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)