The Book of Regional American Cooking: Heartland

Rating:
Summary: Great introduction.
Review: In its roughly 50 parts, all written by experienced cooks and cook book writers, HP Books' "The Book of ... Cooking" series takes you to the cuisines of various regions of the U.S. and around the world; all in easy to follow, well-explained recipes.

This installment, the Book of (American) Heartland Cooking, presents recipe suggestions for all major courses, from appetizers to reads and desserts. Special chapters are dedicated to soups, poultry, (red) meat, fish, eggs, cheese, sandwiches, salads and vegetables. Classics such as baked chicken wings and baked potatoes, cranberry banana bread, macaroni and cheese, coleslaw, dill sauce, farmer's omelet, BBQ beef, turkey and ham sandwiches, meatloaf, spareribs, pies, sloppy joes and popcorn party snack mix appear next to unique dishes such as pheasant baked in cream, spicy venison chili, cardamom sugar cookies, glazed orange bread, pork and raspberry sauce, turkey in pastry and sausage waffles. The book's last page contains metric charts for those unaccustomed to American measurements.

From bell pepper antipasto and frosted apple cake to Wisconsin beer cheese soup and spicy zucchini bread, this collection of recipes, while not all-encompassing, is a great introduction to the richness of the cuisine of what is probably the most American of all American regions - and at a relative bargain price, to boot.

Rating:
Summary: Great introduction.
Review: In its roughly 50 parts, all written by experienced cooks and cook book writers, HP Books' "The Book of ... Cooking" series takes you to the cuisines of various regions of the U.S. and around the world; all in easy to follow, well-explained recipes.

This installment, the Book of (American) Heartland Cooking, presents recipe suggestions for all major courses, from appetizers to reads and desserts. Special chapters are dedicated to soups, poultry, (red) meat, fish, eggs, cheese, sandwiches, salads and vegetables. Classics such as baked chicken wings and baked potatoes, cranberry banana bread, macaroni and cheese, coleslaw, dill sauce, farmer's omelet, BBQ beef, turkey and ham sandwiches, meatloaf, spareribs, pies, sloppy joes and popcorn party snack mix appear next to unique dishes such as pheasant baked in cream, spicy venison chili, cardamom sugar cookies, glazed orange bread, pork and raspberry sauce, turkey in pastry and sausage waffles. The book's last page contains metric charts for those unaccustomed to American measurements.

From bell pepper antipasto and frosted apple cake to Wisconsin beer cheese soup and spicy zucchini bread, this collection of recipes, while not all-encompassing, is a great introduction to the richness of the cuisine of what is probably the most American of all American regions - and at a relative bargain price, to boot.

Rating:
Summary: Great american recipes to try!
Review: This colorful cookbook has photos of the finished dish next to every recipe! The introduction explains where a lot of the recipes are from and also discusses the ingredients. There are many creative tasty recipes in this cookbook for everyone in your family to enjoy. It has unusual recipes such as "Wild Rice Pancakes," "Sausage Waffles," "Venison Cabbage Rolls," "Spicy Venison Chilli," "Bell Pepper Antipasto," "Curried Cranberry Chicken" and more! If you like being creative in the kitchen and trying tasty new dishes this is a great cookbook to add to your collection!