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Betty Crocker's New International Cookbook

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Me and my wife have spent numerous hours in the kitchen preparing recipes from various countries. We have found tremendous pleasure from the many cuisines that we have tried thanks to this book. The most amazing fact of our tour through international cooking, is that we are complete novices in the area of culinary delights. This book would make an excellent gift.

This cookbook is packed full of exotic but simple recipes and is a continuing source of culinary delight. The ingredients are readily available and the writing is very clear, with photographs for some of the dishes. Some of my favorite recipes are: - Sopa de Tortilla - Gazpacho (decrease the red wine vinegar to 1/4 cup) - Paella (open the clams and drain before cooking) - Coulibiac (use fresh dill weed only!) - Vatapa - Linguine con Vongole Bianco (al dente for linguine!!) - Chicken Curry - Coucous with Chicken - Gai Ding (the cashews should be raw) - Moui Nagden (steam green peppers and add them when the rest of the dish has cooked) - Carne Rellena - Feijoada - Cassoulet - Moussaka (use young eggplants) - Spanokopita - Irish Soda Bread

I LOVE this cookbook. It's the only cookbook that I can honestly say that I haven't made a single bad dish from. The dishes are authentic as well. Just wish it was in print so I could give all my friends copies, then they wouldn't always be asking for the recipe. I have to admit that I didn't expect such a good, authentic international cookbook from Betty Crocker, but she sure delivered this time.

I have made many of the recipes in this cookbook. Having lived in Europe for 8 years and parents from Germany, Poland, and the Ukraine, I found many of the recipes to be quite authentic and very flavorful. The selections are from most parts of the world with some being very simple to prepare while others required a little more time and expertise. Consider the use of this cookbook an adventure. You just might find some to be your favorites.

This is a very good cookbook to add to your collection, for it is filled with simple, easy to follow recipes, with most ingredients that are found on your local grocer's shelves. I just wish I could find some more copies to give as gifts to my friends, but, unfortunately, it is now out of print.

All recipes I have tryed has been weel tasting and easy to make.
It is a exelent Cookbook.

I purchased this used cookbook and have one question, "Why would anyone have given this gem up?" I am impressed with the simple ingredients and easy to follow directions. My 100% Greek mother-in-law has shown me (numerous times) how to create her son's favorite dishes. Simply put, (1) she made it too hard to follow, (2) I didn't have time to write anything down, and (3) I couldn't remember what I needed to. I've gotten around this dilemma with the help of Betty Crocker. The dishes are simple, delicious, and authentic. As far as my Italian favorites...they're just as good as my grandmother's recipes (***whispering***if not better)! I wish the book had more pictures, but the directions are so well written that the need for pictures is diminished substantially. I have NEVER written a review, but this book is worth my effort.

Coming from a person who loves to cook & eat, I find this book to be a culinary masterpiece. Oh, and I'm back on the good side of my mother-in-law (lol)!

I don't have much way to judge the authenticity of the recipes, but the ones I made have tasted good. To me, it's an excellent way to get just a little taste of the seasonings that are used around the world. I've made two recipes so far and am looking forward to trying more. Both the recipes I made were very good. A fish stew from Afghanistan was a surprise to my Mexican husband, because he thought it tasted like something from his own country. I use the local library a lot, and that's where I found this book. I liked it so much that I bought it. I know that if I want a recipe from a certain country I can go to the library and get a book, or go to the internet, but here I have it all in one, in my on home, at my disposal whenever I want.