Cookbook review: The Taste of Home Cookbook

I want to tell you about the most delightful cookbook that I’ve read through in awhile! It’s call The Taste of Home Cookbook, the new revised edition, and it’s a companion book to the cooking magazine by the same name! I love everything about this book: it’s got a notebook style binding, so that you can remove sheets if you need to, it’s well-organized, prep and cooking times are clearly marked…I could go on and on. But the best thing about it is the selection of recipes!

I’m kind of appetizer-challenged. We’ve all got a weak spot, and this is mine, so I’m always looking to delicious stuff that won’t destroy my waistline. Well, the first one I tried was such a hit that I’m going back for more!  I’ll share this particular recipe and my results in the next post.

Another feature that I like are the multitude of recipes that give you 4 preparation options:
“Classic Recipes” (Taste of Home) for traditional preparation techniques
“Time-Saver Recipes” (Simple & Delicious) for minimum effort
“Light Recipes” (Healthy Cooking) for trimming calories, fat, etc. but not flavor
“Serves 2” (Cooking for 2) for scaled-down versions for smaller households

Cool idea, huh?

Finally, I want to pass on to you that Taste of Home is running a contest.  The deadline is March 1, 2009, and they invite you to submit your best recipes in any of the categories listed above!  You can get all the details at Taste of Home’s website.