The Taste of Home Cookbook with Entertaining CD [Ring-bound]

Editors of Reader's Digest (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 11, 2007

The Taste of Home Cookbook gathers the most requested, best loved recipes from the readers of Taste of Home magazine into the most comprehensive cookbook we?ve ever published:

? 1,200+ RECIPES AND VARIATIONS, all tasted, tested, and approved by the Taste of Home editors and Test Kitchen staff.
? 1,300+ COLOR PHOTOS of finished recipes, common ingredients and kitchen how-to?s.
? 300+ PRACTICAL, PROVEN TIPS for delicious results every time?plus handy reference charts.
? SIMPLE, STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS and quick-read ingredient lists to make baking a snap. ? COMPLETE NUTRITION FACTS and the latest dietary guidelines take the guesswork out of healthy eating.

BONUS INTERACTIVE CELEBRATIONS CD INSIDE?

Throw your best party ever with this extra helping of fabulous foods and creative ideas! The brand-new, interactive Celebrations CD inside includes:

? 473 ENTERTAINING RECIPES to search, view and print.
? 90+ COCKTAILS, COFFEES and other party drinks.
? 40 COMPLETE MENUS for holiday gatherings and celebrations.
? DOZENS OF SHORTCUTS and party decorating ideas.
? 300+ COLOR PHOTOS of recipes and projects.

You?ll find delicious dishes for flavorful family meals and all your special occasions in The Taste of Home Cookbook and Celebrations CD!

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Ring-bound: 676 pages
• Publisher: Readers Digest (September 11, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898215846
• ISBN-13: 978-0898215847
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 9.7 x 2.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #335,939 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A New Classic Cookbook, December 28, 2007

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Rebecca Stark (Yukon) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Taste of Home Cookbook with Entertaining CD (Ring-bound)

Youngest daughter moved out of the house in June, but she still comes home for most of her meals. She's never shown much interest in cooking and I was surprised when her Christmas list included a request for a good cookbook. Youngest son decided that he'd get this for her, so I showed him my Betty Crocker Cookbook and my Better Homes & Gardens Cookbook, suggested he buy either one of those, and sent him down to the local bookstore.

He came home with The Taste of Home Cookbook instead. What can I say? The boy's a genius.

I'm partial to recipes from Taste of Home magazine. They come from the kind of down-home style cooking I grew up with, and the ingredients tend to be common, everyday things you probably already have in your fridge, freezer, or cupboard. But best of all, everything is yummy. So when youngest daughter unwrapped her cookbook and I saw what it was, I knew that, at the very least, the recipes would be good.

But this recipe book is much more than a collection of good recipes. It's the sort of cookbook that's perfect for a novice cook, because it includes simple step-by-step instructions, with photos, for just about anything an inexperienced cook might want to know, like how to carve the various cuts of meats and how to to prepare the different varieties of potatoes, for instance. I could go on about all the goodies included (conversion charts, substitution charts, detailed nutritional information), but let's just say that any information you need for choosing or preparing food can probably be found somewhere in The Taste of Home Cookbook.

And it's all put together in a handy ring-bound format similar to the famous Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook: hard back, tabbed, with five rings. As an added (and very handy!) bonus, there are two heavy clear plastic pages for protecting the paper pages you are using from your cooking smudges or splatter. There's what's called the Entertaining CD included as well, but I haven't seen it, so I can't tell you whether that extra is a true bonus.

This cookbook would be perfect for a wedding shower or housewarming gift, but it'd be a mistake to think it only suitable for beginners. I'm an experienced cook, and it's been a while since I've had so much fun thumbing through a new cookbook, so you might want to consider The Taste of Home Cookbook when Grandma's birthday rolls around, too.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great recipes for grdeat cooks, November 20, 2007

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James L. Neuman - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Taste of Home Cookbook with Entertaining CD (Ring-bound)

recently I received my copy of Taste of Home cookbook. I have tried several recipes in preparation for Thanksgiving and found them true
to form. The recipes are easy to follow; and the ingreients used can
be found in any local food market. All that I made came out wonderful.
A great cookbook for beginners as well as seasoned cooks. JLN

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars this is everything you need, January 6, 2008

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book worm (MO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Taste of Home Cookbook with Entertaining CD (Ring-bound)

I bought this book for my son, he is just starting out learning to cook, I have the book myself and enjoy reading it and using the recipes