America's Secret Recipes Review

America's Secret Recipes is your key to great restaurant food in your own kitchen. This book is filled with hundreds of recipes that you would immediately recognize from several of the top restaurants around the United States. You could create a meal from a different restaurant every night of the week, or mix and match your favorites from different locations to create a custom dining experience using the top recipes.

1. Time Saving Recipes.

The recipes in America's Secret Recipes can help you avoid all of the trial and error of trying to create a restaurant dish that you love. This book outlines the recipes exactly, down to the smallest detail. You can simply open the book and begin to cook your favorite meals. Each recipe title tells you where it was made famous, so there is no guessing about what you should expect.

2. Step by Step Instructions.

America's Secret Recipes is easy enough to use that anyone who can read can make the recipes. The recipes are incredibly detailed, and they have specific instructions on how to put the ingredients together just like the professional chefs do. You will have all of the guidance you need to create these famous dishes in your own kitchen, without the frustration of a vague or sketchy recipe. Each ingredient list is exactly like the ingredient list that the restaurant would use, and you will be able to find all of the ingredients at any local grocery store.

3. The Tastes You Love Without the Price Tag.

When you cook from America's Secret Recipes, you will have complete control of the cost of the meal. You can purchase the ingredients you prefer, and you don't have to pay the overhead at an expensive restaurant. This cookbook makes it possible to eat the restaurant food you love every night of the week, because it will cost so much less to prepare than it does to buy when you are dining out. Your friends and family will recognize their favorite restaurant foods because this guide gives you all of the tools you need to recreate any popular dish.

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"Ultimate Uncheese Cookbook" - Innovative, Healthy, & Delicious Recipes From Plant-Based Ingredients

Joe Stepaniak's "Ultimate Uncheese Cookbook" was among the first cookbooks I bought after deciding to adopt a vegan diet 3 years ago. For those not familiar with the term "uncheese", Stepaniak uses it to describe rich-tasting spreads, dips, sauces and blocks produced with dairy-free whole foods (primarily beans, nuts, or grains).

Cheese lovers be forewarned: you may be in for some disappointment if you're expecting tofu to taste like Feta cheese or chickpeas like Havarti. The book's introduction even acknowledges that "uncheeses are not going to be like dairy cheeses, so please adjust your expectations accordingly. "

Unfortunately I skipped Stepaniak's well-intentioned introduction and plowed in to the recipes, attempting Tofu Ricotta, Chick Cheez, Swizz Cheez, Buffalo Mostarella, Brie, Betta Feta, White Bean Boursin, Monterey Jack and Port Wine uncheeses. And while all were tasty (my favorite is the sharp Chick Cheez spread--made from Garbanzo Beans) they left me somewhat disillusioned and wondering whether I could actually live without real cheese.

As a result of not immediately finding perfect non-dairy replacements for my most beloved cheeses, "The Uncheese Cookbook" sat dormant on my shelf for some time. Little did I realize that I would come back to Stepaniak's book later (many times), finding it had improved with age. Its most valuable lesson is that it introduces unfamiliar ingredients, and uses them as well as more commonplace items--including raw nuts--in groundbreaking fashion.

For example, I had never heard of nutritional yeast, an ingredient employed in many of the book's recipes. Nutritional yeast is a rich source of vitamins and minerals that has a pungent cheesy taste, too. I later learned that Stepaniak is somewhat of an aficionado on the subject of nutritional yeast, having authored "The Nutritional Yeast Cookbook."

Among other new ingredients (and somewhat challenging to obtain) were agar and kuzu (both plant-based thickening agents used in place of gelatin), and umeboshi plum paste, used for adding saltiness. Chickpea flour (a.k.a. Chana Besan) while common in Indian cuisine, is also employed in many uncheese dishes.

The introduction to Uncheese Cookbook provides a detailed and useful reference to all the aforementioned ingredients as well as others. It also contains a well-documented background of how the dairy industry has influenced the evolution of the American diet (echoing T. Scott Campbell's "The China Study"), and provides detailed nutritional data on the benefits of non-dairy sources of calcium, protein, fat, and carbohydrates vs. dairy products.

