Sad news for you Jeopardy fans. It has been reported that the Jeopardy host, Alex Trebeck is in the hospital recovering from a heart attack he had on 10 December.
Send out those good healing "vibes" and we hope you get better Alex!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071211/tv_nm/trebek_dc_4
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
The best cookbook EVER!
I jumped in with both feet this year into my holiday cookie baking. I have a nice collection of cookbooks that I have collected over the years but I find myself going back to the same one over and over again.
The Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book is a kitchen bible. Yes, its that one with the red gingham cover - or pink gingham - that you see stacked up in every single book store and grocery store. It tells you everything you need. Nice basic recipes, like pie dough and stuffing, and life saving charts on things like how long to cook a turkey and at what temperature. I made three different batches of cookies so far this year and they turned out perfectly.
There aren't too many "fancy" recipes inside but its chock full of regular every day kind with a few special occasion recipes in there too. This is NOT Martha Stewart's cook book or some fancy chef from Food TV but there are lots of choices inside the pages.
Its a hard bound book with a three ring binder. This is wonderful because the book will lie flat and the pages will not turn on you. Inside the cover and throughout the book, there are tables and various other bits of information that you might possibly need. (I always forget how many teaspoons are in a tablespoon.) The pages are also pretty resilient. Mine has gone though the "ringer" and is still in decent shape.
My mother still has her original copy of the same cookbook and still uses it, and when my children strike out on their own, they will be receiving a copy as well.
This book is not really for the home chef that seems to have every cook book ever written (because they probably already have it). But this is a wonderful cook book that has served me well over the years and will continue to do so until I can't cook anymore
The Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book is a kitchen bible. Yes, its that one with the red gingham cover - or pink gingham - that you see stacked up in every single book store and grocery store. It tells you everything you need. Nice basic recipes, like pie dough and stuffing, and life saving charts on things like how long to cook a turkey and at what temperature. I made three different batches of cookies so far this year and they turned out perfectly.
There aren't too many "fancy" recipes inside but its chock full of regular every day kind with a few special occasion recipes in there too. This is NOT Martha Stewart's cook book or some fancy chef from Food TV but there are lots of choices inside the pages.
Its a hard bound book with a three ring binder. This is wonderful because the book will lie flat and the pages will not turn on you. Inside the cover and throughout the book, there are tables and various other bits of information that you might possibly need. (I always forget how many teaspoons are in a tablespoon.) The pages are also pretty resilient. Mine has gone though the "ringer" and is still in decent shape.
My mother still has her original copy of the same cookbook and still uses it, and when my children strike out on their own, they will be receiving a copy as well.
This book is not really for the home chef that seems to have every cook book ever written (because they probably already have it). But this is a wonderful cook book that has served me well over the years and will continue to do so until I can't cook anymore
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