http://www.viewpoints.com/Betty-Crocker-Classic-Cookbook-reviews Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:09:45 GMT Latest reviews about Betty Crocker Classic Cookbook http://www.viewpoints.com/Betty-Crocker-Classic-Cookbook-review-89a87 ... Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:09:45 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Betty-Crocker-Classic-Cookbook-review-89a87 sparkstefani1 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Betty-Crocker-Classic-Cookbook-review-f8293  The Betty Crocker Classic Cookbook is informative and creative.  There is a great deal of informative interesting combinations and recipes.  Overall I would recommend it to friends, however I was dissapointed in the lack of flair some of the recipes had.  I am a gourmet so maybe I am on the minority side of opinions here but cooking is an artform, and everything in this book was catered more towards traditional, common, boring tastes.  Nearly everything was made up of seafood, pork, beef, chicken, turkey.  That is fine and dandy, however, the combinations were expected, boring, simple.  There was was very little flair in the recipes.  Most of which can be excelled by certain herbs, spices, or garnishes.  There was no foreign influences, no interesting combinations.  It was the standard cookbook that I would expect to find in any average person's home.  Coming from a household name like Betty Crocker, I expected more.  Perhaps I was expecting too much.  With respect to utilization,...... Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:34:45 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Betty-Crocker-Classic-Cookbook-review-f8293 Mel182 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/Betty-Crocker-Classic-Cookbook-review-38a11 ... Sun, 16 Nov 2008 04:43:49 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Betty-Crocker-Classic-Cookbook-review-38a11 normap44 5