Saturday, April 28, 2012

America's Favorite Brand Name Cookbook (Five Ring Binder)

America's Favorite Brand Name Cookbook (Five Ring Binder) Review



Savor the flavor of your favorite brands with this essential collection of recipes that you can depend on. This handy binder is packed to the brim with 350 tasty creations for every occasion, including tantalizing appetizers and snacks, delightful soups and salads, versatile side dishes, satisfying main dishes, sinfully sweet desserts and classic cookies and bars. Whether you are just starting out or looking to spice up your routine, America s Favorite Brand Name Cookbook will be your constant kitchen companion!
This collection is absolutely packed with recipes so you'll never run out of something new to try and it's got all of your bases covered, from appetizers to desserts.
Features a variety of photo sizes full page, half page, and thumbnail that make for a visually dynamic reading experience.


Friday, April 27, 2012

The Gluten-Free Bible

The Gluten-Free Bible Review



The Gluten-Free Bible Feature

  • More than 100 gluten-free recipes
  • Gluten-free cooking tips
  • Full-color photography of most recipes
The Gluten-Free Bible offers more than 100 recipes for food dishes that do not contain gluten, including pizza, cookies, and cakes. Whether you are avoiding gluten for medical reasons or because you feel better without it, the cookbook will instruct you on using healthful ingredients in your cooking. Try easy recipes with quinoa, chickpea flour, and rice noodles.

The cookbook s 22-page introduction helps you understand gluten, how to read a food product label, how to stock your kitchen cabinets with gluten-free products, and how to make gluten-free flour mixes. You ll find photos of finished food dishes, plus photo help with tricky procedures, such as shaping gluten-free dough. There are chapters of kid-friendly recipes, baked goods, and desserts. Many of the recipes are dairy-free, too.

Here is a sampling of the recipes in the Gluten-Free Bible:
Apple Crepes
Cheese Souffle
Southwestern Meatloaf
Cajun Chicken & Rice
Strawberry Shortcake
Mixed Berry Crisp


Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Great American Favorite Brand Name Cookbook

Great American Favorite Brand Name Cookbook Review



Put imaginative, fresh ideas at your fingertips with this comprehensive collection of exceptional recipes from America’s favorite brand name companies!

Great American Favorite Brand Name Cookbook: Collector’s Edition makes serving magnificent meals a snap. Clipping recipes from food labels has become an American tradition and now you can collect all your favorites in this marvelous compilation¾without your scissors. Jam-packed with over 1600 kitchen-tested recipes, you’ll discover innovative ways to prepare tempting appetizers, refreshing salads, savory soups, elegant entrees, homemade breads, decadent desserts and much more.

Special chapters feature ever-popular pasta, glorious brunch dished and family-pleasing pizza. With over 500 full-color photographs, you’ll be inspired to create delectable dished for family and friends that are sure to win rave reviews!


Monday, April 16, 2012

3 Books in 1: Potluck Cookbook, Weeknight Meals Cookbook, and Old-fashioned Bake Sale Cookbook (3 in 1 Cookbooks)

3 Books in 1: Potluck Cookbook, Weeknight Meals Cookbook, and Old-fashioned Bake Sale Cookbook (3 in 1 Cookbooks) Review



3 Books in 1: Potluck Cookbook, Weeknight Meals Cookbook, and Old-fashioned Bake Sale Cookbook (3 in 1 Cookbooks) Feature

  • 3 cookbooks in 1 volume
  • Concealed spiral-bound binding for easy use
Get three cookbooks for the price of one. This fantastic 3-book collection, Potluck Suppers, Weeknight Meals, and Old-Fashioned Bake Sale, has a great selection of recipes to share with a crowd or enjoy at home with your family. Illustrated with Laurie Korsgaden s inspiring artwork, this beautiful collector s item is a must-have. Choose from bread and sides, soups and salads, skillet meals, delicious main dishes, and desserts.