Moving on to the recipes, I found many of the "Uncheese Dishes" to be superb. Among my favorites are:

Chocolate Almond Cheeze Cake (p170*) with Granola Nut Crust--Everyone who's tasted it are astounded it tastes more delicious than real cheesecake, without using eggs or dairy products (maple syrup is the secret)."Besto Pesto" (which imperceptibly substitutes cheese with miso)--How can a vegan diet be considered sacrifice when you can still enjoy a dish of linguine with Genevose pesto sauce?Chickpea Flour Pizza (p128), eaten alongside vegetable curries--It takes all of about 5 minutes to prepare, so it's very convenient, too!Beannaise (p150)--Used as mayonnaise substitute within other recipes, and also by itself, as a dip for vegetables or salad dressing.

*Note: page numbers refer to the 10th edition of the book.

Other recipes I would recommend include: Parmezano Sprinkles (p50), Eggplant Parmagiano Stew (p80), Spinach-Tofu Manicotti (p117), Zucchini Chedda Soup (p77).

Upon re-perusing "The Uncheese Cookbook", there are still many dishes I plan to sample, including: Classic Quiche (p102), Lemon Teasecake (p169)-the "Key Lime" variation, Quick and Easy Alfredo Sauce (p63), Hot Spinach-Artichoke Dip (p49), and Curried Cauliflower Cheez Soup (p76).

Other features of the book you will appreciate are the charts of nutritional values for each of the recipes, and the listings of food allergens (gluten, soy, nuts, corn). On the other hand, the book contains only 4 pages of photographs, and certainly could benefit from more.

If you already own "The Uncheese Cookbook" but haven't picked it up for a while, I suggest it's worth another look. If you don't, please get a hold of a copy and try its innovative and healthy recipes based on plant-based ingredients. Just remember to put aside your expectations of dairy-cheese taste, and you won't be disappointed!

I am not a nutritionist - just a guy with heaps of useful advice and encouragement to offer those considering eliminating meat and other animal products from their diets. Until age 44, I'm certain my diet consisted of more eggs, milk, and red meat than the average American's. I ate lots of chicken, too (especially liked parts with skin), low-fat yogurt every morning, and loads of cheese.

While a plant-based diet may at first seem a sacrifice, I assure you it is not. Therefore, if you are contemplating it yourself, don't let anyone discourage you. Give it a try and I assure you, you will begin to feel healthy and youthful. Take it from me - paying attention to the foods you eat (and don't eat) is the best way to maintain good health, and a plant-based diet is a great way to begin.

If you are interested in learning about benefits of adopting a plant-based diet, or attaining fitness through healthier diet and exercise habits, please check out my blog at http://www.vegandietguy.com/

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American Test Kitchen Recipes - The America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook Every Home Should Have

My favorite family cookbook is home to American Test Kitchen recipes that are easy to follow and always produces an awesome tasting family meal at home. This article gives you a quick look at why this cookbook belongs in your home kitchen, and it will also help you find more information on the book and its authors.

Good old-fashioned "home cooking" is a hot and growing trend. From the brand new home chef, to the experienced head chef, every home kitchen needs a great cookbook! Your first and primary cookbook should not only be full of great recipes, but it should also provide you an education on food and cooking techniques.

The ONE cookbook every family and home should have

One of the best-selling cookbooks that every home should have is The America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook, by America's Test Kitchen. America's Test Kitchen is a company dedicated to researching, testing and publishing great recipes "that work". They produce a popular TV cooking show called "America's Test Kitchen", they publish several industry-leading magazines such as Cook's Illustrated and Cook's Country, and last but not least they publish several best-selling cookbooks.

What separates this family cookbook from the others?

