New Cook Book Limited Edition Review

Watch out Rachel Ray, Better Homes and Gardens is still here and better than ever.  This book really does have everything in it.  This book has always been known for it's great variety of food categories with delicious recipes.

Let's go over what most of the books all have.  The first few sections I call the Helpful Sections because they have lots of good general cooking information.  There's the equivalent page that shows size/amount of whole food and how much it equals to when cut.  For example - one pound of blueberries equals three cups, or one medium mango equals one cup sliced mangoes.

Then there's the cooking basics.  It goes over measuring dry and liquid items, and how different it is to measure things like brown sugar and dried herbs.  There are kitchen supplies, what they are and what they do.

There is a glossary of cooking terms, a guide to all thins hot (in the chile section); and what it means when a recipe calls for chopped, cubed, diced, minced or sliced food.  This is a great guide for those new to the kitchen scene.

Also included in this book are more helpful sections for all things egg; a guide to mushrooms; spices 101 - flavor, common use, substitutions; nutrition basics; and how to safely store food.  There are menus for casual family dining with recipes used from the book.  There is also a section on how to set tables for any occasion.  And of course there's also the index and metric section that comes in very handy.

There's the normal sections for snacks, meat, cakes and breads and in-between the recipes there are great tips for the topic at hand.  For instance, in the bread section there are tips for kneading yeast, making sour milk and there are tips for crockery cooking as well.

The new edition has an added section for breast cancer awareness.  For this special edition it has an "Eating for Life" section and also includes facts, miracle foods, functional foods, increased risks and some very tasty recipes to enjoy