charles mattocks

Over 120 delicious ways to slash your weekly food bill
If you're looking for easy ways to feed your family on a budget, then this cookbook is for you. Appearing on TV as "The Poor Chef," Charles Mattocks has spent years demonstrating that it's possible to serve up healthy, tasty meals for only $7.00—or less. Now, in this practical cookbook, Charles collects the all-time best penny-pinching recipes from his television appearances.
Contributed by real cooks around the country and inspired by cuisines around the globe, the recipes you'll find inside have only two things in common—they're incredibly cheap and they're incredibly delicious. For just a few bucks, you and your family can feast on dishes like these:
Steak Fajitas
Finger-Lickin' Pulled Pork with Beans and Corn
Fruity Lamb Curry
Healthy Turkey Lasagna
Asian-Style Nutty Noodles
Laid-Back Creole Catfish with Okra
Pizza Frittata
Caribbean Lime Chicken with Grilled Pineapple
E-Z Sesame-Ginger Chicken Salad
"Ja Mon" Jamaican Rice and Peas
Cheesy Tomato Panini
Banana-Raisin Bread Pudding
Featuring engaging photographs, including sixteen pages in full color, plus icons to help you spot the most affordable recipes at a glance and tips on satisfying cravings for less, Eat Cheap but Eat Well is your indispensable kitchen companion in today's tough economic times.

CHARLES MATTOCKS appears regularly as "The Poor Chef" on The Daily Buzz in markets across the country and on Daytime on NBC-affiliate stations throughout the Southeast. Of Caribbean descent (he's the nephew of Bob Marley), Charles grew up in Brooklyn, worked as an actor in Los Angeles, and settled in Tampa to be near his family. He also has his own radio program on Blog Talk Radio, and his signature spice blend is sold in selected stores in the Southeast.

"Perfectly timed for the current economy, Mattocks’s book provides an assortment of approachable, repertoire-expanding recipes for affordable dinners… readers will find more than enough variety to inspire the wallet-friendly habit of cooking at home." (Publishers Weekly, January 5, 2009)

Introduction: Celebrating the Poor Chef in All of Us.
Shopping Smart.
Poor Chef Staples.
Poultry with Pizzazz.
Beef with Bravado.
Practical Pork.
Other Marvelous Meats.
Pasta Prodigies.
Fabulous Fish.
Sensational Seafood.
Excellent Eggs.
Scrumptious Salads.
Versatile and Vegetarian.
Savory Soups and Sandwiches.
Dazzling Desserts.
Index.