America's Test Kitchen is known for their exhaustive, well-structured testing approach. They take well-known recipes, apply different best practices and techniques throughout their testing, and ultimately come up with the one best recipe. It's common for them to test a recipe 30-50 times in order for their expert staff of chefs and tasters to determine one winning recipe.

Another great thing they do is share their key testing experience with you. They walk you through important points of their testing to help explain why they chose certain ingredients and applied certain techniques to come up with their best recipe. They strike a perfect balance between taste, quality, time, available ingredients to every home and simplicity. All of the American Test Kitchen recipes often take the easier techniques, as long as the end result produces a great tasting high-quality dish.

In addition to providing hundreds of recipes, this family cookbook also has little articles peppered throughout the book that provide helpful information, such as equipment testing, recommendations, cooking techniques and education on food and science. All of this together not only helps you cook great meals from the start, but it also helps you become a better cook over time.

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Cake Books - Recipes and Ideas For Wedding Cakes

Are you a cake decorator looking for inspiration? Do you want to know how to make your own wedding cake? Are you a bride who would like to check out the latest trends and get new ideas that will wow your guests? How about a baker searching for great cake recipes and techniques?

My advice to you is to start with the old standby Wilton books which are are a great resource. The basics are covered on how to make a wedding cake and what cake decorating supplies you will need to make them with. Plus there are lots of photos of wedding cakes and all occasion cakes to look at for ideas.

An all time favorite cake book for inspiration is a book called Cakewalk by Margaret Braun. Her cake ideas are unconventional and artistic. Her book is so beautiful that you can use it as a coffee table book. A book that should be in every bakers library is The Bakers Manual by the late Joseph Amendola who was a beloved teacher at the Culinary Institute of America since the 1950's. I have an old beat up copy of the manual from the 70's and refer to it often. There is a new updated version on the market now, maybe It's time I get one. The book is written for the student as well as professionals.

Three of the best books for recipes and ideas for wedding cakes in my opinion are The Cake Bible by Rose Levy Berenbaum, A Piece of Cake by Susan Purdy and The Simple Art Of Perfect Baking by Flo Braker. Each book has fantastic recipes and ideas for cakes. From how to bake the cakes, construction and boxing them for delivery and mailing as well.

Now if you are a complete foodie or know someone that is then Larouusse Gastronomique is the perfect gift to give yourself or someone else. It will answer every question you have ever had about anything cooking or baking related, including historical facts. The world's Greatest Cookery Encyclopedia is chock full of information and so heavy you could use it as a form of weight training every time you go to pick it up.
The best recipes for wedding cakes are cakes that are firm yet moist. If you wanted to use a less firm cake I do have tips for you.Always work with a very cold or frozen cake when putting a tiered cake togetherUse a filling that will firm up when cooled such as a buttercream or a mousse that contains butter.Avoid creamy and slippery wet fillings or frostings or you may end up with a cake wreck on your hands.

If you would like to learn more about cake books, recipes and get cake decorating ideas then visit my wedding cake website. You will find complete reviews of all of the cake books in my collection and can leave a review of your own there as well and check out what other people are saying about their favorite baking books.

Lorelie Carvey's website http://www.wedding-cakes-for-you.com/, shares her expertise with aspiring cake decorators how to make a wedding cake. Bridesmaids and brides get free resources to help plan your unique wedding and shower celebration. Lorelie invites you to submit your baking book reviews and wedding cake book reviews. Go to http://www.wedding-cakes-for-you.com/baking-books.html

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Book Review - Simply Quick and Easy Recipes Cookbook

Being a mother and grandmother and running a busy household, I don't always have hours to spend in my kitchen preparing meals for my family.

When it comes to purchasing cookbooks, I look for versatile books that have easy to understand recipes with common easy to find ingredients. A big plus for me is if they don't take a lot of time to make!

One of my favorite cookbooks is called Simply Quick and Easy Recipes published by Parragon Publishing, first published in 2001. This cookbook was published in the UK, but is easily available here in the United States, matter of fact, I purchased mine at a local bookstore back in 2002.

If you are trying to locate this item, here is the ISBN number to make it easier, which is 1-84273-218-8.

