Down Home Cooking: The New Healthier Way

by Reader's Digest Association, Beth Krommes (Illustrator), David Cane (Illustrator)

More than 450 favorite American recipes--from appetizers to desserts--have been carefully adapted to meet modern nutritional guidelines, in a cookbook that furnishes step-by-step directions, serving tips, variations, and nutritional information for each dish. 20,000 first printing.

Genres: Cookbooks

384 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. is a global media and direct marketing company based in Chappaqua, New York, best known for its flagship publication founded in 1922, Reader's Digest. The company's headquarters are in New York City, where it moved from Pleasantville, New York.

The company was founded by DeWitt and Lila Wallace in 1922 with the first publication of Reader's Digest magazine, but has grown to include a diverse range of magazines, books, music, DVDs and online content.

Reviews

[Anna-Leigh Moore · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the historical blurbs and the nutritional information throughout this book. It was fun to see the original recipes next to the healthier options as well. I tried a few of these out while reading it and got some great ideas for meals. Definitely worth the read

[Hero · Rating 3 out of 5]

I plucked this book right off my not-yet-mother-in-laws kitchen shelf. Her son and I had just moved in to our own apartment and I wanted to cook something other than stove-top stuffing and Campbell's cream of mushroom soup. This is the next step up. But not by too much. There's nothing in here that will challenge your taste buds. In fact, I think they consider cheddar cheese a spice. Still, it does a great job of letting new cooks feed unadventurous college boyfriends.

[Nancy Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

great recipes