Cookmiser allows you to cook popular, classical and traditional meals at minimal cost. It also tackles the problem of saving the most time and effort while cooking. It offers many recipes (700 of them) for making your own fast food versions, chocolated-coated snacks, homemade cheeses/tofu and sausages, and lots of everyday cooking. It's profusely illustrated, over 550 illustrations, of which, about 150 illustrate special cooking techniques.
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By alaLeLe
I adore cookbooks! The best I can say about this one is that it's well organized. There may be some worthwhile recipes but most are rather some bizarre compendium of dreamed up dollar stretcher recipes that I doubt were ever tested out. I sit here and wonder if these recipes where ever tested or were simply typed up meant to 'fill' the pages of a quite condensed book. The illustrations are quite ample and well done. I have to give that much to the author "R.J. Lavigne". The author did do a lot of research and compiling of information but it falls short of what the trumped up description makes you believe it truly is. The reviews I found made it sound comparable to the quality of the More-With-Less cookbook. I ordered CookMISER instead and am sadly disappointed.
Look at it this way.. besides the obviously lawyer legalese "Warning-Disclaimer" at the beginning of the book (wow! I've never seen this type of thing in a cookbook before!).. the book ENDS with this paragraph by the author on page 250:
"PLEASE KEEP IN MIND that CookMISER is a book of ideas, if you don't like one, joyfully move on to the next. It doesn't matter that they're not necessarily all winners. The important thing is that the book or its contents averages well. Moreover, always test new, complex or bizarre recipes by yourself before subjecting your family, friends, or guests to them." Uh.. well said!! If you DO get this book, then definitely heed the authors own advice! The CookMISER book isn't worth my shelf space.
As you can tell by now, my experience with this book has been negative. If you can check it out firsthand (from a library or such) then I highly recommend doing so. It may not be what you are expecting even if you are into the Frugal lifestyle hardcore! If you are looking for 'tried and true' then I don't think this is the book for you. My own recommendations in the frugal vein are the following. I enjoy, own and refer often to my treasured copy of 'The Tightwad Gazette I, II & III' which I happily ordered from Amazon after a 3 month stint of borrowing it from my local library. It's the beginner Frugal persons bible.. and stemming from it has come other books of note. One in particular that I also have enjoyed very much is called "Not just Beans"... for it's tried and true frugal recipes. Not touted as 'frugal', but I also enjoy Patti LaBelle's recipe book because it is amazingly loaded with awesome inexpensive homestyle recipes if you want to learn how to make veggies (& other dishes) in a way that makes you Enjoy them... southern cooking style! Another favorite of mine is called Desperation Dinners. The recipes are fast, many are frugal and I've never been dissapointed.
I'm just not happy with this book and will return it as I would prefer to give the More With Less cookbook a shot at teaching me some new tricks in the kitchen.
I can't praise this book enough. While many of the recipies call for generic ingrediants that won't taste exactly like the "real things", they won't damage your budget, and will keep you fed and happy.
The ingrediants are intentionally cheap, the directions are clear (and in both US Standard and Metric), the tips are worthwhile, and the explanations are precise. If money's tight, this book is worth the investment.
The idea is great, the tips are great -- if you can stomach them. I knew this book wasn't for me when I read early on something like: "This doesn't taste like the real thing, but you'll get used to it." If saving money is a matter of survival, this is the book you want. If you're a bit more discriminating, I'd spend an extra buck or two at the supermarket. Not to say that this book doesn't get you in the mood to save money; it does, and it gives lots of things you've probably never thought of before, like baking your own bread (yummy) and your own soups (great when it's cold; uses up lots of leftovers and less-than-perfect veggies), but the recipes aren't something I'm prepared to economize THAT much for.
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Yes, yes, yes! FINALLY a Canadian resource on this subject!
Tired of reading books about saving money in the kitchen, only to find out it was written in the US, using ingredients either unavailable or in NO WAY considered inexpensive here... Read more
Published on Feb 11 2002 by T. Rimmer
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A Great Book for Frugal Cooks
Although I just received this book today, it seems like a wonderful addition to any frugal cooking library. Read more
Published on Sep 1 2001
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FANTASTIC BOOK AT A GREAT PRICE!
Ther buyer really receives value for their dollar in more ways than one. So many cookbooks contain recipes that either contain ingredients that are almost impossible to find or... Read more
Published on Aug 16 2001 by Sandra D. Peters
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... gives this a big Thumbs Up!
How does less than $1.00 per meal sound to you? Or better yet, less than 50 cents? Impossible? Not with the CookMISER. Read more
Published on July 6 2001 by Amanda Formaro
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A Must-Have for Frugal Cooks
This cookbook guarantees to help you cook complete meals for .33 to .67 each! It includes 700 made-to-be frugal recipes, including fast food versions, chocolate-coated snacks,... Read more
Published on Nov 18 2000 by Rachel Paxton
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Fun, fast, frugal recipes ideal for bachelors and students!
Frugal recipes, fast food dishes and snacks, and recipes which rely on processed foods and precooked items are the foundation of this cookbook especially recommended for... Read more
Published on Sep 6 2000 by Midwest Book Review
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