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Many restaurants offer a single serving of dessert for $5 or more, but recipes from 100 Desserts for $5 or Less will serve the entire family! These incredibly tasty and made-from-scratch cookies, bars, cakes, pies, candies, and frozen desserts are ideal for every occasion or everyday.

Plus, calorie counts per serving and tips on how to navigate the grocery aisles, make healthier choices, and pinch those pennies a little tighter will help people weather the storm of rising food costs and improve their mealtime enjoyment.

ONE FAMISHED HUSBAND, THREE HUNGRY CHILDREN, rising food costs, and a fixed income could lead to disaster, but Jennifer Maughan successfully navigates the world of grocery shopping by pinching those pennies for all they're worth. She shows how anyone can creatively survive the onslaught of higher grocery bills and still eat tasty, healthy meals.

SHE TELLS FRAZZLED FOOD BUYERS TO:

Allocate funds to the most important foods.

Stop spending money on impulse buys.

Make a shopping plan before heading to the store.

Find the best places to shop in your area.

Be smart about coupons and sales.

Soup is a deliciously easy way to provide for a neighborhood potluck or a comfortable night at home with the family. 100 Soups for $5 or Less includes recipes for Armchair Quarterback Chili, Stir-Fry Noodle Soup, and many more.each recipe prepared for $5 or less!

101 Things to Do with Tofu

Donna Kelly and Anne Tegtmeier

101 goes vegetarian! 101 Things to Do with Tofu makes being vegetarian even easier, with simple recipes, fast meal solutions, and healthy fare that is sure to please even the pickiest palate. These recipes will make your mouth water-and they all feature healthy tofu as a main ingredient! Give this valuable and versatile protein source a shot in your kitchen with recipes such as Butternut Squash Soup, Tofu Hummus, Healthy Mac 'n' Cheese, Tofu Sloppy Joes, Sublime Spinach Lasagna, Thai Coconut Curry, Tripleberry Tarts, Classic Cheesecake, and Lemon Raspberry Tiramisu.

Tofu is the only complete protein food source in the plant kingdom!

Appetizers, hors d’oeuvres, canapes, morsels, and small bites

Don’t look at appetizers as just pre-dinner teasers any longer. With a wide variety of tasty and easy recipes including updated classics such as Sweet Potato Skins and Saucy Meatball Lollipops, you can dip and spread your way through to a complete meal.