Recipe Hall of Fame Quick & Easy Cookbook: Winning Recipes from Hometown America (Quail Ridge Press Cookbook Series.) (Paperback)

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Product Description

What can you do in fifteen minutes? Homework? Housework? Doubtful! Make a fantastic dish? Definitely! With the Recipe Hall of Fame Quick & Easy Cookbook, preparing great fare is not work - it's a snap!

From the Best of the Best database of over 12,000 recipes, editors Gwen McKee and Barbara Moseley have selected over 500 easy recipes. Wow guests with 15-Minute Creamy Fettuccini Alfredo. Delight a neighbor with Busy Day Lemon Cheesecake or Six-Minute pecan Pie. With choices like Lazy Man's Fried Chicken, Easy Enchilada Pie or Pizza Burgers, they'll love every bite. Any you know your prep time is cut to a minimum.

About the Author

For decades, Quail Ridge Press has been collecting and publishing classic recipes from every corner of the country. The goal of this quest is to Preserve America’s Food Heritage. The editors, Gwen McKee and Barbara Moseley have sought out the leading cookbooks within a state, and then selected the most popular recipes from these cookbooks to produce the different volumes in Quail Ridge Press’ acclaimed Best of the Best State Cookbook Series.

Product Details

• Paperback: 302 pages
• Publisher: Quail Ridge Press (July 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1893062260
• ISBN-13: 978-1893062269
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 6.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #129,975 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well Worth The Price!, March 7, 2004

By	K. Bye "amberskye" (Seattle/Indiana/Florida) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I had purchased this a few weeks ago.

I work a lot of hours and I have a 2hour daily commute.

I decided I was tired of blah foods and wanted to do something about it.

So, I purchased some new cookbooks.

This one is one that I have been using the most.

I made a Chili Soup, Easy Brown Rice, Beef Stew, a Baked Rice dish.

At tops my prep time was around 10 minutes.

There is a lot to recommend in this book.

The recipes are easy and the ingredients are things that you would likely have in your cabinets or refrigerator.
They list where each recipe is from.
(As far as the state they got the recipe from)

The editor sometimes list additional things for the recipe.
Like in one recipe where it said Tomato Juice.
They added at the bottom that V8 was just as good.

Easy to read.
Sometimes you had 2-3 recipes on one page.

In the back of this book they list every cookbook they researched and got recipes from.

I have in addition to this their Best of Best Florida Cookbook.

They also have in the very back of the book before the index a couple of selections.

One is Equivalent.
Like 1 pound of flour would be 4 1/2 cups.

Then they have another area for measurements.

They also have Substitutions.
Lke 1 sliced cook bacon=1 tablespoon of bacon bits.

They give you Oven-to-Crockpot Cooking Time Conversions.

Pan sizes for baking.

Very good information and has made cooking much more enjoyable for me.

So far my partner has said only one thing about something I cooked and it was because *I* made cooked something too long and it was dryer than it should had been.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Recipe Hall of Fame Quick & Easy Cookbook, July 8, 2001

By	Mary Polacek (Chicago Illinois) - See all my reviews

This book is enchanting.

The variety of recipes is wonderful. Most consist of minimum ingredients and very easy to follow directions.

I have used 5 recipes already and all turned out well to rave reviews.

The most impressive recommendation I can give is that my 21 year old son made Crawfish Etoufee! It was delicious.......took only 20 minutes and.............MINIMAL cleanup.

I think beginners, busy cooks, and fans of tasty dishes will enjoy this cookbook.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great gift book, February 9, 2003

By	Biblioholic Beth (Portland, Oregon USA) - See all my reviews

My mother bought this book for me after I got married, and it is great for busy families. The recipes are simple (and easy to jazz up if you so desire), and the food is straightforward and tasty. My mother-in-law saw so many recipes she liked, she purchased her own copy!