus recipes.

Includes a variety of recipes for diabetics featuring low-fat cooking.

A mouthwatering collection of quick and delicious weeknight dinners the whole family will love—year round 365 30-Minute Meals is filled with a year's worth of fast, fresh and fun dinner ideas. With quick, easy-to-prepare recipes offering innovative dinner solutions for everyday staples like meat, poultry, fish, seafood, salads, stews, sandwiches, and more, this book is perfect for busy home cooks who need to get dinner on the table fast. Helpful cooking tips are spread throughout, and substitution suggestions help keep dinner on track even when you lack an ingredient. A great value for busy families with 365 recipes in one affordable volume Beautiful full-color inserts with more than 50 photos At-a-glance icons that highlight Kid-Friendly, Healthful, and Quick-and-Special recipes Helpful cooking tips and sidebars on cooking quick meals, as well as shopping, storing, prepping, and garnishing 365 30-Minute Meals offers a wealth of options for busy families in need of fast, great-tasting dinner solutions.

Illustrated directions for making simple beverages, desserts, main dishes, salads, and vegetables, for planning menus, and for using kitchen equipment.

#1 New York Times Bestseller The creator of the 100 Days of Real Food blog draws from her hugely popular website to offer simple, affordable, family-friendly recipes and practical advice for eliminating processed foods from your family's diet. Inspired by Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food, Lisa Leake decided her family's eating habits needed an overhaul. She, her husband, and their two small girls pledged to go 100 days without eating highly processed or refined foods—a challenge she opened to readers on her blog. Now, she shares their story, offering insights and cost-conscious recipes everyone can use to enjoy wholesome natural food—whole grains, fruits and vegetables, seafood, locally raised meats, natural juices, dried fruit, seeds, popcorn, natural honey, and more. Illustrated with 125 photographs and filled with step-by-step instructions, this hands-on cookbook and guide includes: Advice for navigating the grocery store and making smart purchases Tips for reading ingredient labels 100 quick and easy recipes for such favorites as Homemade Chicken Nuggets, Whole Wheat Pasta with Kale Pesto Cream Sauce, and Cinnamon Glazed Popcorn Meal plans and suggestions for kid-pleasing school lunches, parties, and snacks "Real Food" anecdotes from the Leakes' own experiences A 10-day mini starter-program, and much more.