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have had multiple copies of this book over the years, occasionally changing editions for updated recipes, It has always been a favorite, I have theth edition spiral bound book from, This is an old standby cookbook for all cooks, There is just about any basic recipe in this book, I've found the majority of recipes in this new edition bland and flavorless, totally unlike my mom's edition from the late's, The lowfat, lowsalt movement has taken its toll on this classic kitchen staple,

For what it's worth, I cook with as little salt as I can get away with, but when you don't put any salt at all into a pie crust eww.


My suggestion is to search Goodwill or secondhand book stores for one of those earlier editions, You can always adjust the ingredients to suit a special diet,

Also whatever happened to the ingredient substitutions list that was in the back cover This was THE cook book in my mother's kitchen.
The brownie recipe is everyone's old favorite just the way it is, I remember leafing through it on quiet days and imagining the meals I could cook, I don't currently own a copy, but I should add it to my collection, the habit of cooking will be good, after trying these recipes, my habit becomes passion, . . Great for a beginner with explanations of techniques and terms at the beginning, The book has been in family for ages though I have a later edition than the one my mother used,

Very simple and easy to follow, General over all. This was my moms goto cookbook when I was growing up, From it, I baked all of my first pies and quick breads when I was learning to cook as a young adult, It has some useful references like how long to cook meat, measuring conversions, etc, . While I dont cook these recipes all that frequently now, my cookbook collection wouldnt feel complete without the trademark white and red checkered cover.
This cookbook is excellent for a beginner cook, It explains the basics. I also have to admit that I love myedition better than the newer version,
These recipes remind you of good times spent with family and friends, For me they were the beginning of cooking on my own, I now have many cookbooks and have evolved in my culinary skills, Just like fashion in clothes, fashion in food evolves constantly, But it's nice to hang on to our roots, I still refer to the Better Homes and Gardens Cook Book for weights and measures and how many cups are inounces for example and thermometer readings for meats and many other inquiries I may have.
Nostalgia: n. A bittersweet longing for things, persons, or situations of the past,

I am a sucker for sentimentality, There are times, however, that I'm confused as to how nostalgia can push through the fullness of time with such a golden sheen.
Often the things that I can be nostalgic for don't end up being nearly as enjoyable when I happen upon them at my current perch in life.
I end up disappointed, and sometimes sad, for ruining what esteem I held for something that elicited such joy at a lesser privileged time in my history.
It might be best to leave some things well enough alone, but I was hopeful that the Better Home and Gardens New Cook Book would not be applied to this category.


If memory serves, this was one of three cook books that we had in my home growing up, The edition that we had was much larger and had a hardcover, This is certainly not that version, as it is significantly smaller both in overall size and text font, some pages have separated from the binding even with minimal use and it's harder to keep open because it is a massmarket paperback, so be forewarned.
I decided to only rate it,peaches because of these flaws, and for the basic recipes within, with a whole peach devoted to its nostalgia and staying power,

I couldn't tell you what my mother cooked out of her better

quality book if I'm honest, not much, as cooking wasn't necessarily her forte but, once or twice, she likely baked some shortbread.
For me, it was enough to just have the colourful book to flip through, and dream of the day when I would be able to make anything I wanted.
I think I may have even spent some time copying out recipes that I found appealing, The life of a child before the advent of the internet, sigh,

As a gift from my mother, at some point over the last twenty years, I received this smaller paperback version of that redandwhite plaid cook book in my mind's eye, and I set out to make my childhood dreams come true.
But, not unlike that big old book, this one sat idle for many years,

Cooking was a skill that took me decades to acquire, as I had other interests that stole my time many that shall not be named on this website but by mys I had steered my head away from all of those distractions, and I jumped in with both feet.
I fancy myself a bit of a foodie at this point in my earlys, certainly as compared to my earlier years when I subsisted off of Kraft dinner, wieners, and beans.
I truly enjoy fixing up delicious meals for my family, even if they take all day and produce a big, honking sink of dishes.
Ok, I hate that part, but it is an unfortunate consequence of the cooking, and I am without a dishwasher, so what can you do

The Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book might make me smile when I pass it on my bookshelves, but I rarely use it unless I'm looking for some kind of bake sale item the lemon squares are a fabulous option in this case.
I just have so many other books that offer more exotic or exciting recipes, so this one often gets skipped and forgotten, I decided to give it a chance as my opening post for The Cookery on Peachy Books, as it deserves some attention after all this time, and if nothing else, there is the nostalgia factor that I appreciate.


I set out to make a meal from this collection for my lads on the weekend, I took a closer look at this classic and read through the first section entitled: 'Cooking Basics, ' Here you'll find a breakdown of required ingredients and appliances, some suggestions to maintain kitchen safety, party planning tips, the food guide pyramid, and cooking techniques all of the things that would help someone completely inexperienced navigate their way through a kitchen.


I had my son take a gander to see if there was anything that he would prefer to have for Sunday dinner.
He headed straight to the 'Appetizers and Snacks' section and chose potato skins, and on a neighbouring page, a dill dip for veggies and crackers.
I can work with that, I thought, So I took out a package of ground beef from the freezer and decided I would make some burgers to go with his fingerfood fare.


We prefer our burgers with simply salt, pepper, and ground beef, which doesn't require a recipe, of course, Since I didn't have any buns on hand, I sifted through the book until I found the 'Breads' section, There was a 'Dinner Rolls' recipe, but after reading through to the end, I found additional instructions detailing how to instead form the dough into burger buns.
I was all set to begin making our scrumptious meal!

To see the results of my finished meal as well as the bookmark I was inspired to make by this exercise, please visit my blog post in The Cookery at peachybooks.
ca sitelinkhere , My aunt got this book when she got married in, When she died in, my Uncle gave me all her cookbooks, I was finally able to read them one day and this one was my favorite it was shoved full of notes and other recipes and grocery lists and notes on the recipes in the book all written by her.
I spent days crying over this cook book and it is one of my most treasured possessions, I loved making the recipes she made notes on and realizing, she was always right in the substitutions, additions, and revisions she made.

I miss her. .