No matter the occasion, this book has got you covered. Need something for brunch? Vegetarian options? A great fish recipe? There s something for everyone in this cookbook. The book is spiral-bound and will easily lie flat so you never lose your place. There are beautiful color pictures inside. Of the virtually endless options, you can t go wrong with these recipes:
Yankee Pot Roast and Vegetables
Broccoli, Chicken and Rice Casserole
Coconut Curry Chicken Soup
Grilled Swordfish Sicilian Style
Mini Chip Snowball Cookies
Orange Glazed Pound Cake


Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Macaroni & Cheese Recipes

Macaroni & Cheese Recipes Review



Satisfy your comfort food cravings with this collection of 80 recipes that turn pasta and cheese into something transcendent. Whether it s quick and easy or elegant and over-the-top, you won t be able to resist the temptation to go back for seconds.

The book is spiral-bound and will easily lie flat so you never lose your place while cooking. There are beautiful color pictures of almost every dish in the book. Most of these recipes are a meal all on their own, so you don t have to worry about side dishes.

Stay home for the evening, watch a favorite movie, and curl up with one of these hearty mac and cheese dishes:
Ham and Swiss Penne Skillet
Creamy Fettuccine with Asparagus & Lima Beans
Pennsylvania Dutch Ham & Noodle Casserole
Baked Pasta with Ricotta
Enlightened Macaroni and Cheese
Triple Cheese & Turkey Tetrazzini


Friday, April 6, 2012

Great-Tasting Potatoes Cookbook

Great-Tasting Potatoes Cookbook Review



No other vegetable is as versatile or as well-loved as the potato. Great-Tasting Potatoes presents more than 70 potato recipes for soups and sides, ethnic dishes, and meat-and-potatoes meals. The editors of Favorite Brand Name Recipes compiled the cookbook to help cooks make the most of this economical and delicious ingredient. All the old favorites are included, including many versions of potato soup and potato salad. The cookbook also offers recipes for mashing, frying, baking, roasting potatoes.

Great-Tasting Potatoes is a hard-cover cookbook with spiral binding that lies flat when open for easy use, and it includes a recipe index and a metric conversion chart. Here is a sampling of the potato recipes in the cookbook:
Potato Cheddar Soup, Curried Carrot and Potato Soup, and Potato and Spinach Soup with Gouda
Chili Meatloaf and Potato Bake, Italian-Style Shepherd s Pie, and Skillet Steak & Potatoes
German Potato Salad with Grilled Sausage, Potato Pierogi, and Cauliflower and Potato Masala
Spicy Steak Fries, Parmesan Potato Wedges, and Roasted Peppers and Potatoes
Swiss-Style Twice Baked Potatoes, Gratin of Two Potatoes, and Easy Cheesy Potatoes
Roasted Red Potato Bites, Picnic Potato Salad, and Tex-Mex Potato Skins


Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Campbell s Cookbook & Recipe Cards

Campbell s Cookbook & Recipe Cards Review



Campbell s Cookbook & Recipe Cards Feature

  • Cookbook featuring dishes made with Campbell's Soup products.
  • 48 recipes for sharing on 4 x5 1/2-inch tear-out cards.
  • Spiral bound for easy use and portability.
The Campbell s Cookbook & Recipe Cards collection is an ideal resource for preparing a delicious dish, then sharing the recipe with family and friends. The first half of the cookbook features 48 recipes; in the second half, the same 48 recipes are printed on sturdy tear-out 4x5½-inch cards meant to be given away.

The cookbooks presents recipes for favorite family dishes, casseroles and one-dish meals, comforting slow cooker recipes, and satisfying side dishes. Here is a sampling of the cookbook s recipes:
Best-Ever Meatloaf
Easy Chicken & Cheese Enchiladas
Hearty Sausage & Rice Casserole
Melt-in-Your-Mouth Short Ribs
Oven Baked Risotto
Green Bean Casserole

The Campbell s Cookbook & Recipe Cards collection includes a recipe index and metric conversion chart for at-a-glance convenience. The cookbook is spiral-bound and lies flat when open for easy use in the kitchen.


