Product Description

Practical wisdom on saving time and money, buying good nutrition, and watching your weight, all while feeding you family for less.

Recipes for stuff that's good for you, and the good stuff, even those oh-I-really-shouldn't treats!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #931043 in Books
• Published on: 2003-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• 176 pages

About the Author
For fourteen years as a Family Thrift Counselor, Mary Webber shared her wisdom statewide in Maine through a weekly radio show and television segments on topics ranging from baking bread and raising chickens to fund-raising strategies and writing wills. But it has always been in the kitchen that Mary's practical approach has been particularly appreciated.

Mary has an extensive background in both print and broadcast media, as well as public relations and writing. After leaving media work, Mary became a middle school teacher for ten years, years she descirbes as "exhilarating and exhausting!"

She lives on a little less than two acres in Yarmouth, Maine, where she and her husband raise most of their own food.

Customer Reviews

Contains the same info AND some updates! Yay!
The fact that this book is in its THIRD edition is a very, very good thing, proving that it was popular enough to merit a third edition. I have a copy that is wearing out so it was time for a new one.
Happily, the new edition contains some updates which make it easer for today's families to stay within a food budget. The author has remained flexible and open-minded enough to accommodate the busy lives of many families today and to acknowledge that not everyone can spend hours in the kitchen making meals. There are still plenty of homecooked meals that DO take some time and planning ahead but there are others that don't take nearly as long.
I'd strongly recommend you use the "Search Inside the Book" function here at Amazon to get an idea of the contents of this book...and then buy a copy. It'll be worth it!

A Keeper
This book is one of the few that has survived nearly twenty years with me, thereby outlasting two husbands, several careers, and many relocations. It is not only a cookbook, but a book of simple and homey wisdom, worth reading for the pleasure of it, aside from the many good, economical, and easy recipes. I'm sorry to see that it's out of print, since I think everyone should have a copy right alongside "Joy of Cooking".

My Favorite Cookbook!
I mainly bake for my family, as my husband enjoys cooking our meals. This cookbook is my favorite. The Supreme Chocolate Cake with Fluffy Fudge Frosting is a must at each birthday throughout the year. Also, the Cold Blueberry Pie (Openfaced Blueberry Pie in the third edition of the book) is fantastic. My friends request that I make that for all our get-togethers. The Gingerbread recipe is another favorite. I could go on and on....I recieved this book as a gift about 15 years ago and it shows. It was falling apart. Thankfully, Mary published another edition. My daughter now has editions 2 and 3 in her collection of cookbooks. I know that she too will be using these cookbooks long into the future.