250+ recipes that are fast and easy—and cheap!—to make at home and take to school, to the office, on a car trip, or outdoors
Whether a picnic lunch, a potluck supper, or a lunch with coworkers at the office, there’s nothing like making your own food to share with friends and family. And, with today’s economy, gathering a group for such fare is becoming more a way of life. But we don’t have to make uninteresting, bland foods for these scaled back times! Enter $3 Make-and-Take Meals.
Ellen Brown presents more than 250 tried-and-true recipes, none of which take more hands-on time than listening to the evening news—and all of which cost less than $3 per serving for your whole meal. She shows how to save at the supermarket and covers the basics of the carry-off kitchen, finger foods, lunches, brunches, potluck dinners, and picnics. Recipes range from side dishes and hot hors d’oeuvres to casseroles and desserts for delivery. With $3 Make-and-Take Meals, not only will your family be praising your cooking, your friends will be too!
• BLT Sushi Rolls
• Curried Tomato Bruschetta
• Southwestern Chicken Wraps
• Tuscan White Bean Soup with Sausage
• Jambalaya Salad
• Thai Fish Salad
• Italian Meatloaf
• Black Bean and Orange Salad
• Greek Macaroni and Beef
• Coconut Rum Cake
