The New Doubleday Cookbook

by Jean Anderson

The complete guide to the modern kitchen that swept the R.T. French Tastemaster Awards, now updated and revised to reflect America's new nutritional awareness and the trend toward healthier cooking.



B & W illustrations throughout

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking

965 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1990

Reviews

[Zach · Rating 5 out of 5]

The BEST cookbook that is out there. A necessary resource for all home cooks.

[Catharina Stephans · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite cookbook of all time.

[Christopher · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like this book because it has a lot of recipes.

[Rosalyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

First cookbook I owned in 1988. Purchased the reissue for my children. Complete, simple cooking bible.

[Lori Howe · Rating 5 out of 5]

My BIBLE - I totally destroyed the earlier edition I used it so much and didn't let go of that rubberbanded-together book until the 'new edition' arrived. It should be in every kitchen. If only for the table of equivalents, substitutions and fundamentals (such as selecting pots & pans). Even information on how to cut, slice, dice, broil, bake, how to stock a pantry, or figure drinks for a party. Back when you took Home Ec in school and actually had tests on cuts of meat, measuring and terminology, this book would have been a handy text to have around. Now it helps me remember all those things I learned in school or missed at some point as well as the latest in nutrition, microwaving and metric equivalents. Besides all that, the recipes are excellent.

[Mark]

I have a used copy of this on order right now (so, I plan to add a better review later). My family used to have the 1975 version in two volumes when I was a kid. I used the second volume all the time (for baking) and it was awesome. If the old recipes haven't changed, it should be an excellent book. I particularly liked the cookie recipes (oatmeal raisin, peanut butter, sugar, gingerbread, etc.), but the pie and bread ones were great, too. I made some simple butter cakes with it, too, and that was fun.

[Brian Case · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one of my go to books for basic American cooking. I use the waffles, biscuits, pie dough recipes on a consistent basis. Has answers and cooking instructions for traditional favorites.