I am a foodie. So is my husband. And yet, we just cannot fathom spending unnecessary hard earned money on fancy foods that we can cook ourselves at home. Don’t get me wrong, we like to go out to eat every now and again, but many times after we do, we always think, “We could have made this better at home.”
So about a decade ago, hubby and I went on a quest to find some cookbooks that appease our inner-foodie (yep, I just made that word up) as well as our need to be frugal.
Our very first purchase was The Frugal Gourmet Cooks Italian: Recipes from the New and Old Worlds, Simplified for the American Kitchen
From there, we went on to purchase a few more frugal foodie titles over the past decade to include:
The Frugal Gourmet Cooks Three Ancient Cuisines: China, Greece, and Rome
The Frugal Gourmet Cooks American
The Frugal Gourmet Whole Family Cookbook: Recipes and Reflections for Contemporary Living
After learning as much as we could from the Foodie’s of old – we decided to start getting cookbooks that would teach us more of the budget-savvy techniques of today. We found that the modern frugal cookbooks also speak on how to find the best deals on grocery items in addition to making delicious, healthy foods for the entire family. In addition to budget friendly cookbooks, we have also invested in a couple of meal planning services over the years as well. Here are some of our absolute favorites when it comes to simplifyied cooking on a serious business budget:
Although these cookbooks and services do cost money, it is an investment well worth it. Figure this, if you have a family of 3 or more, you’ll earn back your cookbook through savings after just one week of cooking budget savvy meals! And for those with 4 or more in your family – you’ll earn back your investment after the first or second meal! I used to get any free cookbook out there – but I realized that I was wasting ingredients (which is money) and time (which is worth more than money) on trying things that were not “proven” to be good. With the cookbooks we’ve invested in over the years, we’ve waited for tried and true cooks to publish them – thus being frugal in a different way – saving precious ingredients and time.
There you have it, some great ways to feed your family some great food for a little bit of money. And it doesn’t hurt to use any of these cookbooks when entertaining family and friends!
Carlie is a homeschooling mom by day and a blogger by night. She enjoys being married to the love of her life {Michael} while together they fulfill God’s purpose for their lives. Currently living in Germany by way of the US Army, Carlie is smitten by the beautiful scenery and captures as much of it as she can behind the lens of her camera. You can find her blogging at both So You Call Yourself a Homeschooler? and Managing Your Blessings. You can connect with her on Pinterest,Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+, and Linkedin.
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I second Family Feast for $75 a Week! And I would add the More with Less cookbook. I wrote a review of it: http://purposelyfrugal.com/2014/02/12/more-with-less-cook-book-review/#.UzsQIqKn-So