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Main Forums => The Roundtable => Topic started by: bratch on January 23, 2006, 08:56:43 PM
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I've decided to try to eat at home instead of out everyday. I'm now in the need for a good bachelor cook book. Any recommendations.
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For pretty good meals that are pretty easy and quick, check out America's Test Kitchen's website, www.americastestkitchen.com.
To get most of the recipes you have to register, but I just use www.bugmenot.com.
And if that doesn't get you in, use a disposable email address from www.spambob.com.
Also, if you have time, watch their show in Public Television.
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Look for a copy of "The Best Recipes from the Backs of Bottles, Boxes, Cartons and Cans." Another good one is the older version of the Better homes and Gardens cookbook. It's a three-ring binder with a red-and-white checked cover. It has some recipes that the newer ones don't have.
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cosine beat me to ATK. I'm an Alton Brown fan, and for traditional cookbooks covering a lot of ground, I use Southern Living a lot. I would try before you buy--get recipes online, and then buy the cookbook if you like the author's style.
www.foodnetwork.com and www.recipesource.com are excellent online databases.
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http://www.armedpolitesociety.com/viewtopic.php?id=1763
or do a search here on recipes or food or things like that.
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Here a couple of options for easy.
Campbell's 1-2-3 cookbook
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007917ZQ/qid=1138112781/sr=1-5/ref=sr_1_5/002-8017140-7302466?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=284507
Betty Crocker's Bisquick Cookbook
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0764561561/qid=1138112883/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/002-8017140-7302466?s=books&v=glance&n=283155
We baught the Campbell's one for my brother-in-law. He likes it. And we have been using the busquick one recently.
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Alton Brown...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1584790830/sr=1-1/qid=1138113625/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-9102062-1984110?%5Fencoding=UTF8
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1584793414/sr=1-2/qid=1138113625/ref=pd_bbs_2/102-9102062-1984110?%5Fencoding=UTF8
Greg
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Bisquick is absolutely horrific stuff. Do yourself a favor and cut your tongue out before you try eating it.
The Alton Brown cookbooks are very good. I like them a lot.
Try Rachael Ray's 30 minute meals cookbooks, too. Quick and simple for the most part.
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Alton Brown is good.
But my fave is Rachel Ray. I've got two of her cookbooks, and the recipes are geared towards being quick and tasty.