This remarkable cookbook features recipes from the Northeast, South, Midwest, Southwest and West regions of the United States. Many people recognize the Taste of Home title from their many cookbooks and their magazines. This book features real recipes from real people just like you. Colored pictures and very easy to read instructions are on every page. Page 272 features the Wisconsin State Fair Cream Puffs recipe and a little history about them. Page 195 features Ozark Pudding Cake with a note of its origin. Page 431 features All-day Apple Butter that is made in your crockpot and some very interesting facts about apples. Kool-Aid pickles, horseshoe sandwiches, Chicago deep-dish pizza, chocolate fluffer-nutter sandwiches and prosciutto-stuff meat loaf are just some of the featured recipes. Maple-Cream Apple Pie, Potato Chip Cookies and Salisbury steak with gravy along with Creamed Corn with Bacon are tried and true recipes. Are you getting hungry? Just check this book out along with other great cookbooks at your local library. Enjoy!

Paula L. / Marathon County Public Library
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I just received access to Taste of Home Recipes Across America for review from NetGalley and I have to say that I am duly impressed. I do not usually review cookbooks but this one caught my eye. I have always loved Taste of Home recipes but this cookbook takes it a bit farther in that the recipes are from people all over the country. I have gone ahead and bookmarked a great selection of recipes that I think I will definitely be trying, from breads to veggies and everything in between, from east coast to west. I think that the first ones I will try are the bread recipes. I have not bought a loaf of bread in months as I prefer to make my own and since I received a KitchenAid for Christmas I will be putting it to use. Beware that there are over 655 recipes to chose from.
I think that if you love to cook and bake as I do, then this is definitely the cookbook for you.

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Taste of Home Recipes Across America: 735 of the Best Recipes from Across the Nation
by Taste of Home
Taste of Home has done it again! Another fantastic cookbook and great value! This hardback cookbook is a great addition to my collection. Taste of Home cookbooks are a favorite of mine. I can use the recipe knowing they have been thoroughly tested to make sure all runs smoothly in my preparation. I especially like this because I am not wasting my time or food investment throwing out a recipe “flop”.
Taste of Home Recipes Across America opens the door to a whole new experience in learning about and cooking family favorites from different regions in the U.S. that is different from your own. This way I won’t get in a rut of just “southern” cooking. I love the fact that the recipes come from 100’s of other cooks just like me all across the U.S., not just recipes from one person. This adds so much variety and creativity for my meals!
Northeast, South, Midwest, Southwest, West Regions are well represented with Main dishes, Sides and More, and Sweets. The color pictures of recipes are excellent. Recipe lay outs are easy to read and follow. I enjoyed the “dishing out about food” boxes on the pages that interesting information and history on different foods. Also included are color pictures from each region highlighting yearly special events and locations in those areas. This cookbook would be fun just to curl up in a chair with and browse through. There is so much to read and see!
The back of the book had two handy indexes. One listed the recipes in alphabetical order. The other was quite extensive and you could find the recipe by ingredient, regions, and type (appetizers, etc.). Finding it by ingredient is a bonus for me because I might have unthawed chicken and can’t decide what to fix, or I am craving something with eggplant and haven’t a clue what to make. These features make the cookbook very user friendly. Positively a cookbook you will want to own!
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There's a nice variety of recipes from around the US with varying levels of difficulty. Nearly anyone can find the right recipe for the occasion. Neatly presented with factoids and photos not just of the food, quotes and notes. This is one of those cookbooks that's actually enjoyable to read. ( )