The Frugal Gourmet

"Meet Jeff Smith, star of 'The Frugal Gourmet', the popular Public Television cooking series. He believes that frugal cooking is an attitude toward food, that frugal doesn't necessarily mean sparing. It can also mean getting the most for your money by buying the best meats, grains, fruits, and vegetables you can afford and putting them to the best possible use. And gourmet cooking doesn't require complicated recipes with dozens of ingredients. In this book he will show you that with a little know-how around the kitchen, you can cook sumptuous dishes without wasting your time or your money. Now you can duplicate in your own home all the techniques and recipes the Frugal Gourmet demonstrates on his programs. You will learn how to devise a homemade smoker, cook a Polish feast, barbecue shrimp New Orleans-style, stuff a chicken with potatoes and olives, even how to make fabulous bread and yogurt from scratch. In no time you'll be preparing dishes from Italian, Chinese, French, Lebanese, Jewish, Spanish, Hungarian, Greek, and Armenian cuisines. There is also a special section featuring recipes low in salt, fat, and cholesterol."--