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HerMoney Classic: Cooking and Food Budget Hacks

2024/11/22
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Leanne Brown discusses the unconventional journey of creating her first cookbook, 'Good and Cheap,' as her thesis project and how it evolved into a widely distributed resource for those on a tight budget.
  • The book started as a thesis project at NYU.
  • It was designed for a $4/day food stamps budget.
  • The book went viral on Reddit, leading to a Kickstarter campaign and eventual publication.

Shownotes Transcript

We’re so excited to reshare this episode with Leanne Brown), New York Times bestselling cookbook author of *Good and Cheap: Eat Well on $4/Day *ahead of Thanksgiving.

We get into how it's possible to eat healthy while saving money and her favorite pantry and freezer winter recipes from everything toasts to hearty stews.

Chapters:

**00:00 **Leanne Brown’s journey

**06:19 **“Good Enough” cooking

14:16 Favorite recipes and pantry essentials

20:01 Navigating rising grocery store prices 

Takeaways:

  • Simplify meals by using fewer ingredients per recipe, such as canned tomatoes, beans, pasta, and hearty greens.

  • Use leftovers creatively, such as repurposing them into “stuff on toast” or hearty salads.

  • Reframe cooking as a personal and flexible activity rather than a chore.

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