I’m invited to a wine an Gourmet party with the Theme Frugal Gourmet. We are suppose to bring our favorite bottle of wine under $12.00 and then prepare a gourmet dish to serve 30 guest for around $25.00. It can be anything...

I’m tidying bookshelves and high on a shelf some dusty books caught my eye. One was a paperback pamphlet authored by Jeff Smith in the 70s when he was a university chaplain in Washington state. Remember Jeff Smith, AKA the...

Well, there is a recipe for chicken cooked in a cranberry-orange sauce in The Frugal Gourmet Cooks American, that we like. The sauce would be a good glaze for pork, too. I used to make his carne adovado until after I went to...

From the original Frugal Gourmet cookbook. Italian barley soup 1.5 qts beef stock 2 cups water 3/4 cups barley 1 cups celery, chopped 1 cups carrot, chopped/grated 1 cup yellow onion, peeled and chopped 4 cloves garlic, crushed 1/2 cup

TV food personalities we miss.

What we ate, what the candidates ate, what the Olympians ate.

That was going to be my suggestion. Its actual title is “The More-with-Less Cookbook” and it was published by the Mennonite Central Committee. You absolutely can’t beat this book for frugal and good eating. I...

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Aid but let’s face it we can’t always buy high-end (or even mid-range). So what are some of your frugal finds that are must have, true blue friends for the kitchen?

Every day 4 to closing in bar including nice patio area for al fresco nibbling, one drink minimum, but if you’re not boozing club soda is $2, other soft drinks $2.50. Limited $1 appetizer menu & definitely not gourmet, but...

in the food department. I have some tried and true old faves from my 10 years as a single mum, but some of my old staples, like shanks (which I used to buy in the dog food section at 50c each) have now trendied themselves off my...

My 15 year old Frugal Gourmet pepper grinder fell out of the cabinet the other night. The handle, which folds in half at a middle pivot point, broke. Does anyone know of a source for parts for one of these? Kills me to spend $60...

How to cook when you’ve ditched the shaker.

pantry for gourmet popcorn. I’ve been popping it all the way Alton did- large metal bowl on the stovetop, about 3 tbsp oil to 1/2 cup of popcorn, covered with foil with holes poked in it, shake it all with tongs over medium...

Other cheap gourmet meals: 1. Carpaccio (cheaper cuts sliced thin and pounded are best) dressed with lemon juice, olive oil, chopped capers, chopped cilantro (at serving), salt, pepper, and peelings of Pec Rom or Parm...