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Summary: Better Homes & Gardens 3-Ring Cook Book
Review: I have had this recipe book for years, and it's the only one that I actually use, because the recipes are easy to make, easy to customize to your tastes, versatile, and best of all, they actually work! I have never had a recipe from this book turn out bad- anyone who ever cooks anything should have this cook book. It's especially great for college students or newly weds or anyone just starting out, because it includes very basic recipes in addition to new ones. A++
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Summary: Horrible Measurements
Review: I think this cookbook is awful. Last weekend, I tried to make the spinach quiche recipe. It called for 1 pastry crust and a mixture of bacon, cheese, spinach and 8 eggs! I thought 8 eggs sounded like a lot for 1 pie crust, so I used 7. But, I still had twice as much filling as I needed. So after I had already cleaned-up the pastry making mess, I had to start all over making another pie crust. My only other choice was to waste the other half of the filling. You would think that when people write a cookbook they would make sure the amount of filling in a recipe will fit in the amount of crust they tell you to make.
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Summary: You will come back to this cookbook again and again!!
Review: I'm a huge fan of cookbooks, and by far this one outshines all others!! I find myself bypassing all the other cookbooks I own to reference this new Better Homes and Gardens version. This cookbook runs the gamut in terms of recipes and tastes.I was especially impressed with the numerous color photographs and the fact that nutrition information is included with every individual recipe. For those that want a great all-around cookbook, or want to supplement their collection with a cookbook that can be used for just about any occasion, this would be a great addition. Highly recommended!!!
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Summary: The Best Cookbook for Novice and Experienced Cooks Alike
Review: If I had to cut my extensive (over fifty) cookbook collection back to just one book this would be the "keeper!" When my beloved twelve-year old copy of this cookbook finally fell apart I purchased the 11th edition thinking I would mostly be replacing what I already had and knew well.There was so much new and useful information included in the eleventh edition I wished I'd let go of my old copy earlier. I am especially fond of the nutrition analysis included with each recipe and the tips for making recipes lower in fat. The prep-times included with each recipe were also a new, and very useful, feature to me. Plus the editors upgraded the book to reflect the wider availability of formerly "exotic" fruits and vegetables now in the everyday market. The fledgling cook will find everything needed to confidently accomplish any task from hard-boiling an egg to properly setting the table for a family meal or a buffet-style party. Pesky, but common, cooking terms like "al dente" and "crisp-tender" are explained in a straight forward manner in the cooking basics section where you will also find great tips for stocking a pantry or purchasing the basic cooking equipment you might need when just starting out. Useful features for all levels of cook are scattered throughout the text. For example, there is a full-page photograph of different pastas with the name under each (finally! I now know the difference between Gemelli and Fusilli!). Also very useful are the extensive illustrative photos of retail cuts of meat cross-referenced to the wholesale cut and listing the best way to cook each cut. One of my favorite things about the hardcover cookbook is the three-ring binder format. This makes it possible to lay the book flat on the counter or prop it up nearby with, or without, a cookbook stand. It also makes it easier to add your own notes right alongside your favorite recipes. I love to give this cookbook as a gift to a young person just starting out -- inside a big crockpot or tied together with some fun kitchen tools.
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Summary: Thank-You Des Moines , Iowa
Review: I was so happy to get a response about my review . Thank-you to the reader in Des Moines, Iowa . My 22 missing pages were not lost at all , they were in the book just like you said . I failed to read the directions at the front of the book that the dividers needed to be assembled to complete the book . I also want to thank this site for providing me with the access to get information about books . This is a very helpful site .
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Summary: To the Reader in Brule Wisconsin
Review: Regarding your missing pages, first, check to make sure they're not the chapter divider pages. In 11th editions and earlier, divider pages were at the front of the book and needed to be placed in between the chapters after purchase. In the 12th edition, they were pre-placed. If this doesn't solve the problem, get help at the Better Homes and Gardens Web Site at [url] Under customer service on the right hand side of the home page, click on Help Center. Then click on email us and fill out the form. That should do it!
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Summary: A must for every kitchen, as my mother once told me.
Review: I asked my mother to get me this when I moved into my own apartment. She taught me, for I was the attentive son, how to cook from her edition of this book, and this was the first gift I got when I moved out on my own. Her copy, she told me, came from her parents. It's a must-have. The recipes are easy-to-follow, first of all. I learned how to follow recipes by using this book with my mother. One of my first-ever on-my-own cooking experiences came from this book, the orange chicken. I'm still alive and well-fed, and everyone loved that meal. So the book works. When I hosted my first dinner party a couple weeks ago, a Thanksgiving feast, no less, this book taught me easy ways to do EVERYTHING required. I knew how to make the turkey, where to insert the meat thermometer, what spices to add to the mashed potatoes. This book helps you get every meal just right. It's essential, an heirloom, a tradition and a must for everyone who cooks.
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Summary: Average recipe book
Review: It has a lot of recipes in it but without pictures it's hard to tempt the chef into trying them..not to mention some recipes can be complex and a photo really assists the inexperienced baker (like myself). After buying this I really regretted the decision and should have gone with a picture book instead.
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Summary: WONDERFUL!!
Review: I have an older version that I swore and I would be buried with it. I will NOT part with that cookbook for any reason. I have it memorized and it has all the basics I could ever need...until now. This new version is better. I didn't care for the last version as well as this one. This has so much more than the older one I swore by and so did my friends. What I like is the nutritional values, the crock pot add on, it has more "basic type" recipes than my original did. It's so perfect for a beginner cook. I bought one for a gift and one for me.
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Summary: A Phone Number Please or Address
Review: I just recently bought the three ring binder Better Homes and Gardens NEW COOKBOOK . The problem I am having is missing pages ! Twenty-two doublesided to be exact . Can anyone help me in finding a phone # or address to reply about my problem ? I enjoy the book very much but, disappointed in the many missing pages . If someone could help....please leave a message at this review board .I will check daily .
Thank-you
A Cook in despair
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