The All New Good Housekeeping Cook Book (Hardcover)

~ Susan Westmoreland (Editor)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

With its 1,500 recipes, this encyclopedic collection offers a snapshot of today's middle-American kitchen. Recipes that were all but unknown a few years back are now officially part of the mainstream. An international flair can be detected quite frequently, although the flavors are sometimes subdued. Easy Aioli, the Provencale condiment, for example, calls for store-bought mayonnaise and garlic its "harshness" reduced by cooking. Soups include miso as well as chowders, minestrone, and South-of-the-Border Chicken Soup perked up with cilantro and garnished with tortilla chips. There are dozens of recipes for beef, poultry, pork and veal. Fish and shellfish get their due, as well, with recipes that will appeal to the shyest of cooks. Rolled Sole Stuffed with Crab vies with all variety of simpler fish cakes. Portuguese-Style Monkfish calls for simmering chunks of fish in a spicy sausage-tomato sauce. Keeping up with the latest trends, there's a section devoted to serving a cheese course, as well as recipes for fondue and those delicious Italian grilled cheese sandwiches, Mozzarella in Carrozza, although traditionalists will wonder about the part-skim mozzarella. Baked goods range from real comfort food to elaborate dinner party concoctions, such as Molten Chocolate Cakes. The introduction offers suggestions on everything from proper food storage to setting a proper table. Chatty in tone with an encouraging attitude, this cookbook will appeal to fans of the magazine and serves as an introduction for the less experienced cook.

Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal

The first Good Housekeeping cookbook was published in 1903. Almost 100 years later, the latest one contains an impressive collection of more than 1500 recipes, both contemporary dishes and updated classics, from a wide variety of culinary traditions. Useful as both a reference work and a cookbook, it includes myriad charts and boxes, along with tips from well-known chefs and other authorities; a basics chapter that covers topics from food safety to the Mediterranean Diet to entertaining; and 600 color photographs. Many of the recipes are quick and simple (but fresh ingredients rather than convenience foods are the rule); those that take 30 minutes or less are marked with a symbol, as are heart-healthy recipes, and all of them have nutrition analyses. Highly recommended.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 832 pages
• Publisher: Hearst; 1st edition (December 31, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1588160408
• ISBN-13: 978-1588160409
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 9 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #200,852 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The All New Good Housekeeping Cookbook, February 19, 2002

By	Sheri Ann Richerson "ExoticGardening.com" (Marion, IN United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

First of all let me tell you that collecting cook books is one of my favorite things to do, so to impress me, a cook book better be pretty good. Second, if you're like me, what can a cook book possibly tell you that you don't already know?

But, let me tell you this, the All New Good Housekeeping Cook Book is impressive. I have been testing the recipes from this book for a couple weeks now and not only are there some new ones that I haven't seen before, but they are easy and delicious. Another plus of the recipes I've tried is I don't have to run out to the store or plan ahead because many of the recipes use items I already have on hand.

Now, if that's not enough to convince you what a great book I think this is than I don't know what would be.

The book's format is very nice. It is easy to read with many full color pictures throughout. There are 1500 triple tested recipes along with various "insider" tips from chefs, cook book authors and food experts.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Splendid general cookbook, September 29, 2002

By	Dee Dee Remote (Toronto, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

I bought this book earlier this year and it didn't take long before it became one of the most frequently used cookbooks in my growing collection--and certainly my favorite general soup-to-nuts cookbook yet published. It contains the three most important qualities a good basic cookbook should possess: 1) an unparalleled selection of great recipes that perfectly reflect the way real people eat today, from the classic to the contemporary, from the tried-and-true American to the adventureously international, from the sinfully rich to the saintly healthy, geared toward cooks of all skill levels; 2) a wealth of information about food, food safety and storage, and cooking techniques and equipment; and 3) page after page of glorious color photos (and line drawings) illustrating both finished products and the more complex techniques. Well-organized and comprehensive, it's refreshingly unfussy as well--it won't make you feel like a culinary philistine if you sometimes substitute frozen veggies for fresh or canned stock for homemade. Every dish I've made from this volume has turned out scrumptiously. I've found a couple of minor typographical errors here and there, but other than that this book is a perfect investment--a veritable one-volume cooking school. Buy it!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book for beginners and experienced cooks, January 2, 2002

By A Customer

The reason I chose this book to add to my cook book collection is because it contains a recipe for Baked Ziti. I have looked high and low, at the backs of all of the pasta packages and in dozens of cook books for this particular recipe. I then decided that the first book I found with BZ in it, I would purchase. So I did and was not disappointed - there are many great recipes in this book as well as tips from experienced cooks. I plan on sending this to my son - the younger generation likes pictures in heir cookbooks!

Yes, it is a heavy book, but so what? I should point out that I learned to cook through Julia Child and I am accustomed to good food. This book looks not to disappoint.