EGourmet

This is NOT a cookbook!

This is comprehensive guide containing over 120 pages of the most useful information you can have for cutting your food bills by 40 to 50%!

It's a guide for understanding and applying guidelines for low cost shopping and cooking that will save your family hundreds, perhaps thousands, of dollars each year by simply changing the way you purchase and prepare the foods you eat.

It includes information on all of the basics you'll need to make sure that you eat well for less.

For those of you who prefer the tastes of the fast food chains, we've even included a link for a FREE cookbook that shows you how to clone their flavors

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The 99 Cent Gourmet™

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 􀁗 A Background to Low Cost Cooking ........................................ 1

Trademarked and Generic Foods .............................................................................. 4

Gourmet Foods and Tastes ........................................................................................ 5

Cost to Grow Foods ........................................................................................................ 7

Cost to Sell Foods ........................................................................................................ 10

Cost to Prepare and Serve Foods ................................................................................ 10

Amount of Food Served ............................................................................................... 10

Tips from The 99¢ Gourmet ..................................................................................... 12

Chapter 2 􀁗 Do You Want Fries With That? .............................................. 13

Time Factor ................................................................................................................ 13

Cost Comparison ....................................................................................................... 14

Fast Food Menus ....................................................................................................... 15

Urban Legends ........................................................................................................... 17

Coupons ...................................................................................................................... 21

Volume Discount Stores and Membership Clubs .................................................. 22

Sales and Special Deals ............................................................................................ 24

Shopping Tips ............................................................................................................ 25

Tips from The 99¢ Gourmet ..................................................................................... 26

Chapter 3 􀁗 Wash Your Hands Before You Eat .......................................... 29

Cross Contamination ................................................................................................ 29

Canned Goods ............................................................................................................ 30

Fresh Produce ............................................................................................................ 32

Food Storage .............................................................................................................. 33

Tips from The 99¢ Gourmet ..................................................................................... 34

Chapter 4 􀁗 The Devil Made Me Do It! ...................................................... 37

Knives ......................................................................................................................... 38

Cutting Board ............................................................................................................ 39

Vegetable Preparation Tools .................................................................................... 39

Pots and Pans............................................................................................................. 40

Slow Cooker ............................................................................................................... 41

Microwave Oven ........................................................................................................ 42

Cooking Terms ........................................................................................................... 42

Tips from The 99¢ Gourmet ..................................................................................... 46

Chapter 5 􀁗 Bricks, Mortar, and Groundwork! .......................................... 47

Foundations ............................................................................................................... 49

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Sauces ......................................................................................................................... 49

Gravy ............................................................................................................................ 50

Chicken STock ............................................................................................................. 51

Fats, Oils and butter .................................................................................................... 51

Salt ............................................................................................................................... 54

Herbs and Spices ....................................................................................................... 54

Condiments .................................................................................................................. 57

Tips from The 99¢ Gourmet ..................................................................................... 58

Chapter 6 􀁗 Paper, Pencils, and … ............................................................ 61

Tips from The 99¢ Gourmet ..................................................................................... 64

Chapter 7 􀁗 On Your Mark, Get Set, Go! ................................................... 65

Tips from The 99¢ Gourmet ..................................................................................... 71

Chapter 8 􀁗 Pass the Red Lead! ................................................................. 73

Tips from The 99¢ Gourmet ..................................................................................... 80

Chapter 9 􀁗 Where’s the Beef? .................................................................. 81

Tips from The 99¢ Gourmet ..................................................................................... 91

Chapter 10 􀁗 Adam and Eve on a Raft! ..................................................... 93

Tips from The 99¢ Gourmet ................................................................................... 100

Chapter 11 􀁗 Welcome to Chopstick Charlie’s ........................................ 101

Tips from The 99¢ Gourmet ................................................................................... 104

Chapter 12 􀁗 Put Down That Banana and Step Away! ............................ 107

Vegetables .................................................................................................................. 107

Fruits .......................................................................................................................... 108

Canned and Frozen .................................................................................................... 112

Tips from The 99¢ Gourmet ................................................................................... 122

Chapter 13 􀁗 When You Come To a Fork in the Road—Take It! ............ 123

Other Helpful Resources ............................................................................................ 125