This hardbound book contains over 180 quick and easy recipes that even the beginner can master. All of the recipes are illustrated in easy to understand cooking terms.

The book is divided into 5 chapters plus the introduction and index sections. You will find recipes for: Soups and Appetizers, Light Meals and Salads, Meat and Poultry, Fish and Seafood and a beautiful Desserts chapter.

Each recipe in the book will tell you how many people it will serve, an ingredients list, directions on how to make the recipe along with a few serving suggestions. I really enjoy the "Cook's Tips" that are sprinkled through out the book.

If you appreciate great photography in your books, you will really enjoy this one. The photographs are enough to wet your appetite before you even look at the ingredients list.

This is a very comprehensive 384 page book with quick and easy to prepare recipes, that you can make for your family on any given day of the week. I recommend this book to both new and well-seasoned cooks.

Shelly Hill enjoys cooking and baking for her family and friends. Shelly has an extensive cookbook collection and enjoys both vintage and modern day cookbooks. You can visit Shelly online at http://www.workathomebusinessoptions.com/ or her recipe and cooking blog at http://wahmshelly.blogspot.com/

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First Class Recipes

I tried this it's pretty amazing, I wasn't sure what kind of product I was getting for my money, but I was pretty impressed initially by the price of the all the cook books, it was a great deal.

Once I got the cook books and I saw the multitude of recipes within each book, there are bbq recipes, bread recipes, appetizers, awesome breakfast recipes, even the many options of wines and other alcoholic beverages suggested for specific meals and how to make them.

I love First Class Recipes! It's no more eating out for me, the restaurant is right in my home lol. I would spend a lot of money out at the restaurants as well because to me there was nothing like that restaurant taste. I brought that taste home!

I used to struggle sometimes too with which restaurant to go to, certain restaurants have specific food or appetizer choices that they only can specialize in, well now with these cook books I am able to combine a variety of choice all at once of food and/or appetizers that I would normally choose from at certain restaurants.

Not only that, the bbq recipes are so amazing. Trust me, I was no bbq wizard, but bbq parties are always at my house now!

How can we forget about the wines and spirits, only restaurants can made them just perfectly, but the secrets to how they are made, mixed and meshed are revealed. I am my own personal bartender! Unfortunately the books don't tell you how to juggle the bottles, lol, but it's ok, I am definitely satisfied.

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America's Secret Recipes

I always wanted to improve my cooking despite the fact that I am very bad at it, and nothing seems to come out well out of my hands. But I still got my hope and decided to start looking for some good recipes (what I mean by this is something that tastes good even with my clumsy skills). And I think I might have found it.

I absolutely love restaurant food and the spices they use to make it so much different from what we make at home. I always wondered what made it so delicious despite the fact that we use the seemingly same ingredients at home, with worse results.

Then I found a recipe book written by Ron Douglas, named (conveniently) "America's Secret Recipes", that advertised the fact that the book held restaurant secrets and recipes that the billion dollar companies like KFC, Pizza Hut, Red Lobster and many others are trying to keep away from the public. Who doesn't want to learn how to cook up a Pizza Hut house special huh? Yes, the book has it's share of Pizza Recipes and deserts! Yeah, actually I always wanted to know how they make those exceptionally tasty Tiramisu cakes. I always had it in for those.

The book also tries to make use of easy recipes in a sense of presenting the recipes by their signature companies, for example if you're looking for KFC specials, you will find them all in one spot so you don't need to read every recipe in the book to actually find what you're looking for.

Overall, the book is worth that special price tag I got it for, especially if you get it while that special offer with the second volume is still there. You practically get two good books for a very low price tag. As Ron said, you spend a lot of money eating out, money you could use somewhere you really need it, while making great meals for your family and receiving great compliments for your cooking.

