Susan Westmoreland Livres

Provides over 1,200 traditional and contemporary American recipes and offers dependable information on cooking techniques, tools, ingredients, food handling, nutrition, canning, freezing, and holiday celebrations

This updated, comprehensive compendium of recipes, techniques, and cooking advice—compiled by Susan Westmoreland, the director of the famed Good Housekeeping Test Kitchens—belongs on every kitchen bookshelf!For more than a century, the Good Housekeeping name has stood for quality. And this dazzling update of the magazine’s classic volume continues the tradition. It’s the best all-around cookbook—kitchen novices and expert chefs will turn to its 1,000-plus recipes again and again. Entirely new sections cater to today’s cooks with fast, easy, and healthy weeknight recipes. Stylish photographs grace the pages, and favorite features—such as the vegetable and fruit photo glossaries, test-kitchen sidebars, and informative chapter introductions—are up-to-the-minute. Get the very best of appetizers, soups and stews, meats, poultry, fish and shellfish, eggs and cheese, pasta and sauces, salads, breads, sweet treats, and more.As always, all the recipes—from Quick Quesadillas and Butternut-Apple Soup to Cajun Meatloaf and Jamaican Jerk Chicken Kabobs to Roasted Peppers with Fresh Basil and Flambéed Bananas—are easy to read, simple to follow, and triple-tested by Good Housekeeping.

A vegetarian cookbook everyone in the family can love!From the most trusted name in America comes an all-purpose vegetarian cookbook for families looking to change their diet, in need of midweek meatless alternatives, or dealing with the demands of one vegetarian in the household.There’s hearty fare for breakfast and brunch (so no one will miss the bacon and sausage!); a chapter stuffed with tasty cold-cut–free wraps and sandwiches; and a wealth of dinner choices from soups and stews to chilis, stir-fries, sautés, casseroles and more. A special bonus: The last chapter is especially tailored to families with one vegetarian member in the midst of meat eaters; these recipes yield both meatless and meat-filled portions with little extra fuss.Chock-full of fresh vegetable goodness, these 225 dishes are guaranteed to satisfy vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike.

Offers a collection of four hundred low-calorie recipes, including main courses, appetizers, side dishes, and desserts.