The Party Girl Cookbook Review

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(More customer reviews)Fun 'n' fab 'n' filled with facts, this great book is the perfect answer to the question, "What should we do next weekend?" If you're a vegetarian like me who gets sick of being offered hot dogs at unimaginative 4th of July barbecues, you'll love the wide variety of offerings listed here. Spicing up the recipes are all kinds of party ideas and great trivia--who knew there were so many verses of "The Star Spangled Banner"? These authors did, and they've served all those verses up, along with 300 pages of other info, contest ideas, inventive invitations, costume recommendations, suggested soundtracks, and decorating details. This book makes throwing the party as much fun as attending.

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The Party Girls' number-one rule is "have fun - especially if you're the hostess!" With that in mind, two party experts have created a cookbook and party planner that makes everything quick, easy, inexpensive, and most of all, fun. No deep-frying at the last minute or stuffing miniature mushrooms for hours on end. The 24 themed ftes in this book each includes ideas for invitations, party favors, decorations, music, games, costumes, and tons of food and drink.As a step-by-step guide or a personal manifesto for living large, The Party Girl Cookbook is certain to entertain and enlighten with its humor, energy, and originality.

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Best of the Best from Big Sky Cookbook: Selected Recipes from the Favorite Cookbooks of Montana and Wyoming (Best of the Best Cookbook Series) Review

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(More customer reviews)Interesting and nostalgic. I love to look at cookbooks and found this book worth keeping. Good idea to preserve recipes from across our country. I appreciate the number of cookbooks it took to make the selections.

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Best of the Best from Big Sky Cookbook invites you torecreate in your own kitchen the cooking style that is uniquely BigSky.From Flathead Lake Monster Potatoes to Buffalo Stew, MontanaHuckleberry Chocalate Fleck Pie to Wyoming Whopper Cookies, enjoy themost sought-after recipes from 68 of the region's leading cookbooks.You'll find down-home cowboy fare like Drovers' Stew, easy, one-dishmeals like Omelet in a Bag, wondrous wild game and fish recipes likeMontana Stuffed Baked Trout, to name only a few.Best of the Bestfrom Big Sky Cookbook was created and edited with the everyday cook inmind.A peek inside reveals why this is an essential cookbook for youcollection: - Some 400 of Montana's and Wyoming's favorite recipes are included. - Contributing cookbooks are listed with ordering information. - A cross-referenced index makes finding recipes simple and easy. - Recipes are easy to follow as well as edited for clarity and taste. - Photographs, illustrations and interesting facts about the states take you on a tour of Big Sky.Best of the Best from Big Sky Cookbook is the latest volume in theacclaimed Best of the Best State Cookbook Series.

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

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(More customer reviews)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.

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Fine Cooking Appetizers: 200 Recipes for Small Bites with Big Flavor Review

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(More customer reviews)Fine Cooking Appetizers / 978-1-600-85330-2
I don't entertain much, so I'm not one for cooking lots of appetizers for parties, but I do like "bite size" recipes for storing and packing into family lunches and the like. If you're looking for an appetizer cookbook, this one definitely has a lot to offer: the recipes are intuitively organized, easy to understand, and well-formatted, and most of the recipes on offer show a corresponding finished picture. The ingredients lists are well-organized, and in multi-step recipes it's always clear which ingredients are used for each step of the process.
Of the 200 recipes on offer, a lot of them are multi-ingredient dishes that are sure to impress. I suppose this is a good thing if you are looking for new things to try and don't want more of the same old obvious stuff, but I can imagine that some of these dishes might be complicated enough to put off a lot of home chefs, and may be exotic-tasting enough to put off some of the guests. There's a strong overlap of traditional comfort food, though, such as the creamy fudge (with multiple flavor variations) and the triple-shot eggnog. The pictures themselves all look absolutely delicious, and combined with the stellar formatting, this cookbook is a joy to browse through.
As an appetizer cookbook, this one really stands out for variety - among the expected savory and tart fare, there are a lot of sweet flavors as well. I think a regular entertainer would get a great deal of use out of this book. For my purposes (lunch packings and varied dinner sides), the book is slightly less useful, but I was still able to find a lot of valuable recipes here, and I do recommend this highly to others.
NOTE: This review is based on a free Advance Review Copy of this book provided through NetGalley.
~ Ana Mardoll

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From simple to sophisticated, the 200 recipes in Fine Cooking Appetizers will get any party started. This latest collection of recipes from Fine Cooking features the best starters and small bites for any occasion, from holiday party to weeknight noshing. Like each issue of Fine Cooking, the delicious recipes are accompanied by time-saving tips, step-by-step techniques, and handy kitchen advice. In addition, fun cocktails, party menus, and entertaining tips will make this the only guide you need for year-round celebrations and get-togethers.

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