Sunday, April 1, 2012

Joey Green's Kitchen Magic: 1,882 Quick Cooking Tricks, Cleaning Hints, and Kitchen Remedies Using Your Favorite Brand-Name Products

Joey Green's Kitchen Magic: 1,882 Quick Cooking Tricks, Cleaning Hints, and Kitchen Remedies Using Your Favorite Brand-Name Products Review



From the guru of brand-new uses for brand-name products come ideas and tips for culinary fun, cleaning shortcuts, and kitchen cabinet remedies

Joey Green has fascinated readers for more than a decade with his quirky and innovative tips to make domestic engineering a lot more fun. Now fans will be completely intrigued and entertained by Joey’s kitchen- and pantry-focused ideas, like using Canada Dry Club Soda to buff stainless steel appliances and flexible fabric Band-Aids as labels for frozen foods.

Filled with time- and money-saving ideas, Joey Green’s Kitchen Magic offers clever ways to make household items do double duty, like using ReaLemon for revitalizing wilted asparagus, L’eggs Panty Hose (clean, of course) for removing corn silk, and Oral-B Dental Floss for slicing layer cake. He shares unusual ideas for kitchen troubles, like stirring in Jif Peanut Butter to save burnt gravy and using Efferdent to clean the coffeepot. Joey even tosses in home remedies from the kitchen (soothe a blister with Carnation Nonfat Dry Milk) and simple recipes (try Slow-Cooker Brisket with a Coca-Cola marinade).

Whether it’s a quick fix (Eggo Waffles for hot dog buns, anyone?) or an emergency substitution (Bounty Paper Towel for a coffee filter), there are loads of useful and entertaining tips for making the most of brand-name purchases.


Thursday, March 29, 2012

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Campbell's Weeknight Cooking

Campbell's Weeknight Cooking Review



Preparing a tasty weeknight meal is easy and quick with the help of this cookbook. Choose from more than 60 recipes that include meals with four ingredients or fewer, casseroles, slow-cooked main dishes, salads, and side dishes. Campbell s cooking experts offer tips on planning and organizing meals, and getting creative with recipe ingredients.

The cookbook is spiral-bound, so it lies flat when opened for easy use. You ll want to try these weeknight recipes prepared with Campbell s Soup products:
Zesty Chicken Mozzarella Sandwiches
Simply Delicious Meat Loaf and Gravy
Tasty Pork Chops
Chipotle Chili
Three Cheese Baked Ziti with Spinach


Monday, March 19, 2012

Western BBQ Recipes

Western BBQ Recipes Review



Western BBQ Recipes is a collection of more than 60 recipes for appetizers, bold and meaty main dishes, robust side dishes, and luscious desserts that will tempt any BBQ lover. Whether you are hosting a backyard get-together or a weeknight supper, these recipes provide barbecue flavors that everyone craves. Each of the cookbook s six chapters focuses on a different Western BBQ category:
Shoot Em Up Starters include recipes for dips, small bites, and even a rustic grilled pizza.
Calling All Cattle features meat-lovers favorites like ribs, steaks, brisket, and burgers.
Prize-Winning Pork showcases ribs, pork tenderloin, pulled pork, and more.
Bird Bonanza has recipes for BBQ chicken, zesty wings, and turkey and chicken sandwiches.
Grilling Sidekicks highlights delectable salads, vegetable dishes, breads, and beans.
Sassy Cowgirl Sweets provides the perfect ending to a barbecue, with creative cakes, cobblers, and frozen treats.

Western BBQ Recipes is spiral bound and lies flat when open for easy use. The hardcover cookbook includes these recipes fit for any barbecue:
Rustic Texas-Que Pizza
Cavemen Beef Back Ribs
Rough-Cut Smoky Red Pork
Cumin BBQ Chicken
Charred Corn Salad
Easy Peach Cobbler

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Thursday, March 8, 2012

Chef LaLa's Best-Loved Mexican Cooking

Chef LaLa's Best-Loved Mexican Cooking Review



Chef LaLa's Best-Loved Mexican Cooking Feature

  • Over 90 Mexican recipes developed by Chef LaLa
  • Easy and authenitic appetizers, main dishes, desserts, and beverages
  • Preparation tips, definitions, and suggestions from Chef LaLa throughout.
  • Glossary of Mexican cooking terms and ingredients
  • Full-page photos show close-up details for nearly every recipe

Enjoy the fun and flavors of authentic Mexican cuisine. In Chef Lala Presents Best-Loved Mexican Cooking, Chef LaLa brings all your sweet and savory favorites to life.

