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Frugavore: How to Grow Organic, Buy Local, Waste Nothing, and Eat Well [Paperback]

Arabella Forge

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July 7 2011
More and more people are interested in eating well and in un-derstanding where their food comes from. But where do you start? Organic, free-range, local, or sustainable: the choices can be overwhelming not to mention expensive.
 
In Frugavore, Arabella Forge shows that developing a better relationship with food is not as difficult as it may appear. She provides hands-on, practical advice for a new way of living eating frugally. Learn how to access quality produce straight from the source, re-discover forgotten cooking techniques, create your own kitchen garden (complete with compost and a chicken coop), learn how to stock your pantry well, shop for and cook the most economical cuts of meat and fish, discover local farmers markets, community gardens and co-ops, and more! Packed with over 100 recipes for delicious dishes, such as heirloom roasted vegetables, chicken and leek pie, chickpea and rosemary soup, meatloaf with red sauce, minced fish cakes, and minty lemonade, plus resources, tips, and tricks to living and eating well, this is the book for every healthy, modern kitchen.

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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing; Original edition (July 7 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1616084081
  • ISBN-13: 978-1616084080
  • Product Dimensions: 18.8 x 17.8 x 2.8 cm
  • Shipping Weight: 499 g
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #364,035 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Her book follows the food from plot to plate and offers myriad gardening, shopping, cooking and swapping tips.

This lovely little book is a celebration of good, hearty food.

Frugavore is that welcome rarity a food book designed to be used.

About the Author

Arabella Forge is a nutritionist with a master's degree in dietics. She teaches regular classes that focus on traditional cooking and preservation techniques and has been featured as a speaker at Slow Food forums. She lives in Melbourne, Australia.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, a Budget Meal Cookbook for Folks Who Still Want to Eat Well Jan 12 2012
By Renee - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
When my copy of Frugavore arrived, I had low expectations. I had already sifted through a pile of so-called budget meal books. They ranged from awful to terrible, with either completely unacceptable recipes filled with low-end canned goods and processed foods, or recipes that called for large quantities of ingredients that are far too expensive (especially if they are organic, which I always try to buy) to really call "budget." At our house, a meal that costs $10 per person is a called a splurge, not a budget meal! So, with that background, I was very pleasantly surprised (you might even say smitten) by Frugavore. Forge has pulled together a top-notch collection of ideas and recipes for truly eating well AND frugally. Rather than relying on supermarket sale items and low-end ingredients, she recommends creatively sourcing high-quality ingredients and using them in ways that still allow you to stay within budget. This is more than just a cookbook. In an engaging tone, Forge covers the philosophy of healthful but frugal eating; the importance of sourcing locally; stocking your pantry well; gardening; and minimizing food waste. You'll learn how to make a variety of soup stocks, cook with offal and "thrifty bits" of meat, render your own lard (yes, it really is a healthy fat, and delicious too!), and a host of other frugal-kitchen staples. This may look like a small book, but the density and quality of the information makes it worth more than a stack of the other budget meal books that are out there. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in eating well on a budget.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Reccommend This Book May 8 2012
By Erinbmt - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
We live in a fast-paced convenience society. Fast food, fast cars, instant internet. But health problems abound and eating right can cost a fortune. Frugavore is an amazing little guide to help us get back to basics and discover traditional styles of eating and living to get us healthy and give back to nature. It is an easy, inspiring read full of information and recipes. I use Sally Fallon's Nourishing Traditions coobook daily but the volume and depth of information can be over whelming for real food newbies. Frugavore is like a condensed, easy-read overview of Nourishing Traditions. I highly reccommend this book for those that aren't familiar with traditional foods and style of cooking, who are trying to come off of convenience foods and simply those that need encouragement and ideas in "getting back to basics". Even for me, a Nourishing Traditions junkie, there was still things to learn from this book, great recipes and as I said before, the encouragement and simple ideas to get out there and try these things is great!
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1.0 out of 5 stars Shallow and disappointing Jan 27 2012
By Emily Robertson - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I was so delighted with the publisher's info on this book that I ordered 2 of them, thinking surely they would make great presents for young families I know that are struggling with the challenge of eating well and economically. Unfortunately there is little in this small book that could not have been gleaned from shallow articles in ladies magazines.

For example, the 8 page chapter on keeping chickens spends 2 pages on anecdotal commentary ("..chickens make wonderful pets.."), 1 page on why you should eat eggs, 1 page on choosing your chickens (in which Ms Forge offers much misinformation about breeds, and suggests that you might want to buy $40 or $50 hens -- very frugal!), and then a few pages on what chickens eat (vaguely) and fatuous commentary on roosters. A few references to good poultry books or links to websites would have been far more useful. I would expect a book devoted to frugal living to provide much more information about keeping chickens frugally (not as pets), but Ms Forge doesn't have much to tell us.

If you identified with Julie Powell (of Julie and Julia fame) and her struggle to get a little recognition, rather than Julia Child and her struggle to master the art of French cooking, Frugavore is the book for you!

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