seb@mtgzz.UUCP (s.e.badian) (10/22/85)
< I tried to mail this but, no luck. I think it's time to give up > < on the mail! > Good safe cookbooks: All of Maida Header's cookbooks. I spelled her name wrong, but you'll find the books if you look in the dessert section of any book- store. There's a book on great desserts, great chocolate desserts, and great cookies (and some others that I can't remember the titles of). I don't personally own them but my mom praises them to the sky. All the stuff that mom has made has been great. Very thorough instructions and the chocolate recipes are simply out of this world. America's Best Cookbook: published to benefit the US Ski Team. Supposedly the best tested cookbook around. Recipes were collected from all over the US, tested and compiled in this book. Excellent recipes for company. I haven't found a dud yet. And all the recipes are rated like ski trails - circle for easy, square for intermediate and diamond for expert. Buy this cookbook. It's one of the best around. The Eastern Junior League Cookbook: So far I have been very pleased with this book. Lots of good recipes. Some with frills, some without. All the recipes are from members of the Eastern Junior League and it's obvious that these women are damn good cooks. The Farm Journal Cookbook: good hearty American fare. Nothing complicated, but lots of good stuff. Very safe. Another one of mom's favorites. I consider the Gilroy Garlic Cookbook a good, safe cookbook, but then again all my friends are garlic fiends like me. I think the books I've mentioned above all fit into the safe category. They all offer interesting recipes, but not too outrageous. They're not as bland as Joy of Cooking or the Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook. Sharon Badian ihnp4!mtgzz!seb