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The Dancing Gourmet: A Ballerina's Healthy Recipes for Fitness

Linda Hymes shares a full repertory of delicious, healthy recipes that are fit for dancers and non-dancers alike in The Dancing Gourmet: Recipes To Keep You on Your Toes. Heck, these are recipes to keep you fit. Hymes knows the secrets of preparing tantalizing dishes that won't add to your waistline- she trained at the prestigious School of American Ballet in New York City before becoming a professional ballerina for fifteen years. After retiring, she pursued her greatest passion- food- and attended the world-renowned Le Cordon Bleu in London.

The Dancing Gourmet is a perfect marriage of gourmet food and elegant aesthetic. Anyone who loves ballet or who wishes to look like a dancer by eating right will enjoy the mouth-watering, colorful photos of food and Hymes during some of her finest dancing moments- both seem to jump right off the page. The Dancing Gourmet is flavored with humor throughout it pages: the recipes are categorized by ballet's positions of the feet, from first position (appetizers and small plates) through fifth position(entrees). The final section involves the prerequisite visit to the Land Of the Sweets (a reference from the second act of the much-beloved Nutcracker) which no ballet career or gourmet dining experience should be without.

Eating right doesn't have to be a punishment. In fact, it can be quite pleasurable. Choices from the third category of salads (not just rabbit food!, according to Hymes) such as the grilled chicken salad with spicy blackberry dressing, thai eggplant salad with pickled garlic, and sole and salmon twirls with maple glaze are appealing, or curried banana balls with masoor daal and cold sesame soba with tofu for the vegetarian crowd. Top it all off with a cup of fresh-brewed chai and a slice of pavlova cake. Brava!

Grier Cooper is a California-based writer, photographer and dancer. She draws on over twenty years of experience as a dancer, teacher and performer to create fiction and non-fiction for children and adults. For more information and tips about dance, sign up for a weekly free newsletter @ http://www.griercooper.com/ and receive a free E-book, "The Dancer's Guide To Life".

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The Pioneer Woman Cooks - Recipes From an Accidental Country Girl

My first experience with one of Ree Drummond's recipes came when I was surfing the internet for the ultimate apple dumpling recipe. My husband had stated that he'd never had an apple dumpling that he actually liked (and folks, this is rare. He is the easiest man to please cooking-wise.)

Because of the dearth of an adequate apple dumpling recipe, I made it my mission one day to find a recipe. I happened upon Ree Drummond's site of The Pioneer Woman and was astounded at the blog I found there. The first thing I noticed was the gorgeous photograph of apple dumplings on a beautiful blue and white dish with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on the side. The photograph alone had my mouth watering.

But it was the way she talked about her mom and the recipes she wanted her mom to bring when she came for a visit that made me keep reading. This is one cookbook author who isn't afraid to be authentic. One of the first recipes Ree recreated from her mother's binder of recipes was the apple dumpling recipe. I'm an impatient person, so I just printed off the recipe, got the ingredients and went to work. My family felt they had died and gone to heaven (even if I didn't serve them on such a beautiful plate as she did). I made eight batches of those dumplings before they finally allowed me to stop.

That's when I returned to her blog and marveled at the detailed way she shares her recipes. Every step has a beautiful photograph. Her marvelous sense of humor pervades the writing. It took no time for me to be completely hooked, wondering if there was enough ink and paper in the whole world to copy every one of her recipes for my very own. I felt I had stumbled upon the greatest cookbook ever.

I guess William Morrow Cookbooks felt the same way because that is when I discovered that she had a cookbook coming out. They made good use of her step-by-step process complete with photographs in the cookbook. No complaints here about not enough photographs of important steps.

I bought one of the first copies. I was very anxious to find out if the cookbook was as good as her blog. I'm here to tell you that my only disappointment in the book is that it is far too short. Now don't get me wrong...her cookbook is a standard-sized cookbook. I just know that there were a few of my favorites from her blog that didn't make the cut. (Do I hear a sequel in her future? I hope so...)

