Family Feasts for $75 a Week -Giveaway
Do you read Owlhaven?
If you do, then you have certainly heard about Mary Osten's new book, Family Feasts for $75 a Week: A Penny-wise Mom Shares Her Recipe for Cutting Hundreds from Your Monthly Food Bill
As a mother of ten, Mary has lots of tricks and tips for trimming dollars from your food budget. Roughly the first quarter of the book is devoted to teaching you these tips and tricks. She takes you on a shopping trip with her, explains how and why to set up a price book, how to make your time spent in the kitchen more efficient, and much much more. These are all fabulous tips, but the real gems, in my opinion are found in the remaining chapters of the book.
There you will find the recipes! What good is knowing how to shop frugally without knowing what to do with all those frugal groceries? What I really love about the recipes is the diversity. Mary has an ethnically diverse family, and she cooks ethnically diverse meals. I can't wait to try some of the Asian and African dishes that she has included in this book. Don't worry there are lots of standard favorites too for those with less adventurous taste buds.
This is a fabulous book for anyone wanting to trim their food budget, and pick up some good recipes for frugal cooking. You could win one of your very own. Simply leave a comment, be sure there is an email address at which I can reach you, and a winner will be randomly picked next Friday!
Good luck!
52 comments:
This would be perfect for me! Thanks for the fun giveaway and the great blog...
rani.gordon@gmail.com
that would make a great Christmas gift for someone (not you:)!) because I do not buy groceries so yeah
Sounds like a great book!
Amy
amadajo30 at yahoo.com
This looks like it would be a great book! Thanks Stephanie! I saw where another friend was doing a soup swap! Never done that have you? Sounds very cool! You are such a good mother always teaching your kids such wonderful values!! Miss seeing you guys
I checked this book out of the library and really liked it. I'm a reader of Owlhaven also, so I had requested a copy from the library a while back and finally got it a few weeks ago. I would love to have my own copy. The pizza pinwheels (or maybe rollups?) were a big hit with my kids.
This sounds like something I could really use.
msbigdon58@yahoo.com
Sounds like a great book! Would love to win even though my budget is less than $75/week:-) I'm sure there are still many tricks and tips I could apply to help me cut my expenses even more.
My husband would be so happy with me if I would actually stay in a budget for once...:-)
I'd love to win! sounds like a great book
This sounds like an awesome book! Count me in, please!
this looks great thanks minsthins at optonline dot net
This would be very helpful!
sounds like a good book.
This would be perfect for us. My husband and I are always looking for ways to vary our very budget-conscious menus.
An awesome giveaway, Thanks!
Wow what a great book. Sounds just what I need to feed the multitudes here at my house!
Sounds like a wonderful book-I'd love to get a copy!
mary_h57@yahoo.com
Thanks for the great contest!
I'd love to learn her secrets!
joyfully kathi at yahoo dot com
I would LOVE this book!!
I would love to trim our food budget! We have an age diverse family with teenagers and grandparents, so this could work for us as well!
nmderrick@embarqmail.com
Sounds great! We're all trying to shave things from our family budgets, thanks for sharing with us!
Please enter me in your giveaway. I could use some new ideas. Thank you.
10 kids?! oh my! I have 2 boys, both under 5, but still eat like crazy. I would love more tips! please enter me in this one. thanks!
mrskatiegrimm@gmail.com
The book sounds really great. Thanks for sharing.
My e-mail, if I am chosen is actdree at gmail.com.
Just discovered your blog when searching for how to process aple butter! Going to try inversion too. In case I win the cookbook, Iam at coribell@gmail.com. Thanks for a great blog!
Cori
Sounds so useful!
sundaygirl at gmail dot com
I always like new cookbooks.
Thanks for the giveaway!
Kimspam66(at)yahoo(dot)com
It sounds really good. I could really use something like this for my family. My email is m.mcclure90@yahoo.com
Sounds like a good book to own. Count me in.
Coleen
accrisanti at yahoo dot com
This would be a great book to have on hand.. We keep trying to kind ways to feed all of us but not break the bank or buy stuff we don't need... weeshenanigans (at) gmail (dot) com
I could use this cookbook for inspiration!
rbjj32825[at]lycos[dot]com
I could really use this about now...we're about to join the world of the unemployed!! At least I'll still be working!!!
Heather
littlegirlxn@Hotmail.com
Interesting blog about simple living and its benefits... looking forward to more!
kladig@gac.edu
Anything to make the $$'s stretch.
susannduncan@gmail.com
Great blog! Found your recipe for canning apples...just what I was looking for! Thanks!
adrienne456@hotmail.com
Who doesn't want to save money these days? And I have 2 teenage boys to feed.
seknobloch(at)gmail(dot)com
I want to enter! Boy we have sure been trying to cut back on expenses. We got rid of cable, now use magic Jack instead of AT&T, turn off lights, etc but I still can't seem to cut that food budget like I want too.
I would love to enter, right now for 3 of us we spend about $400 a month on Groceries! That extra $100 could definitely pay another bill or some extra spending money! I'd love a chance to win!
hmahan_0529 @yahoo dot com
I married my husband 2 1/2 years ago and I swear I can only get 1/2 of what I used to for the money when it comes to groceries! Thanks!
ralphandtara at gmail dot com
I could really, really use this book! Thanks!
I've really been focusing on my grocery budget lately, trying to trim it, it's tough!
monikashisler@ymail.com
This is just what I need- thanks so much!
ashleylynloughran@hotmail.com
At a time like this it is a good idea to have a way to save some money. The giveaway is appreciated.
Thanks
grapeape934@yahoo.com
I could so use this book. Money is tight as everyone knows. Cutting ends when it comes to our food budget can be hard. This would be a great help.
ryspenc@yahoo.com
I am always looking for new frugal recipes and tips. I would love to win this book...thanks for giving me the chance!
I want this book, too! I feel like the grocery budget is the only place I can really cut back on expenses right now.
I would so love this to help with my budgeting and get some new recipes.
I would love to win this great book!
I would love this book. I am always looking for new recipes to cook. along with ways to save money
I would love to win this! thank you!
tiffanys819 at gmail dot com
This book sounds so interesting! I love saving money at the grocery store. I feel like I am "beating the system."
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