Laura Diaz-Brown, better known as Chef LaLa, is a woman completely comfortable in two cultures: American and Mexican. She not only understands how Americans shop for food, cook, and eat, but she is also intimately acquainted with the delicious flavors of traditional Mexican cooking.

The recipes are simple enough for busy home cooks to prepare. The standout dishes include:

  • Mexican-Style Sausage and Eggs
  • Potato and Cheese Taquitos
  • Guacamole and Cucumber Chips
  • Cheese and Mango Salad
  • Stuffed Poblanos in Walnut Sauce
  • Citrus-Garlic Charbroiled Chicken

From spicy breakfast dishes to easy appetizers, hearty entrées to decadent desserts, there is a dish perfect for every occasion. Chef LaLa Presents Best-Loved Mexican Cooking includes preparation tips, definitions, and suggestions from Chef LaLa throughout.


Sunday, March 4, 2012

Hershey 4 Cookbooks in 1: Bars, Brownies & Treats; Cookies, Candies & Snacks; Cakes & Cheesecakes; Pies & Desserts

Hershey 4 Cookbooks in 1: Bars, Brownies & Treats; Cookies, Candies & Snacks; Cakes & Cheesecakes; Pies & Desserts Review



Hershey 4 Cookbooks in 1: Bars, Brownies & Treats; Cookies, Candies & Snacks; Cakes & Cheesecakes; Pies & Desserts Feature

  • More than 200 recipes prepared with Hershey's brand products.
  • 4 sections of dessert recipes for every food occasion, including parties and holidays.
  • Color photography of completed dish accompanies most recipes.
  • Spiral-bound, lies flat when open for easy use.
Hershey s 4 Cookbooks in 1: Bars, Brownies & Treats; Cookies, Candies & Snacks; Cakes & Cheesecakes; Pies & Desserts is a collection of more than 200 recipes for chocolate lovers. You will find recipes for virtually every dessert, candy, and sweet treat that includes chocolate of some variety as an ingredient, including milk chocolate, dark chocolate, semi-sweet chocolate, and white chocolate. Every recipe includes a color photograph of the completed dessert or sweet treat.

The four cookbooks are presented in a spiral-bound format between hard covers. Find an index of all recipes at the end of the collection. Here is a sampling of recipes from the 320-page Hershey s 4 Cookbooks in 1: Bars, Brownies & Treats; Cookies, Candies & Snacks; Cakes & Cheesecakes; Pies & Desserts collection:
Best Fudgey Pecan Brownies
German Chocolate Cake
Double Peanut Clusters
Hershey s Double Chocolate Cheesecake
Kisses Macaroon Cookies
Hershey s Cocoa Cream Pie
Jingle Bells Chocolate Pretzels
Holiday Fudge Torte


Monday, February 27, 2012

Top Secret Recipes--Sodas, Smoothies, Spirits, & Shakes: Creating Cool Kitchen Clones of America's Favorite Brand-Name Drinks

Top Secret Recipes--Sodas, Smoothies, Spirits, & Shakes: Creating Cool Kitchen Clones of America's Favorite Brand-Name Drinks Review



Todd Wilbur shares his best-kept secrets for making knockoffs of your favorite drinks-right in your own kitchen and without spending a lot of money. Readers can re-create the delicious taste of America's best-loved brand-name soft drinks, beverages, dessert drinks, mixers, and liqueurs by following Todd's easy, step-by-step instructions. If it comes in a glass, cup, bottle, or mug, it's here for you to clone at home. Discover how to make your own versions of:

* 7-Up®
* Starbuck's® Frappuccino®
* Nestea®
* Sunny Delight®
* Dairy Queen® Blizzard®
* McDonald's® Shamrock Shake®
* 7-Eleven® Cherry Slurpee®
* Grand Marnier® & Amaretto

Plus: Dozens of specialty drinks from T.G.I. Friday's®, Chili's®, Hard Rock Cafe®, Outback Steakhouse®, Applebee's®, House of Blues®, Olive Garden®, Red Lobster®, Claim Jumper®, and many more of your favorite restaurant chains.

