I'm getting married soon and I really don't know a whole lot about cooking. I did find a Better Homes and Gardens Red Checked Newlywed Edition cookbook. Thankfully it has no red checks! It looked good, with information on setting up your first kitchen and color pics explaining different utensils, but I was wondering if the recipes were any good. Has anyone recently bought/ received/ used this or similar cookbooks? It's $30 so I would really like to know before I spent that much $. Please and thank you!
Better okorder ) to get it cheaper. Or, see if you can borrow it from your local library just to try a couple of recipes first.
Good Housekeeping Illustrated Cookbook, Betty Crocker, and Joy of Cooking. But since you're a newlywed, try Cooking in the Nude series by Debbie and Steve Cornwell, Howell Press. A friend got us the Quickies cookbook and it really does have fast, good recipes. Plus it cost under $10. Sample some of these recipes: A Saucy Affair, Fetish-ini, Vealing Lusty, and Voulez-Vous Vinaigrette. Seriously, it's a very cute cookbook with good recipes. Great for newlyweds, bridal shower or, in our case, anniversary gift.
I have used my Better Homes cookbook so much that the pages are falling out, and covered in all sorts of spatters from ingredients. I like it better than my Joy of Cooking for simple things. It gives you a good base to work from, and you can expand on most of the recipes to suit your own taste. I use The Joy of Cooking for reference (great info in the back) and when I want to try something more unusual. When I left my parents' house, I could bake up a storm but didn't even know how to make a casserole! Now, my friends love it when I decide to throw a dinner party!
