What's For Dinner? Review

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(More customer reviews)I have bought other menu style cookbook but this one is the only one I can't seem to break away from. Why do I want to break away from it? Too many of the recipes use canned soup and the overall diet is high in saturated fat. Why do I love it? Because it gets a number of courses on the table with so little effort, it looks impressive and although I think many of the side dishes are only so-so, my (grown) son has loved almost every meal I've made from this book. I also save money using this cookbook. The recipes call for inexpensive, easy to find and familiar ingredients. Also much thought has been given towards incorporating left-overs into the menus, from roast beef to that bag of potatoes. There is even an ingredient index in the back of the book. I have other cookbooks that are advertised as being "budget" but the author of this cookbook seems to understand that waste is a bigger budget buster than buying chicken breasts, for example, instead of chicken thighs.
If you like economical cooking that is ridiculously easy to make, fairly healthy but uses canned soups and packaged foods a lot in the menus, you might like the online weekly meal plans on e-mealz. (Be sure to put in the dash. You want e-mealz, not emealz.) They have several different meal plans to choose from and it costs $15 for 3 months. They even have plans for certain stores like Walmart where they tell you what brands to buy in order to get the best price.

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The Everything Restaurant Recipes Cookbook: Copycat recipes for Outback Steakhouse Bloomin' Onion, Long John Silver's Fish Tacos, TGI Friday's ... Cake...and hundreds more (Everything Series) Review

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(More customer reviews)I understand that one shouldn't review a cookbook when one hasn't tried the recipes. But I can at least tell you why I won't be trying any of the recipes from this cookbook: I have no faith that any of them will work.
I don't read a cookbook to learn to make cinnamon rolls from store-bought pizza dough, or "Olive Garden Bread Sticks" by topping frozen bread sticks with olive oil and Parmesan cheese.
The "Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits" recipe, which begins with Bisquick, leaves off the visible parsley flakes. The only reason I would make a clone recipe for anything is because I want it to resemble the original.
The "Dave and Buster's Muffaletta Salad" sounds delicious, but the proportions are off. 1.25 pounds of pasta should serve more than four people, and then the recipe only calls for three tablespoons of salad dressing. Perhaps it turns out perfectly, but I'm not going to waste a long list of ingredients finding out.
The "Starbucks Coffee Frappe" recipe in the book is a blended drink garnished with whipped cream--in other words, a Frappuccino. The "Starbucks Mocha Frappucino" (yes, that's how it's spelled in the book) recipe is an iced coffee recipe. It is not blended. Either someone switched the recipe titles around, or else the author has never been to a Starbucks in her life.
This book has nothing to recommend it over the other, more authentic, copycat cookbooks, such as America's Most Wanted Recipes: Delicious Recipes from Your Family's Favorite Restaurants or Top Secret Recipes Unlocked: All New Home Clones of America's Favorite Brand-Name Foods.

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Everyone enjoys eating out at a favorite restaurant. But who likes waiting for a table or paying inflated prices for a meal? With more than 300 fast and easy recipes, now you can re-create your favorite restaurant dishes and "dine out" in the comfort of your own home! This cookbook includes family-sized portions of favorites like:Chili's Grill & Bar Boneless Buffalo WingsApplebee's Bourbon Street SteakOlive Garden's Minestrone SoupLong John Silver's Fish TacosT.G.I. Friday's Dragonfire ChickenCinnabon's Cinnamon RollsWith these tested and verified recipes, The Everything Restaurant Recipes Cookbook will help you make near-identical restaurant meals--and earn rave reviews from family and friends--on a much smaller tab!

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The Blue Heron Ranch Cookbook: Recipes and Stories from a Zen Retreat Center Review

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(More customer reviews)This book is a must have. Simple recipes that I will use over and over. I'm a huge cookbook fan, my husband and I read them like fiction. This one is always at my fingertips and never intimidating.

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Fabulous Foodie Favorites:: Cook, Eat, Smile, Repeat Review

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(More customer reviews)I received this cookbook as a gift from my Mother, and I am a rather finicky eater, and still found recipes that my mouth watered just thinking about! The recipes are very easy to follow and the end product was a delicious meal that we all enjoyed (more than once--plenty of leftovers for our family of 2). What sets this cookbook apart from others are the stories that Kitchen Kimberley shares with the at home chefs about her experiences, where the recipes originated, and the family traditions associated with them. I envision I will share many of these stories, along with the recipes, with my family and friends. If you have a love for cooking, and a love to hear a good story along with it, this is the cookbook for you!

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Love to eat? Then this is the book for you! 'Fabulous' is the word that will come to mind when you take that first bite of incredibly tender Perfect Pot Roast, served with Buttermilk and Bacon Mashed Potatoes, Southern Green Beans, and Pear Salad with Sugared Walnuts! Simple recipes with fabulous flavor is what you'll find in this collection by the foodie and TV cooking host known as "Kitchen Kimberley". Menu suggestions, cooking tips, money-saving ideas and more abound in this collection of favorite recipes for fall and winter. Seasonal cooking at it's very best is what you'll enjoy in this 'all-you-need' cookbook! From the first whisper of fall to the initial breath of spring, this will be your guide to cooking fabulous and memorable meals for your family and friends. Enjoy Fabulous Foodie Favorites such as Cinnamon Roasted Almonds, Apple Pecan Crunch Salad, Citrus Salad with Bacon and Red Onion, Chunky Chicken Chili, Savory Meatball Soup, Beef Tips with Gravy on Rice, Smothered Chicken and Vegetables, Cheddar Bundt Bread, Orange Glazed Pecan Pie Muffins, Crunchy Caramel Apple Pie and so many more! You will be delighted by Kitchen Kimberley's time-saving tips, and entertaining ideas, and amazed at how simply it all comes together! Fabulous Foodie Favorites...simply fabulous food!

