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The Use-It-Up Cookbook: Creative Recipes for the Frugal Cook

by Catherine Kitcho

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If you have pent-up guilt..., if you were lectured by your parents..., or if you just want to be frugal about using all the food you paid for The Use-It-Up Cookbook is just the book for you.
By following its instructions, you will rid yourself of the guilt and use up what's left of the package, jar, bottle, bunch, or can! Two bananas have become more brown than yellow. You've moved the half carton of buttermilk in the refrigerator yet again to retrieve something on the shelf behind it. Why not look up the recipes for bananas and buttermilk in The Use-It-Up Cookbook to see how you might be able to incorporate, them into this evening's dinner or tomorrow's lunch? The same can be done with the bunch of celery that has at least one or two stalks that are still green and that barely used can of tomato paste.
What makes this cookbook so useful is that it's designed to help you do this, unlike more traditional cookbooks that do not list minor ingredients such as these. Few cooks today have enough time on their hands to skim or browse through entire cookbooks to find recipes that will let them use up their leftovers. The audience for The Use-It-Up Cookbook is the busy cook looking for a quick solution as well as the gourmet looking for new ideas for using these ingredients. It will also appeal to frugal cooks who enjoy being creative. The recipes are simple and easy to follow. Several types of dishes are represented in the recipes, including salads, entrees, sides, soups, breads, and desserts.
Each chapter contains several recipes, with a creative guide and space for readers to record their own notes. Organized in alphabetical order by ingredients, the book includes an appendix with information oil loud storage, and Web links for more information.

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Book details

Author
Catherine Kitcho
Imprint
Cumberland House Publishing, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
Published
Pages
256
Formats
Paperback, Hardcover
Subjects
Cooking › Methods
Topics
frugal cooking · reducing food waste · cooking with leftovers · budget meals · using pantry staples · quick and easy recipes
ISBN-13
9781581823660 (Paperback)9781630264789 (Hardcover)

About the author

CATHERINE KITCHO is the author of eight books spanning business, marketing, humor, cooking, wine and spirits, and fiction.

Kitcho holds degrees from Michigan State University and Golden Gate University and serves as an adjunct professor of marketing for the MBA program at Golden Gate University. She worked as a high-tech marketing consultant in Silicon Valley with clients including Cisco, 3Com, Oracle, and Quantum, before retiring in 2013.

When she’s not writing, Kitcho runs Pele Publications, an independent book publishing company she founded. She is a long-term member of the California Writers Club and founded its Coastal Dunes Branch in 2014.

Catherine lives on the Central Coast of California.

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Format: Paperback