Quick Breads Soups and Stews: 196 Delectable Quick Breads and Classic Soups to Pair With Them for an Almost Limitless Number of Superb Meals

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Summary: The best cookbook for simple satisfying meals
Review: I checked this out at the library - something I promised I'd do before I ever bought another cookbook. That has saved me lots of money - you know, the dozens of recipe books with only one or two good recipes each. But this cookbook has cost me more in overdue fees than any other book I've checked out! I kept checking it out until now it's overdue again, so I'm buying it. It's wonderful.
Overall, the first 200 pages are breads - muffins, crepes, popovers, loaves, waffles, pancakes, biscuits, and cakes. The last 75 pages are soups and stews. Many are staple recipes, like cornbread, but then there is cornmeal-wholewheat bread (wonderful), buttermilk kernel cornbread, and about 10 other variations - can't wait to try Mexican cornbread! I find it an easy refrence when trying to find a bread to go with a certain meal or when the bread is the meal! Some of the soups don't appeal to me, but I find that most of them are delicious.

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Summary: Quick Breads, Soups and Stews
Review: My collection of cookbooks exceeds 100 volumes and my husband and I use them to entertain frequently. Recently, I packed them all in preparation for moving out of state. I only chose four to keep on hand until our house sells and this incredible book of Mary's easily made the cut. These are just a few of the recipes friends have requested: Whole Kernel Spoon Bread, Brown Sugar Coconut Coffee Cake, Lentil Soup, Michael's Chili and Mexican Cornbread. You may be deluding yourself in thinking you already have good recipes for these dishes. Well, if you're not using Mary's recipes, you don't have the best! If you happen to read this, Miss Mary, thank you for sharing so many delicious moments in our lives. We happen to be moving back to Tulsa, and I hope to meet you! Amy Main

Rating:
Summary: Quick Breads, Soups and Stews
Review: My collection of cookbooks exceeds 100 volumes and my husband and I use them to entertain frequently. Recently, I packed them all in preparation for moving out of state. I only chose four to keep on hand until our house sells and this incredible book of Mary's easily made the cut. These are just a few of the recipes friends have requested: Whole Kernel Spoon Bread, Brown Sugar Coconut Coffee Cake, Lentil Soup, Michael's Chili and Mexican Cornbread. You may be deluding yourself in thinking you already have good recipes for these dishes. Well, if you're not using Mary's recipes, you don't have the best! If you happen to read this, Miss Mary, thank you for sharing so many delicious moments in our lives. We happen to be moving back to Tulsa, and I hope to meet you! Amy Main

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Summary: A wonderful pairing of foods, with awesome recipes
Review: This has been a staple in my kitchen for about 3 years now. Don't be fooled by the title: she offers yeast bread recipes too. It's just that these recipes use quick rising yeast. You can easily adapt them to your own bread baking technique. This book has guided me through many delicious meals. It's also given my brain a lift when I've run out of food ideas.