Host Jeff Smith prepared meals with an international flavor in this popular cooking show. The ordained Methodist minister, who preached cooking without waste (hence, `frugal'), also wrote numerous bestselling cookbooks. Other series cooked up by `the Frug' in his heyday included `The Frugal Gourmet Cooks Italian,' `The Frugal Gourmet Cooks Fish' and `The Frugal Gourmet Keeps the Feast.'
