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2001 Chicken Recipes

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Years ago, I graduated from the Culinary Institute of America. Back then I never dreamed I'd be ordering a chicken cookbook just to come up with some new ideas for feeding my family. I have a fairly extensive cookbook collection already, but I can't resist a new one every now and then. Perhaps my criterion for what makes a good cookbook differs from others, but I despise the notion of adding Campbell's Cream of Condensed ANYTHING to a recipe. These recipes call for so many processed ingredients that it sounds like they were created in a laboratory, not a kitchen. Unfortunately, what the recipes lack in fresh ingredients they make up for in unoriginality. Take, for instance, the "Creamy Stroganoff Chicken Casserole." The first ingredient is "1 package of stroganoff sauce mix." Wow! Who'dda thunk it? While I am in the process of returning this particular selection to Amazon.com I must say that this book is probably well suited for those who wish to spend very little time in the kitchen, and more time in front of the computer. Perhaps they should just skip it and go directly to the frozen food section of their nearest grocery store.

This cook book is my cooking Bible. I bought one for my daughter and ended up buying another copy for myself. The only drawback is that some of the recipes for casseroles and sautes are identical--the only difference being whether you cook the chicken on the cooktop or in the oven. The recipes are good and most do not take more than 20 minutes of preparation before cooking. Great for chicken lovers.

Yes, it's true - I can't stand recipes that include Campbell's Cream of anything either and I did find myself totally skipping over any of those recipes (and I do think there are a few too many of them in here); HOWEVER, I have a daughter who does not eat any red meat, so we eat ALOT of chicken and this book did at least help me come up with a few new recipes. Initially, I borrowed this book from my sister, but I am going to buy it now so I can have my own copy, so I think you can find enough recipes in it to make it worth your while.

I like the book because my husband and I both are on a low fat, low cholestrol, low sodium diet. We are looking for new recipes for chicken and also for fish.