This unique book contains 355 delicious recipes from cooks across North America - including plenty of ''comfort food'' ideas. Get the taste of real home-cooked meals by simply adding spices and fresh ingredients to ready-made store-bought mixes....

Whether you rely on fresh produce from your grocer or grow it yourself, you'll harvest a bounty of compliments whenever you serve these kitchen-tested delicious dishes. Sweet, succulent fresh fruits and vegetables can be used to bring versatility to your cooking, and fresh herbs add a bit of spice. This unique volume of more than 350 kitchen-tested recipes is guaranteed to give you new, fresh ideas for preparing mouth-watering meals with healthy ingredients. Illustrated with more than 225 photographs, you are sure to find just the right recipes to please even the fussiest eaters in your family.

You'll find soups and salads, main and side dishes, and desserts, which are sure to become family favorites that you'll make over and over again. Eat healthy and put real snap into your meals with crisp, tasty, fresh fruits and vegetables and herbs that are naturally high in vitamins and minerals. Each recipe is garnished with a short anecdote-"quotes from the cook"-so using this book is like sharing recipes with a good friend.

Whether you are using homegrown fruits, vegetables, and herbs or the abundant supply of fresh produce available at your local market, you can enjoy the taste of summer throughout the year with the delicious recipes in this book.

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The Taste of Home Baking Book is the ideal kitchen companion for anyone who enjoys making and sharing irresistible, fresh-from-the-oven treats! For the first time ever, the very best baking secrets from readers of Taste of Home magazine have been collected and specially selected to give you…

* 725+ RECIPES AND VARIATIONS, all tested, tasted, and approved by the Taste of Home editors and Test Kitchen staff.
* SIMPLE, STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS and quick-read ingredient lists to make baking a snap.
* 675+ COLOR PHOTOS of finished recipes, common ingredients and baking how-to’s.
* 13 COMPREHENSIVE CHAPTERS covering all the delicacies you love to make, including cookies, brownies, bars, pies, cakes, breads and more!
* PREP AND BAKE TIMES for every recipe to help plan your kitchen time.
* 150+ PRACTICAL, PROVEN TIPS for delicious results every time…plus handy reference charts.
* AT-A-GLANCE, ALPHABETICAL LISTS for each chapter and complete subject and reference indexes.

Whether you’re a novice or an experienced home baker, you’ll discover scrumptious sweets, savory treats and batches of delectable, oven-fresh ideas for any occasion in The Taste of Home Baking Book....