The recipes are straightforward and easy to follow for the cooking appliance
585279
The recipes are straightforward and easy to follow for the cooking appliance. There is enough to prepare food for the week in breakfast and a lot of variety for meals or sauces and dips. Chicken with Herbs is so simple but so delicious, but I am looking forward to making Apple Chicken next. Thanks author for creating us a new book for all of us!
3605955
I love the simplicity of the instructions here as well as the inclusion of the preparation and cooking time. I am a very busy person. But I love to eat as well. This appliance and the recipes in this book make great partners for me in the kitchen.

Recommended!
1971846
Harumi's recipes are just the thing if you'd like to try your hand at some simple Japanese dishes. Her directions are clear and most of the ingredients are not too hard to find. If you try her recipes for green beans with ground meat or green beans with black sesame sauce, for instance, you will have created dishes that are simple, pleasing, and, well, Japanese. And if you've ever been to Japan and had that delicious pancake called okonomiyaki, then longed to reproduce it, Harumi gives you a pretty good recipe for making it right at home. Her variations on miso soup are good, too. I am less tempted by the "fusion" type dishes like "tofu with basil and gorgonzola dressing," which seem a bit odd to me. And the book does, annoyingly, lack an index, although it has a good glossary. I haven't tried all of her recipes, but my favorite so far is her easy and homey take on gyoza (dumplings). And although she has some recipes for making sushi, I'm leaving that job to the excellent sushi chefs in Portland (Maine).
2396330
I bought this book from the Bon Ami/Faultless Starch Company when it was part of a special offer in the late 1990s.  The recipes were submitted by customers of the company's products and compiled into this volume.

The book is divided into recipes for mostly baked goods, desserts, muffins, pancakes, and breads.  The instructions are easy to follow and almost all the recipes I have tried are now family favorites.

I recommend this book because the recipes are simple, easy to follow and make use of ingredients available at any supermarket.  It is perfect for someone who likes to cook or bake but has limited time and needs a simple approach.

I hope at some point the Bon Ami/Faultless Starch Company will publish another volume of recipes.
4452022
I received a complimentary copy of Grandma's Back to Basics All Natural More than Just a Cookbook as a member of the Dorrance Publishing Book Review Team.  Visit dorrancebookstore.com to learn how you can become a member of the Book Review Team.

Teresa Thompson's recipes take simple and common staples and turn them into complex and rich tasting foods. I tried a few recipes and found most of the ones turned out above my expectations. Though the ingredients in the Potato Soup(pg. 181) were incredibly simple, they worked together really well and tasted great. The biscuit recipe didn't turn out as well as my own grandmother's, but that fault may have been with the chef and not the recipe. My son also enjoyed the Oatmeal Carrot Cookies and if a recipe can fool a child into eating vegetables, it has my seal of approval.

My few main issues with the book were with format and printing. Because the recipe instructions were written in paragraph form, they were often confusing. A few times, the instructions were so vague, it was hard to tell when I was done cooking or if I was correctly following the recipe. There also seemed to be some issues with the printer's format because spacing was off due to the phantom "Strawberry Milkshake" recipe title popping up throughout the book. I found my confidence in the quality of printing and editing slightly unreliable, but was still able to read most of the recipes despite the repeating typo.

Teresa Thompson's writing in the introduction was simple and to the point. It wasn't elegant or flowery. She didn't try and sugar-coat her reasoning for writing the cookbook or persuade me with difficult vocabulary, but simply stated her purpose and hopes for the cookbook. While in some circumstances I may not have been impressed with Thompson, her words and language prove she isn't interested in just selling books, but focused on the quality of each individual recipe.
1763801
Mina Joshi's vegetarian recipes are easy to follow, easy to cook. I like her detailed instructions and the accompanying photos which give me something to aim for when I try one of her recipes.
4099683
Its hard to find gluten-free recipe books in the first place, and when you do, they can be overwhelming. This book has the right number of recipes and isn't too much information to digest. There are easy to follow recipes and they are tasty! I love that I can make variations and there are suggestions for doing so. In a foreign world of vegan and gluten free, I find myself at home with this cookbook. It makes a complicated process easy, really easy for a beginner cook. I love the pictures and inspiration from quotes/introductions.
3641263
These are easy, simple recipes that use common ingredients. There is a wide variety of foods with good flavors.

I would have given it 5 stars but some of the recipes' nutritional breakdowns do not match the ingredient totals (using the USDA food database).

And something I would rather have seen is that recipes listing things in size would list in weight instead, like it seems what the book calls a medium potato, would be the smallest size my grocery store has.
4526508
I was looking to lose a few pounds and identify some foods that are generally allergic to the population. I caught the episode on Dr. Oz one day and saw the potential of identifyinng foods that have bothered me through the years. I have always had food  allegies since I was a child; I am now 65 and needed some alternatives for my diet. The food recipes are simple and non inflammatory items that are easy to make. I did not follow the plan in detail. However, I tried the recipes and have lost six pounds in that last two weeks when I started the program. I do exercise every other day with weight machines, elliptical, and tread mill but wanted a more freindly way of eating for me. This book offers a way of introducing and explaining foods that cause weight gain even though they are considered good for you. Was worth the cost and I use the recipes every week for me and my Rugby playing son who is graduating with his Masters degree this spring.
493630
My food processor has been hiding in my cabinet for years. This cookbook is filled with recipes and tips that make we want to leave it on the counter and use it more.  Recipes range from snacks to main entrees and desserts. I like that this book offers simple recipes with easy to find ingredients. The instructions are easy to follow that the beginner cook can follow. I just wish the Kindle version had more images. I received this product for free in exchange for my honest and unbiased review
1219042
I gave this cookbook as a gift for a novice cook who received a CrockPot as a gift and had never used one. She has told me that it is so easy to follow and has great recipes.  She loves it.
4488422
This book contains recipes with foolproof clear instructions to follow and all the easy to find ingredients are required here. Nothing too fancy, nothing too wild  I love it!
2572910
My wife loves this cookbook -- with one caveat: In the interest of simplicity, it seems that some of the recipes have almost been OVERSIMPLIFIED, and some important steps have been skipped. Simple example: a frittata recipe says something like, "Mix cooked potatoes with . . ." without saying how the potatoes should be cooked. Makes sense to boil them, of course, but why not say that?

That minor complaint aside, this is great -- quick, easy, tasty recipes with simple, healthy ingredients. Definitely recommend.
1289724
Easy to follow recipes. Do have a couple that have some expensive cuts of meat (at least for a mom trying to cook for a family of 5).
2039806
I like this cookbook, because it is practical and it is easy to find the ingredients for the featured recipes.  You don't have to be a genius in the kitchen to be able to prepare these simple, quick and tasty recipes.  I have quite a few of the Taste of Home cookbooks from the 1990's and early 2000's.  I have been pleased with all of them.  It's hard to mess up if you follow the directions.  There are good recipes for those concerned about feeding the family on a budget.  There is also an alphabatized ingredient index in the back.  I would recommend this book to anyone, but it would probably be especially nice for someone a little timid about cooking, because it would probably build their confidence.
4554028
I really enjoyed this recipe book. The instructions were simple and easy to follow. I could tell that the book encourages a healthy lifestyle because of the ingredients it suggests. I can't wait to start adapting some of these recipes. I plan on trying one a day, especially since most of them take under 30 minutes to prepare. A neat book and well-worth the price.
694784
I tried a few recipes, easy to follow and simple steps make my life in the kitchen enjoyable.