I read a review of her cookbook by Publishers Weekly. They commented that her constant references to her husband, The Marlboro Man, made the book distracting and juvenile. I'm guessing that a man wrote that review. As for this woman, I was enchanted by her serialized story of her romance with a cowboy that took her from the sushi-eating vegetarian beaches of California to the heart of cattle country. The main story is on her blog. Anyone who has read that understands the references in the book. In fact, to me, that was a big part of the charm of her book.

If you're just looking for a good cookbook without any of the down-home stories about life on a ranch, buy a Betty Crocker or Joy of Cooking cookbook.

If you're looking for entertainment, combined with the most detailed recipes with step-by-step full color photographs that are sure to guarantee your success, check out The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl. It's my new favorite cookbook, and I've given them as gifts to my favorite cooks.

About the Author:

Kathleen Birmingham is a ghostwriter of hundreds of articles, lesson plans, newsletters, and books. Currently she is partnering with Russ Stevenson creating a system to help numerous people get their ideas out of their heads and down on paper. For more insight into her philosophies on the business of writing, visit her at:

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Copyright - Kathleen A. Birmingham. All Rights Reserved Worldwide.

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Homemade Secret Restaurant Recipes

- This recipe cookbook gives you plenty of recipes for you to choose from. With over 700 very thoroughly explained recipes that are easy to make, you will be enjoying cooking for far less money and save a lot of your time. It is great for preparing magnificent dishes for a parties, gatherings etc. Also you don't have to have any over the top cooking knowledge and skills. You will be able to prepare a meal in a matter of minutes. The cookbook's author Ron Douglas has perfectly explained every single step of preparing the meal. His style of writing is humorous so you will have fun cooking.

- The average American family eats out 3 to 4 time a week. If you compare the long waiting lines at the restaurants or fast food franchises with you, by yourself in your kitchen, you will feel more relaxed and actually enjoy while you preparing your favorite restaurant dish.

- It is a money saver. By staying at your home preparing it yourself you will save money that you usually give away for gas.

- With this book you additionally get 7 more cookbooks for free. A Secret Sauces book, Good Ole Comfort Foods, Grilling book, Kids dishes book, Special occasion recipes book, and a book with recipes for diabetic people.

All in one, this makes a great bargain, its reviews are phenomenal and it is offered by a very affordable price.
It gives you the opportunity the be the home chef that everybody loves. At the end of the day you will have your dish made, your money saved and the pleasure of doing both things guaranteed. No wonder it's the best selling cookbook.

If you think this is just a frame-up go read the Book Review it surely will stuff you with plenty of healthy and useful information.

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Secret Restaurants Recipes We All Want to Know - Must Read

This article is about the contents of the famous secret restaurant recipes cookbook. The cookbook is actually 2 books, there is a volume 1 and 2. Ron Douglas is the person who found out this information and has been on Fox news, Good Morning America, and People Magazine with the books. The recipes are from many famous restaurant recipes.

The recipes come from upper end restaurants as well as famous fast food restaurants. Some of the restaurants are Applebees, Red Lobster, Bob Evans, Ben and Jerry's, Olive garden, White Castle, Chillis, Outback steak house and more. Including such recipes as Kentucky fried chicken original recipe, Pizza hut pan pizza, Cracker barrel chicken salad, Tony Roma's original barbecue sauce, Red Lobster cheddar biscuits and Ruby Tuesdays sonoran cheese sauce to name a few.

There are bonuses included such as lifetime access to secret recipes archive, Secret sauces cookbook, Good ole comfort foods cookbook, Grill master cookbook, Special occasion cookbook, Diabetic delights cookbook, and Kid approved cookbook.

In conclusion, you can save a lot of money by making these dishes yourself at your home. You will know what the recipes are going to taste like before you buy the cookbook. If you have not been able to eat out as much or not been able to eat out at all because of the economy, then all these books will make it possible for you to have your favorite restaurants food again anytime that you want. These books will also be perfect for complimenting a cookbook collection.

For additional information about the cookbooks and recipes go HERE

My name is Scott Jenkins. I am a internet business person, civil engineer, and like to eat good food.

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