"The mission: Decode the secret recipes for America's favorite junk foods. Equipment: Standard kitchen appliances. Goal: Leak the results to a ravenous public." (USA Today)


Sunday, February 26, 2012

Fun Stuff Cupcakes

Fun Stuff Cupcakes Review



Fun Stuff Cupcakes Feature

  • Most recipes can be made in minutes
  • Full-page photos show decoration ideas in clear detail
  • Hardover format allows years of use
More than just a simple snack, cupcakes can be dressed up to create a deliciously elegant dessert or can be magically transformed into a playful party animal. Whether you prefer fish or frogs, princesses or pandas, rocky road or raspberry streusel, Fun Stuff Cupcakes has the perfect cupcake for every occasion.

Now you can indulge your passion for cupcakes with easy recipes that will make you the hit of every bake sale, backyard barbecue, or birthday bash. And you won t need to spend all day in the kitchen more than half of the recipes in Fun Stuff Cupcakes start with cake mix and prepared frosting so that they can be whipped up in minutes. Simple candies and decorations take them from ordinary to unforgettable.

Each recipe in this handy hardcover cookbook includes simple directions, plus a full-page color photo of the finished product. If you re crazy for cupcakes, this is the book for you.

Here are just some of the whimsical cupcake recipes you ll discover:
Cookie in a Cupcake
Sunny Side Upcakes
Black Bottom Cupcakes
Cupcake Ornaments
Funny Bunnies


Friday, February 24, 2012

Favorite Brand Name Eagle Brand: 3 books in 1: Cookies & Bars, Cakes & Pies, Desserts

Favorite Brand Name Eagle Brand: 3 books in 1: Cookies & Bars, Cakes & Pies, Desserts Review



A fabulous 3-book collection of EAGLE BRAND® classics and treats.
Over 215 recipes for foolproof fudge, melt-in-your-mouth confections, rich ice creams, creamy cheesecakes, fruit-filled pies, tasty beverages, cookies, chocolate pies and puddings. Over 150 dazzling photos


Wednesday, February 22, 2012

The Vegetarian Bible

The Vegetarian Bible Review



The Vegetarian Bible Feature

  • Tips and techniques for preparing vegetarian and vegan meals.
  • More than 130 tested vegetarian and vegan recipes
  • Sections include recipes for soups, Asian dishes, pasta, grains and legumes, salads, and party fare.
  • Color photography of completed dish accompanies most recipes.
Whether you are a long-time vegetarian or vegan, or you just want to add more meatless meals to your diet, The Vegetarian Bible can help you in the kitchen. The 256-page cookbook offers more than 130 recipes that provide flavor, variety, and satisfaction without meat. Here is a closer look at the various sections in The Vegetarian Bible:
Soups. Includes recipes for Zesty Vegetarian Chili, Oven-Roasted Beet Soup with Orange Cream, and White Bean and Escarole Soup
Pasta and Noodles. Includes recipes for Cheese Ravioli with Wild Mushroom Sauce, Tofu Rigatoni Casserole, and Three-Pepper Fettuccine
Grains and Legumes. Includes recipes for Barley and Swiss Chard Skillet Casserole, Lentil Stew over Couscous and Barley, and Bean and Corn Frittata
Additional chapters for salad and sandwich recipes, and party and special occasion recipes, including light and lively party dishes like tortes, hummus dishes, and wheat gluten skewers

The Vegetarian Bible starts with a 24-page introduction to vegetarian cooking. A color photograph of the completed dish accompanies most of the recipes.