Product Description

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

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #218933 in Books
• Published on: 2003-09-01
• Released on: 2003-09-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Ring-bound
• 642 pages

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

From Publishers Weekly
A chapter on Grilling and one devoted exclusively to Pasta are among the additions to the fresh and updated 11th edition of the famed red plaid cookbook from the nation's heartland. Also new are half of the 1200 recipes, symbols for quick and low-fat dishes, 450+ photographs and individual nutrition analyses. Still in place, however, is the Better Homes and Gardens Test Kitchen reliability that has made this basic and comprehensive guide a staple in millions of American kitchens since the 1930 first edition. The lead chapter, Cooking Basics, covers ingredients, techniques and menu plans. The following 20 chapters are arranged alphabetically by main ingredients (Beans, Rice & Grains; Meat) or course (Appetizers & Snacks; Desserts) and are marked (in the ring-bound edition) by color differentiated tabs. Tradition and today's thinking coexist comfortably here, with the recipes for Grits and for Cheese and Basil Polenta with Tomato-Basil Sauce appearing side by side. There's a Pepper-Lime Chicken a few steps away from Chicken Divan Casserole; Chocolate-Cherry frozen Yogurt next to a trifle recipe, and Chili Rellenos Casserole following a venerable Welsh Rabbit. Recipes calling for fresh ingredients healthfully and sensibly prepared and notably straightforward instructions on masterfully designed, inviting and family cook-friendly pages mark this comprehensive collection. 855,000 first printing; $1 million ad/promo.
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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,

Customer Reviews

Great for beginner cooks
Even though I'm not a beginner cook I love this book! The recipes are easy to follow and there are alot of pictures. I haven't made one thing I didn't absolutely fall in love with. It's great for beginners since it has all the basics, how to fry an egg, how to make grilled cheese, those kind of things. I've gotten this as a gift for a couple people that want to be better cooks and they love it!

Great Cook Book
I purchased this for my wife, after she had taken it out of the library and sampled it. She loves this book, and uses it all the time. I have found her referencing it constantly, and I have also found the recipes and information intuitive and easy to follow. Great cook book!

A favorite
I have always been a big fan of Better Homes & Garden cook books. This one does not disappoint either. It has new recipies along with some of the old ones. This was another gift for my wife. She loves her cook book and uses it every chance she gets. I do enjoy most of the food that she makes from using this cook book. A superb job in the choice of foods.