Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book (Better Homes and Gardens Test Kitchen)

Better Homes And Gardens Books

ISBN 10: 0696212900 ISBN 13: 9780696212901

Publisher: Better Homes & Gardens Books, 2002

Synopsis

More than 900 new recipes—1,200 in all—reflect current eating habits and lifestyles.

500 new photos—more than 700 in all—including 60 percent more of finished food than the last edition.

Dozens of new recipes offer ethnic flavors, fresh ingredients, or vegetarian appeal.

Many recipes feature make-ahead directions or quick-to-the-table meals.

New chapter provides recipes for crockery cookers.

Efficient, easy-to-read format, with recipes categorized into 21 chapters, each thoroughly indexed for easy reference.

Expanded chapter on cooking basics includes advice on food safety, menu planning, table setting, and make-ahead cooking, plus a thorough glossary on ingredients and techniques.

Appliance-friendly recipes help cooks save time and creatively use new kitchen tools.

Nutrition information with each recipe, plus diabetic exchanges.

Tab dividers already in place—minimal assembly for readers.

Contemporary food photography attracts browsers and helps cooks discover new recipes to make.

Icons identify low-fat, no-fat, fast, and best-loved recipes.

Every recipe tested and perfected by the Better Homes and Gardens Test Kitchen.

Revised and updated cooking charts, ingredient photos, emergency substitutions, and equivalents.

Respected, reliable kitchen reference with hundreds of cooking terms, tips, and techniques.

About this title

Review:

Discover why every kitchen worth its salt has a flour-dusted, bouillon-stained, batter-encrusted and whisk-maimed copy.

From the Inside Flap:

Featuring over 1200 recipes--600 of them brand new--the "Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book has been newly revised and updated, making American's favorite cookbook even more indispensable than ever. This Eleventh Edition is written specifically for the today's health-conscious cooks who are leading hectic and busy lives. With menu planning, cooking tips on low-fat and no-fat meals, and a guide to cooking terms, techniques and helpful hints from the Better Homes and Gardens Test Kitchen, this is a sourcebook for all who find themselves in the kitchen. The "New Cook Book covers everything from cooking basics to canning and freezing, breads and cakes to fish and shellfish, and meat and poultry to soups and stews. There are recipes for sauces and relishes, and sumptuous cookies and desserts. In addition there is a new chapters on Beans, Rice and Grains and a special chapter on Grilling.
Many of the recipes are designed for cooks on the go and preparation and cooking times are included for each recipe. Moreover, nutritional information is given for each recipes, and those low fat and no fat recipes are highlighted.
For generations, novices and experienced cooks alike have relied on the "Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book for recipes that combine excellent flavor, ease of preparation, and balanced nutrition. Now completely revised and updated, America's bestselling cookbook promises to continue that tradition,

About this edition

• Publisher: Better Homes & Gardens Books
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0696212900
• ISBN 13: 9780696212901
• Binding: Ring-bound
• Number of pages: 574
• Editor: Darling Jennifer