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Ultra-Simple Tomato Sauce

small jar of tomato sauce on wooden board

This recipe is from Good and Cheap.

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Good and Cheap is a gorgeous cookbook for people with limited income, particularly on a $4/day food stamps budget. The PDF is free (ahora en Español!) and has been downloaded more than 15,000,000 times. I have more cookbooks, too!

There are many ways to make tomato sauce. While there is a time and place for the longer cooking and more complex sauces, I rarely find those times! This simple version is almost always what I make. This tomato sauce is boldly tomatoey and works on just about anything. It also takes 5 minutes to make. Can’t beat that. Keep reading

Creamy Zucchini Fettucine

fettucine tossed with zucchini in a rich cream sauce

This recipe is from Good and Cheap.

Good and Cheap cover 2nd edition

Good and Cheap is a gorgeous cookbook for people with limited income, particularly on a $4/day food stamps budget. The PDF is free (ahora en Español!) and has been downloaded more than 15,000,000 times. I have more cookbooks, too!

Zucchini and summer squash are so abundant in the summer months. You start by sautéing the zucchini with garlic and chili flakes, then you add some lemon, cream and cheese and toss with the noodles. Creamy zucchini fettucine is like a lighter, brighter fettuccine alfredo. It also comes together in no time—the veggies will be ready by the time your pasta is cooked. You’ll love it, I promise. Keep reading

Savory Summer Cobbler

zucchini and tomato savory summer cobbler on a white plate

This recipe is from Good and Cheap.

Good and Cheap cover 2nd edition

Good and Cheap is a gorgeous cookbook for people with limited income, particularly on a $4/day food stamps budget. The PDF is free (ahora en Español!) and has been downloaded more than 15,000,000 times. I have more cookbooks, too!

I’m still on vacation so here’s another delicious summer recipe from the archives! This savory summer cobbler is basically a kind of play on ratatouille with a big tray of roasted vegetables and savory southern style biscuit topping to soak up all the flavorful juices. Enjoy it!

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Shrimp and Corn, Garlic-Butter Brushed Rolls

2 overstuffed hot dog rolls full of shrimp, corn and vegetables

It’s the summer, it’s beautiful and we’re celebrating 2 years since the Good and Cheap Kickstarter ended … and we just donated our 70,000th free cookbook! So let’s make some decadent shrimp rolls!

But first, the free PDF has now been downloaded 1 MILLION TIMES. If you haven’t seen it, grab a copy here.

If you’d like to see where the book is making a difference in your community, click here to see our interactive map of all 1,350 organizations that have received free or discounted copies.

Huge, unending thanks to everyone who made this possible — the Kickstarter backers, Workman Publishing, our distribution partner Access Wireless, and all of you who spread the word (and who spread the book itself). You’ve changed my life, and we’ve changed a lot of other lives together. 🙂 Keep reading

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Hi, I'm Leanne Brown. I’m a bestselling cookbook author. I want to help you find peace, healing and freedom through cooking.

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