Product Description

The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Cookbook was an instant classic when it appeared in 1980. Now, over a million copies later, comes this revised and expanded edition for novice and experienced cook alike. Here, from the same famous Good Housekeeping Institute's kitchens, is a wealth of information for today's modem cook -- from microwave cooking to fast and easy menus for all occasions, time-saving shopping and preparation tips and new nutritional data.

Exciting new four-color photographs and more than 5,000 illustrations take you step by step through every phase of the cooking experience, demonstrating such techniques as measuring, dicing, julienning, grat-ing, beating, and folding. Over 1,400 recipes -- from appetizers and soups to eggs and pasta, from meat and poultry to sandwiches and breads, from sauces and candy to desserts and beverages -- have been triple-tested by Good Housekeeping for infallibility, ease, good taste and value.

Good Housekeeping recipes are always perfectly clear, taking the guesswork out of the kitchen. Instructions give at least two ways to determine the doneness of every dish, explain in detail all crucial techniques, give exact sizes and measurements, eliminate unnecessary steps, and supply overall preparation times for every recipe.

Other outstanding features include:

Complete menus for entertaining
A chapter devoted to microwave cooking: more than 70 new recipes, plus illustrated methods and techniques
A full-color photo gallery of over 900 dishes
Calorie counts and nutritional information for each recipe
An illustrated dictionary of herbs and spices, as well as a comprehensive glossary of food and cooking terms
Critical facts about different kinds of food, cooking times, cutting and carving directions, and storage procedures

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12882 in Books
• Published on: 2001-12-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 528 pages

About the Author
Good Housekeeping has a circulation of five million, and a readership of twenty-two million, each month. The editors of Good Housekeeping magazine create cookbooks that become proven classics, with continued strong sales year after year.

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
Shrimp Scramble

4 eggs

2 tablespoons milk

1 4-1/2-ounce can shrimp

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon pepper

1/4 teaspoon prepared mustard

2 English muffins, split

butter or margarine 1. In medium bowl with fork, beat eggs and milk. Drain shrimp and stir into eggs with salt, pepper and mustard. Toast muffins; butter and keep warm.

2. In 10-inch skillet, over medium heat, melt 1 tablespoon butter. Add egg mixture; cook, stirring lightly with fork.

3. When eggs are set and creamy, spoon over toast muffin halves. Serve immediately.

Color index page 28

Begin 15 mins ahead

2 servings

459 cals per serving

Good source of calcium, iron, vitamin A

Copyright © 1989 and 1980 by The Hearst Corporation

Customer Reviews

My pick for Best Basic Cookbook
When my husband and I got married we realized that between the two of us we had well over fifty cookbooks, and, of course, we each had our favorites. We still have a running rivalry between "Good Housekeeping Illustrated" and "Better Homes New Cookbook" for Best Basic Cookbook. While each of these books has its strong points, my pick is "Good Housekeeping."

This cookbook is extensively illustrated with photographs and line drawings, and features basic dishes as well as more complicated recipes to challenge those who master the basics. If there is any possibility of confusion concerning a method, this book presents words and drawings to guide the user precisely through the process. I also like the fact that there is a photograph of each dish--so you know what your hard work is SUPPOSED to look like!

"Better Homes" does seem to have a slightly larger number of basic recipes, and I'm glad that we have both books in our home now, but when I have to choose just one to give at a bridal shower or to a recent graduate, I always choose "Good Housekeeping Illustrated."

My favorite cookbook
I'm buying another one because I've used my old one to death.
I received it as a gift in 1988 and have used it more than any other cookbook I have (and I have a lot!) The great thing is you can try a new recipe for company and be certain it will turn out great!

ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS COOKBOOK!
I have a moderate collection of cookbooks, and this one has got to be my favorite! I like to be able to view what the final product looks like, because I believe if it doesn't look appetizing then it probably isn't! A picture is definitely worth more than words! And the recipes are fabulous!