Good Housekeeping or Dinner with Catherine

Good Housekeeping: Step-by-Step Main Dishes

Author: Susan Westmoreland

Now available for the first time in a handy, affordable trade paperback edition, here are 240 of Good Housekeeping magazine's greatest recipes for main dishes.

Following Good Housekeeping's proven formula for success, Step-by-Step Great Main Dishes covers scores of cooking techniques, from basic to advanced. It is packed with tasty recipes ranging from traditional family favorites to innovative dishes and ethnic specialties, among them Cajun Pot Roast, Indonesian Chicken, Tandoori-Style Chicken, Sweet and Spicy Pork Ribs, Flank Steak with Red Onion Marmalade, Black Pepper Steak, Lamb Roasted over Potatoes, Spicy Peanut Chicken, Granny's Roast Chicken with Rice and Spinach Stuffing, and Stuffed Turkey Breast with Basil Sauce.

Good Housekeeping's step-by-step format is based on clear, concise explanations of basic cooking techniques accompanied by how-to photographs. The recipes flow from these explanations, allowing the home cook to build confidence and become familiar with a wide range of cooking styles and techniques. Each recipe provides preparation and cooking times as well as nutrition information (calories, protein, fat, cholesterol, sodium, carbohydrates) and photos of finished dishes. Chapters include extensive "know-how" sections packed with essential information on selecting the right meat cuts, cooking and grilling techniques, safety and storage, gadgets and equipment, ethnic ingredients, and so forth.

In addition to the wealth of recipes, tips, hints, and photos, the series enjoys the backing of the Good Housekeeping Institute, renowned for unparalleled recipe testing and development over the past century.

Books about: Education for Extinction or The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism and Other Writings

...Dinner with Catherine

Author: CWT

Sitting down and having a great meal with great company is better than any gift you can imagine. This cookbook will give you many great meals that you can enjoy with all your friends. In the book there is included a list of where you can find spices that you thought were impossible to find, cookware that you thought only professional chefs were able to buy, and a place to buy true California wine straight from the wine maker, nothing is exclusive anymore to the big restaurants or the big chefs. You can make it happen right in your very own kitchen. The recipes are genuinely family recipes as well as recipes that I've picked up on my many trips around the globe. Born to Slovenian heritage, raised in Sweden, and with a passion for cooking this book has a lot of variety, for both young and older generations.