The Book Garden: Taste of Home Cooking School Review - TypePad

About the book:

Learn to cook with confidence with The?Taste of Home Cooking School Cookbook?based on the popular Taste of Home Cooking Schools attended by millions.

The?Taste of Home Cooking School Cookbook, "is just like having a Cooking School instructor in your very own kitchen," says Catherine Cassidy, Editor in Chief, Taste of Home. "This essential cookbook captures the highlights of our cooking school lessons and presents them in a way that allows people of all skill levels in the kitchen, to create memorable holiday meal moments in their own homes with family, friends and neighbors."

Learn fresh techniques, tips, secrets and entertaining ideas straight from the Taste of Home Cooking School team. Each chapter builds from simple, beloved classics to spectacular dishes handed down by families from generation to generation that are sure to impress family and friends. Better yet, all of these recipes can be created with affordable ingredients available at your local grocery store. As you move from one recipe to the next, you will enhance your cooking skills and discover new favorites.

Highlights Include:

• Low-effort "Cheat It" recipes with big rewards like the refreshing Lemonade Icebox Pie, the 10-minute Zesty Salsa and Chocolate Cooking Cupcakes
• More than 400 simple to spectacular recipes including mouthwatering Gnocchi in Sage Butter, snappy Sweet & Tangy Wings, and Fresh Cherry Pie
• 140 how-to's, secrets and tips shared by?Taste of Home?Cooking School experts from how to shape drop cookies to the best techniques for shredding meat for sandwiches and grilling salmon fillets
• Exciting twists on all-time favorites like burgers, pizza, Chinese takeout and more?

My Review:

I have always enjoyed the Taste of Home cookbooks and magazines and have found lots of great recipes in them that my family has enjoyed. ?I jumped at the chance to review this one and I think it is a great cookbook. ?What I liked the most about it is that it starts at the beginning with kitchen basics that everyone should know. ?There are tips about pantry essentials and buying good cookware, bakeware, and cutlery. ?

There are a lot of great recipes in this book and every recipe includes a picture. ?I always like to have pictures included with all of the recipes, it makes it easier for me to decide whether I want to try to make the dish or not. ?Here are some of the recipes I found that I thought looked great:

• Anipasto Platter
• Sparkling Strawberry Lemonade
• Red Pepper Shrimp Bisque
• Steakhouse Mushrooms
• No-Fry Doughnuts

I did have time to try out one of the recipes in the book so far, Sunday's Best Chicken. ?It came out great and my family loved it. ?I cannot wait to try out some more recipes from this helpful cookbook.

My Rating: ?4 stars out of 5

I received this book from NetGalley for a review.

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