Pillsbury: The Best of Classic Cookbooks [Hardcover]

Pillsbury Company (Author)

Book Description

Series: Pillsbury | Publication Date: November 17, 1998

America's most popular cookbook magazine presents 20 years of favorite recipes in featuring 275 signature recipes for every kind of dish, from appetizers to main dishes to baked goods and desserts. More than 100 tempting full-color photographs showcase this collection of appealing recipes in chapters that include:  Appetizers; Breads; Salads; Poultry; Beef, Veal, Pork, and Lamb; Fish and Seafood; Vegetarian Main Dishes; Soups, Chilies, Stews and Sandwiches; Vegetables and Side Dishes; Desserts; and Holiday Specialties.  And, as always, Pillsbury makes it easy to find and make the perfect recipe every time and includes more than 100 Cook's Notes, with cooking tips and serving suggestions.  A special section called Cook's Know-How in every chapter offers in-depth instructions and step-by-step photographs of important cooking techniques.  Finally, the holiday chapter features fabulous menus for entertaining so you can make every occasion extra special.

With Pillsbury: The Best of Classic® Cookbooks, home cooks are assured of having the recipes their families and guests remember and request. It's yet another valued collection from the company that home cooks have relied on for more than 100 years for quality recipes and ingredients.

Jacket design by Julie Baker Schroeder
All photographs copyright © The Pillsbury Company

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America's most popular cookbook magazine presents 20 years of favorite recipes in featuring 275 signature recipes for every kind of dish, from appetizers to main dishes to baked goods and desserts. More than 100 tempting full-color photographs showcase this collection of appealing recipes in chapters that include:  Appetizers; Breads; Salads; Poultry; Beef, Veal, Pork, and Lamb; Fish and Seafood; Vegetarian Main Dishes; Soups, Chilies, Stews and Sandwiches; Vegetables and Side Dishes; Desserts; and Holiday Specialties.  And, as always, Pillsbury makes it easy to find and make the perfect recipe every time and includes more than 100 Cook's Notes, with cooking tips and serving suggestions.  A special section called Cook's Know-How in every chapter offers in-depth instructions and step-by-step photographs of important cooking techniques.  Finally, the holiday chapter features fabulous menus for entertaining so you can make every occasion extra special.

With Pillsbury: The Best of Classic® Cookbooks, home cooks are assured of having the recipes their families and guests remember and request. It's yet another valued collection from the company that home cooks have relied on for more than 100 years for quality recipes and ingredients.

Jacket design by Julie Baker Schroeder
All photographs copyright © The Pillsbury Company

About the Author

Pillsbury Publications is the publisher of Pillsbury Classic® Cookbooks and Fast and Healthy® Magazine and the author of the forthcoming Pillsbury: Best Desserts (Clarkson Potter/Publishers, 1998), Pillsbury: Fast and Healthy® Cookbook, Pillsbury: Best Cookies Cookbook, Pillsbury: Best Chicken Cookbook, Pillsbury: Best of the Bake-Off® Cookbook, The Pillsbury Complete Book of Baking and Healthy Baking cookbooks.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 336 pages
• Publisher: Clarkson Potter; 1st edition (November 17, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0609603779
• ISBN-13: 978-0609603772
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #660,899 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Classic From Pillsbury, May 3, 2003

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Daniel F. Moore (Yarmouth, Maine USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pillsbury: The Best of Classic Cookbooks (Hardcover)

I have subscribed to Pillsbury's Classic Cookbooks since 1994. Suffice it to say that I am a big fan of this series and I have kept every issue with the exception of the ones that were lost. When I got a card from Pillsbury announcing the publication of this collection of favorites from the magazines, I ordered it immediately.

Several things that make the Pillsbury books and this one in particular, great, are: 1. The recipes don't have a lot of ingredients or things that aren't readily available, 2. They appeal to a lot of cooking tastes, and 3. They are absolutely delicious. I love soup and the Harvest Chicken Noodle Soup and the Light Chicken-Wild Rice Soups are both favorites. The Poultry section, another favorite, provides delights such as Easy Jerk Chicken, Honey Mustard Chicken, and a scrumptious Twenty-Garlic Chicken Dinner.

As for the layout of the book, you will be pleased. Nutritional information is provided for each recipe so people watching calories or fat intake will know if the recipe fits their plan. For many recipes, there are 'Cook's Notes' which offer suggestions for attaining the best results. The photos, and there are many, will make you salivate. There is even a special section at the end entitled Holiday Specialties, and this provides the reader with recipes for salads, appetizers, side dishes, main courses and desserts that will work for a variety of holiday traditions.

Bottom line: Buy the book! It will be a keeper and you'll love the results.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CAN'T BEAT A CLASSIC !, December 31, 2001

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Sandra D. Peters "Seagull Books" (Prince Edward Island, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pillsbury: The Best of Classic Cookbooks (Hardcover)

When it comes to cooking, there is no finer cookbook than one by Pillsbury, and no, I have no relatives who work for Pillsbury, nor do I own any shares in the company! The recipes are just plain, down-to-Earth, nutritious old-fashioned meals with a fantastic taste, and I cherish each of my Pillsbury cookbooks dearly. This is one of my all-time favourites, second only to Pillsbury One-Dish-Meals Cookbook, which comes in at the top of my list. In the Classic Cookbook the reader will find just about anything and everything that was ever on their meal planner. There are recipes containing all the common varieties of meats, veggie dishes, soups, stews, sandwiches, breads - you name it, it's all here in one cookbook. The illustrations are great and the endless number of notes, tips and suggestions found in the book are a terrific plus when it comes to planning and preparing your meal. This is a very complete coobook and would make an excellent gift for those who are just beginning their experience in the kitchen. If you have a son or daughter spreading their wings and leaving for their own nest, make sure you tuck this top-notch cookbook under their arm on their way out the door. The book contains 275 recipes, and found among the pages are some great, easy-to-prepare meals at affordable prices!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best basic cookbooks, May 12, 2001

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"knitwhit" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pillsbury: The Best of Classic Cookbooks (Hardcover)

Having checked out the book at my local library I know this will be one of my most used cookbooks. As is the case with all of the mini-Pillsbury books I've picked up at the grocery store, this book has easy tasty meals, lots of variety,excellent nutrition information, all of the things I want in a day-to-day cookbook. I've never made a Pillbury recipe that I didn't like, most of them become "old stand-bys" in my kitchen. Good food for everyday meals to casual entertaining.