Good and Cheap

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I wanted to briefly share a great find. The other day I was watching Thanksgiving recipe ideas on TV, and they featured Leanne Brown, a woman who received her MA in Food Studies from NYU. Her book, Good and Cheap, has recipes meant to feed flavorful and cheap food to people living on a food stamp budget--$4 per day. Intrigued, I looked it up online. Turns out the book is not only free as a PDF on her website (www.leannebrown.com) but for every book bought, one is donated to someone who couldn't afford it otherwise. About 8,000 copies have been made available at nonprofits nationwide. It's really awe inspiring what she has done.

If you can, buy a book this holiday season so that one can be given away. Or, please take advantage and download it from her website.

Happy Holidays everyone!

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