Betty Crocker's Southwest Cooking [Paperback]

Betty Crocker Editors (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 15, 1989

Betty Crocker makes delicious Southwest cooking simple and approachable, with more than 250 easy recipes that showcase the mouthwatering food and sizzling style of New Mexico, Texas, Arizona and Mexico. 80 full-color photographs.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Even Betty Crocker is cooking Southwest food. Of course, some of it is quite good, and there are both respectable renditions of traditional dishes and some interesting new ones--Chipotle Fettuccine with Smoked Turkey, Sea Bass in Cilantro. Huntley Dent's The Feast of Sante Fe ( LJ 3/15/85) and Anne Lindsay Greer's books, including Cuisine of the American Southwest ( LJ 9/15/83), are among the best in this area, but home cooks seeking a simpler introduction may choose this an an alternative to Sunset's popular Mexican Cook Book (Sunset: Lane, 1977).
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 222 pages
• Publisher: Betty Crocker (October 15, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671868187
• ISBN-13: 978-0671868185
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,171,394 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Since 1921, the Betty Crocker name has symbolized the General Mills continuing tradition of service to consumers. Although Betty was never a real person, her name and identity have become synonymous with helpfulness, trustworthiness and quality.

Betty Crocker has survived the decades by providing consumers with food information and food products that are contemporary without being faddish. The first hardcover cookbook, Betty Crocker's Picture Cookbook was published in 1950 and quickly became a national best seller. Since then, more than 250 Betty Crocker cookbooks have been published.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the book with the best density of A+ southwestern recipes!, August 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Betty Crocker's Southwest Cooking (Paperback)

I've been searching for this book for two years after having borrowed it from my neighbor so many times that she had begun to believe it was my book rather than hers. I've looked in used book stores and am delighted to learn it is still in print. Of the many recipes I have tried, I have found no losers, none. All recipes strike that delicate balance between lack of complication and elegance of taste and presentation that most cookbooks miss, especially in dealing with this particular cuisine. These are the dishes you see strangers-in-the-know eating in restaurants, the dishes you wish you had ordered rather than the tame fare that is generally served (because you ordered it). Some might sneer at dear old 'Betty Crocker' in the title, but this volume contains is, without a doubt, the best tasting, most refined Southwestern food you can prepare at home short of hiring your own illegal alien to cook for you.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Keep Wearing It Out, January 17, 2000

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Betty Wilson (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Betty Crocker's Southwest Cooking (Paperback)

I find I need yet another new copy of this recipe book. I've worn out two (so far) through frequent use. The recipes are sophisticated yet are written in a manner that's easy to understand. I bought my first copy when I was first learning to cook; and I still reach for it now that I am much more accomplished. I always receive compliments when I use any of these recipes for entertaining.

5.0 out of 5 stars Spicy Cookbook, June 30, 2009

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