Daily Archives: April 14, 2015

I own many cook books and use them on an on-going basis. I like to have cook books which present an area of cooking and give me enough recipes to find one that will appeal to my taste palate, my skill set, and my desire try something new or different.

“Made In America” hits a home run for me in all areas. It is a beautiful book with lovely pictures that entice me into wanting to cook almost every recipe. The descriptions that preface each chapter and each recipe and both entertaining and informative. The recipes present a picture of food in America that is instantly recognizable to me. I know most of these foods. The recipes have slight twists from versions I have made in the past and so my interest is piqued to try a new way of cooking. I like the variety of chapters (thank you for having both a chapter on grilling and on barbeque – some people don’t know the difference.)

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