Dining on a Dime Cook Book: 1000 Money Saving Recipes and Tips
by Jill Cooper, Tawra Jean Kellam
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Author: Jill Cooper, Tawra Jean KellamEdition: Plastic Comb
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-10-31
ISBN: 0974255211
Number of pages: 496
Publisher: Newman Marketing
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Book Review: Disappointed in this cookbook
Summary: 2 Stars
I thought I would enjoy reading this cookbook and get some ideas for saving money while making my family nutritious meals. After reading this cookbook, I am disappointed in it for the following reasons:
(1) There is no nutritional information for the recipes presented. I want to make sure the recipes I cook are both economical and nutritional.
(2) There is no cost per serving information for the recipes. Yes, I know that this number would not stay accurate over time because food pricing changes, but the author does have a chart in the front of the book telling you what you would save if you cut out certain high dollar food items from your pantry. So I think you should expect to see the cost per serving for the recipes presented.
(3) The 1000 money saving tips were not as helpful as I thought they would be. For example, I did not like that the author recommended limiting your child to only one glass of Milk and one glass of juice per day. While that might be fine for older children, I think that younger ones need more milk throughout the day. I don't think you should cut back on nutrition to save money.
(4) For a book advertised as a cookbook, I thought more information could be given about the recipes (see comments above). And chapters that weren't strictly about recipes should be eliminated. I did not find the gift basket chapter or how to make household cleaners chapter, or how to make your own beauty products chapter all that helpful.
(5) As another reviewer pointed out there are many typographical errors in this book. It just seemed to be put together too quickly.
Overall, I think just buying a basic all around cookbook (such as betty crocker or Better homes and gardens family cookbook) and having the discipline to cook for your family instead of eating out would be more helpful to a family trying to save money than this book.
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