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ISBN 978-1-328-91849-9 (hbk)

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Better Homes & Gardens New Cook Book

Editor Jessica Saari Christensen

Design Director Stephanie Hunter

Contributing Project Editor Shelli McConnell

Contributing Editors Carrie Beck; Ellen Boeke; Carrie Boyd; Caitlyn Diimig, R.D.; Diana McMillen; Annie Peterson; Mary Williams; Liz Woolever; Maria Xerakia

Contributing Illustrator Edwin Fotheringham

Contributing Copy Editor and Proofreaders Gretchen Kauffman, Sheila Mauck, Angela Renkoski

Test Kitchen Director Lynn Blanchard

Senior Test Kitchen Brand Manager Colleen Weeden

Test Kitchen Home Economists Sarah Brekke; Linda Brewer, R.D.; Carla Christian, R.D.; Heidi Engelhardt; Juli Hale; Paige Hovey; Sammy Mila

Contributing Photographers Adam Albright, Marty Baldwin, Joe Crimmings, Jason Donnelly, Carson Downing, Jacob Fox, Andy Lyons, Blaine Moats, Scott Morgan, Brie Passano

Contributing Stylists Kelsey Bulat, Sue Hoss, Greg Luna, Dianna Nolin, Jennifer Peterson, Charlie Worthington

Better Homes & Gardens

Editor in Chief Stephen Orr

Creative Director Jennifer D. Madara

Executive Food Editor Jan Miller

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Executive Editor Anne Ficklen

Managing Editor Marina Padakis Lowry

Art Director Tai Blanche

Production Director Tom Hyland

Waterbury Publications, Inc.

Design Director Ken Carlson

Editorial Director Lisa Kingsley

Associate Design Director Doug Samuelson

Our seal assures you that every recipe in Better Homes & GardensNew Cook Book has been tested in the Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen. This means that each recipe is practical and reliable and meets our high standards of taste appeal. We guarantee your satisfaction with this book for as long as you own it.

contents

the red plaid cookbook made new! The way we cook and eat these days changes as fast as images pop up on social media. Thats why every few years we take this book apart, question every detail, and put it back together.

A new kind of cook book for a new kind of homemaker. Thats how the editors described the first edition of Better Homes & Gardens New Cook Book in 1930. They were proud to deliver a cookbook that offered the cream of thousands of recipes officially endorsed by the Tasting-Test Kitchen and hoped it would take its rightful place as the master Cook Book for your kitchen.

Obviously, over the past 88 years the role of the homemaker has become anything but a stereotype. And the way we prepare meals and think about our food evolves daily. Regardless of who cooks in your kitchen or who makes up the family seated at your table, this newly revised edition celebrates what home cooking is all about today.

For starters, weve reorganized the table of contents. Abandoning the alphabetical list, we grouped recipes into four sections based on what you want to cook when: Everyday (quick dinners, breakfasts, easy sides, and snacks), Gatherings (entertaining and holiday recipes), Baking, and Preserving (canning, pickling, fermenting, freezing).

To satisfy our ever-expanding global palate, it has more flavorfully diverse dishes (Tandoori Chicken, Butternut Squash Shakshuka, and Tahini Dressing, for example) and on-trend recipes (grain bowls, vegetarian meals, and one-pan dinners). Because we know you will also turn to this book for the classics, we scrutinized each iconic recipethink Mac and Cheeseto make sure its the best. And if its your first holiday dinner, well show you how to roast that turkey.

One thing we didnt change. The foundation upon which the cookbook was based: our guarantee that these recipesthe creamare tested and tasted for quality and practicality. We promise you will have success in your kitchen like weve had in ours. Some things never changeand shouldnt.

jessica christensen & jan miller editors, new cook book 17th edition

whats new?

hello, hardcover

We said goodbye to the ring-bound notebook of past editions. We promise, this book stays open and lies flat no matter what page youre reading.

table of contents

The book is now organized according to how you cook. Four sections make it easy to find recipes for Everyday, Gatherings, Baking, and Preserving.

better Basics

Two informative visual sections, How to Cook and How to Bake, answer your questions. Plus youll find the top 5 recipes everyone should know how to cook.

a photo of every recipe

For the first time, theres a photo with every recipe! Step-by-step images are where you need them most.

the Recipe mix

Look for on-trend flavors, updated classics, customizable favorites, and cooking-class recipes.