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More of America's Most Wanted Recipes: More Than 200 Simple and Delicious Secret Restaurant Recipes--All for $10 or Less Review

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(More customer reviews)I love the idea of being able to make your favorite foods at home. I often try to re-create my favorite restaurant meals at home. I was very excited when I purchased this book, but the recipes were a bit of a let down. The food was good, but it didn't taste exactly the same as it does in the restaurant. I have found that the recipes are a good starting point, and that once I play with the ingredients, I usually get a good dish. For example, I had to change some of the proportions in the Chicken Saltimboca to get it to taste more similar to the restaurant dish. The other thing that was a bit of a disappointment was that a lot of the recipes seem pretty generic. For example, the Golden Corral roll recipe is a recipe I've seen several times. I was hoping for recipes that represented the restaurants' uniqueness better.

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New York Times bestselling author Ron Douglas reveals even more copycat recipes from your family's favorite restaurants——all for $10 or less! In his blockbuster New York Times bestselling cookbook, America's Most Wanted Recipes, Ron Douglas proved that you don't need to break the bank or even leave your house to enjoy the meals you love most. With his copycat recipes from the most popular chain restaurants across America—including The Cheesecake Factory, KFC, Olive Garden, P.F. Chang's, Red Lobster, Outback Steakhouse, and many more—your family can have these meals "on demand" from your very own kitchen. Now, Ron gives readers even more delicious, time-saving, and easy-to-make restaurant recipes—and he guarantees that they'll all cost $10 or less. Eating on a budget has never been easier. These best-kept secrets will save you thousands of dollars a year and put delicious meals on the table that the whole family will enjoy.

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Preserving Memories: Growing Up in My Mother's Kitchen Review

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(More customer reviews)Before this summer, I had never canned before. At all. I had never seen it done. I hadn't even wanted to, until I did. I invested in two canning books - the first is good, but not my favorite. But then this one arrived and it was everything I was looking for.
Judy Glattstein gives up recipes that don't call for excessive amounts of ingredients and she uses things naturally - without any store-bought pectin. And the flavor . . . Oh the flavor! It's exquisite.
But to be fair, this isn't an instant gratification process and Glattstein's methods may leave you waiting longer than you like (many recipes take two days). For the taste and quality though, I think it's well worth it.

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Combining fruit and sugar to create sweet preserves is a time honored tradition, and one that has been enjoyed from coast to coast. Recipes for jams, jellies, and preserves are more than just instructions; they are a bridge from one generation to the next. Preserving Memories combines the art of creating preserves with stories and memories that will not only warm the heart but please the palette.

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One Bite Won't Kill You: More than 200 Recipes to Tempt Even the Pickiest Kids on Earth Review

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(More customer reviews)I am responsible for feeding four males daily (one of whom is my husband), all of whom are such picky eaters that I come close to pounding my head with the cast-iron Le Creuset cookware I bought before I had children. However, these are mighty fine recipes, most of which will get eaten around these parts if I'm not hiding chopped broccoli in them. In addition, Ann reminds us in the nicest possible way that in this world, being a picky eater is sheer luxury, and then rolls up her sleeves and gets to it. As in her previous (and also highly recommended, by me) cookbooks, Beat This! and Beat That!, Ann admits freely that there is a time and a place in the kitchen for time-saving convenience foods, cleverly disguised. And if that argument goes over with me--when I lived in Berkeley, I used to grind my own flour, for God's sake--it should to you, too. The Roz Chast illustrations are a treat. The holidays are coming, so buy this book for anyone who can boil water. I'll be watching.

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CopyKat.com's Dining Out at Home Cookbook: Recipes for the Most Delicious Dishes from America's Most Popular Restaurants Review

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(More customer reviews)[...] is a website where one can find over 1500 recipes that duplicate famous offerings from popular restaurants (mostly chains), as well as a few from grocery stores and products on grocery store shelves that are better fresh than made from a box. The question some may ask is, "Why would you make Boston Market meatloaf at home when you can just go over to Boston Market and have it?" Good question.
Many people have visited, but do not live near, the Olive Garden, Outback Steakhouse, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, or Boston Market (among the many restaurants included in Dining Out at Home). Cravings for Outback's Queensland Chicken and Shrimp or Rainforest Café's Caribou Coconut Chicken (pictured) may not be strong enough to warrant the round trip to a distant restaurant.
No one can promise that the Wendy's Chili copy you make will taste exactly like the chili you get at Wendy's, but then again, it's not made with chopped-up, leftover hamburgers and is, in fact, a whole lot better than the original. Home chefs are not guaranteed restaurant results, but most of the dishes are equal to the originals or close enough to satisfy that T.G.I. Friday's Nine-Layer Dip jones from which one suffers.
The techniques for creating the poser dishes are not difficult, however some of the recipes are complex and require a multitude of ingredients. The time spent in the kitchen for a few of the recipes will exceed the time it takes to order dinner and eat it in the restaurant. However, for those who actually enjoy cooking, there's lots of fun to be had in recreating popular dishes, as well as reinventing them. It's important to remember, though, that [...] Dining Out at Home Cookbook recipes are not the original recipes from the source restaurants, but [...] version of those recipes. "No sponsorship or endorsement by, or affiliation with, the trademark owners is claimed or suggested by the author or publisher."
Recipes for dips, desserts, entrees, drinks, salads, and side orders are included in this collection. In addition to the restaurants already mentioned, others inspiring recipes are Jack in the Box, Red Lobster, The Cheesecake Factory, Chili's, IHOP, Brennan's, Hooters, Cinnabon, and many others.


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