Product Description

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.

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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #255659 in Books
• Published on: 2003-09-01
• Released on: 2003-09-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Plastic Comb
• 576 pages

Amazon.com Review
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

Family Tradition
Even though I have shelves of cookbooks, this has been my "go to" cookbook since I received it as a wedding gift 52 years ago. I gave one to my own daughter 25 years ago, who loves it as much as I did. I just purchased this one for my 20-year-old granddaughter who has moved out of the dorm and is in her first apartment. If you have only one cookbook, this should be the one!

Great Cookbook!
This cookbook "dumbifies" everything so that absolutely anybody can cook a good meal. I use mine almost every day and have discovered some great recipes. It's organized well and has good pictures and glossaries. Makes a great bridal shower gift!

Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook
I bought this revised version for my daughter who grew up eating things I made from my 1970's ring binder copy. The content of this cookbook is great and has some handy information but we both still love my 70's version better.