The Frugal Gourmet usually made his Italian Tomato Gravy utilizing neckbones as well. It is wonderfully rich and adds depth to the sauce.

I remember my mother watching Chef Tell and the Galloping Gourmet along with Julia. I began watching when Jeff Smith, the Frugal Gourmet, was hitting his stride. In my mind, THAT was when the genre’s popularity exploded.

If you are old enough to have watched The Frugal Gourmet, you’ll remember that Jeff Smith had a very ecumenical attitude toward food. He’d try all sorts of different cuisines and food items, and appreciated just about...

Yes, this is an acquired taste. Family sends us the mix or the cans when we run out. We also make it from scratch from the Frugal Gourmet cookbook. We love it and eat it as much as we can when back in KY. It is a Greek chili,...

All of these sound fantastic! I will add them to my “to-do” list! I ending up looking in my ancient Frugal Gourmet cookbook and I found a recipe for “Classic French Bread”. It was crusty all right..I think...

Jeff Smith (of Frugal Gourmet fame) always chomped whole (roasted) coffee beans as a way of defeating Garlic Breath. I’ve tried that method but find it hit-and-miss.

The Frugal Gourmet has a great beef barley soup recipe. Can’t find it online, but it’s worth tracking down. Really awesome.

The Frugal Gourmet made one on tv and it was in one of his books...

Oh! Just remembered something from the old Frugal Gourmet. He advocated oiling plain old white paper to use in place of parchment. Never tried it. Anyone remember this or tried it? Does it work? Could it work for the OP’s...

I have an old Jeff Smith (Frugal Gourmet) cookbook featuring three cuisines. He takes the pork belly, smears it w/a hoisin-garlic sauce, then roasts it and it comes out like the roasted pig from a chinese deli! I’ve tried...

One of the first cookbooks I bought was "The Frugal Gourmet Cooks Three Ancient Cuisines: China, Greece, and Rome" It’s a cookbook and not a food history book, but he does get a bit into the history of each of these...

Last week I tried out the following simple recipe from the Frugal Gourmet. It turned out very flavorful. I agree with another poster here that tenderloin is not the right cut for stew, however. Link:...

you know, one really easy thing to do is to use a good pita for pizza, especially if you like thin, crispy style pizza. Got the idea from the frugal gourmet 10 years ago, and I’ve done it many times. He precooked the...

The mystery ingredient is fresh white bread added to the blender/food processor. These give the sauce it’s body and temper the garlic a bit. The frugal Gourmet actually had a recipe for the sauce in his 3 Ancient Cuisines...

— not because it’s not necessary for tenderness. One suggestion sounds a little strange but I’ve tried it too good effect, that is, boiling the breast. Jeff Smith (the Frugal Gourmet guy) gave me the idea years...