Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book

ISBN 10: 069621881X ISBN 13: 9780696218811

Publisher: Better Homes & Gardens Books, 2003

Synopsis

Includes two bonus chapters of recipes, menus, party and decorating ideas, and shortcut treats!

Bonus Chapter No. 1: Holiday Menus

• Menus for Thanksgiving to Christmas and the Super Bowl including holiday brunches, appetizer parties, dessert parties, and simple dinners for busy families

• Additional recipes new to this edition

• Make-ahead information and time tables for all menus so more time is spent with guests, not in the kitchen

• Fun and simple tabletop decorating ideas to dress up holiday tables

• Tips to make holidays easier and more fun

Bonus Chapter No. 2: Shortcut Treats

• Simple cookies and candies (using a mix or just a few ingredients stirred together)

• Food gifts that include easy packaging ideas

• How to organize a cookie exchange

• Simple decorating ideas to dress up packaged cookies

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: 2003
• ISBN 10: 069621881X
• ISBN 13: 9780696218811
• Binding: Ring-bound
• Number of pages: 642
• Editor: Jennifer Darling