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Best Beginner Cookbook

by Alison Moore Smith on January 31, 2010

For Christmas this year I got the best basic cookbook on the market along with a wonderful holiday cookbook from my husband. Our kids also got a great Christmas surprise this year with Betty Crocker Cooking Basics: Recipes and Tips to Cook with Confidence.
This hardcover, spiral-bound book is packed with useful information for the beginning [...]

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Best Holiday Cookbook

by Alison Moore Smith on January 27, 2010

I love holidays and I love traditions — almost to the point of a mental disorder. In spite of this malady, Sam indulged me this Christmas with the gorgeous Betty Crocker Christmas Cookbook. This hardcover book is laden with beautiful photography. (Oh, yes, chocolate can be beautiful!) It is the most usable holiday cookbook I’ve [...]

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Best Basic Cookbook

by Alison Moore Smith on January 22, 2010

One of the most-used gifts from our wedding in 1985 (read that: big hair and enormous sleeves) was our 1982 edition of the Betty Crocker Cookbook. The fact that neither of us is much good in the kitchen notwithstanding, this excellent collection of recipes and cooking tips has served us well over the past quarter [...]

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Christmas: A Perfect Time to Barbecue

by Alison Moore Smith on December 15, 2009

With the temperature hovering in the teens on the building site, it seems on odd time to talk about barbecuing. Most people are hunkered down in front of the fire with a steaming mug of cocoa. But in our house, Christmas is the perfect time to break out the barbecue grill and get cooking.
When we [...]

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Professional Kitchen Ranges

by Alison Moore Smith on April 28, 2009

Appliances are not only a major expense in a home, but also a long-term investment. If you choose well, your appliances should give you years of service.
In our last home we installed a Wolf 48″ professional rangetop, model SRT484DG, with four gas burners and a dual griddle. Coming from a ceramic top stove, this upgrade [...]

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The Best Blender

by Alison Moore Smith on April 13, 2009

Cooking is not my hobby, it’s a necessary evil for survival. I don’t want a bunch of gee-whiz gizmos in my kitchen. I want a few, high-quality, multi-purpose tools that are easy to use.
When it comes to kitchen blenders that means something crafted for years of hard labor actually blending big chunks of food—because I [...]

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