9x13 the Pan That Can

by Better Homes and Gardens

A 9 x 13 pan can do everything from roasting a chicken to baking brownies!

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Nonfiction, Food

415 pages, Paperback

First published September 2, 2008

About the author

Better Homes and Gardens is the fourth best selling magazine in the United States. Better Homes and Gardens focuses on interests regarding homes, cooking, gardening, crafts, healthy living, decorating, and entertaining. The magazine is published 12 times per year by the Meredith Corporation. It was founded in 1922 by Edwin Meredith, who had previously been the United States Secretary of Agriculture under Woodrow Wilson.

Better Homes and Gardens is one of the "Seven Sisters", a group of women's service magazines.

Reviews

[Gina · Rating 5 out of 5]

I make more than a few dinners for my family and there is nothing easier than a casserole. The Rueben Casserole is my absolute favorite! I could eat it everyday...

[kerrycat · Rating 5 out of 5]

lots of great, quick, easy recipes - new ones I haven't seen before. Very appealing photos. Can't wait to try some of these out . . .

[Awjtf · Rating 4 out of 5]

great ways to cook in one pan!

[Cyd Highfield · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've always had a love for 9x13 pans but this book gave me so many more recipes and ideas! Now to get more 9x13 pans!

[Dray · Rating 4 out of 5]

Surprisingly good book. I use this pan a lot and this cookbook extended my uses. delicious. Good job.

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am so glad I found a copy of this book at a second-hand shop.
There are literally dozens of recipes I want to try.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

I bought this book at a Scholastic book fair because (1) I wanted more recipes for the oven, especially with winter coming and (2) a lot of friends and family have been going through rough times. I wanted to be able to "gift" them with something unusual.

To be honest, I haven't yet made any of the recipes although I several marked for the making and I've even bought the ingredients. I just haven't had the time this week to make them.

The sidebars provide information as to where the found the recipe and substitutions which can be made with success. The ingredients aren't all *that* exotic although I can see how it would be difficult to make some of these recipes in a small town.

Mini-rant: Why are so many recipe books coming out for big city dwellers? I'd like more cookbooks for those of us who have limited access to exotic ingredients or for those of us who haven't the time to chase all over town in search of that special spice.

I'd really like to find a cookbook where the author would indicate at which step a recipe can be frozen or refrigerated and then how to get the recipe started again once it's out of the freezer or refrigerator.

I'm also leery of using some of the more acidic foods in a metal disposable pan which is what I'd use to "gift" food to friends and family. It would be nice if the author would indicate the best 9x13 pan to use with each recipe.

[Charlene · Rating 4 out of 5]

A spiral-bound, soft-cover that's more than just a cookbook. In the short introduction, we meet the "pan that can" and get a "pan primer" and "pan pointers". I'm a sucker for history so it was a pleasant surprise to find the history of a piece of US bakeware here. It offers up recipes for breakfast, main and side dishes, and desserts, too.

I find it especially useful because I have halve the recipes for one-dish meals. I whip up two or three a week for my older parents who can take them from the frig, pop them in the microwave, and have an easy hot meal. The pans I'm using for them may not be 13x9, but the book is really great however you choose it!

[Becky H. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good cookbook. It could use more pictures. Lots of inspiring food from breakfast, lunch and dinner to snacks and appetizers too. Try the Cinnamon rolls!

[Nick · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great cookbook for potlucking. If you are going to make glazed ham balls you really should be sharing them with friends.

[Marybeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic! So many great ideas and straightforward recipes. Doesn't use crazy ingredients