America: The Beautiful Cookbook

I purchased this book in West Berlin in 1991 and have used it so many times that the cover is gone and the binding is destroyed to I have to buy a new one! The recipes in this book never fail me and everyones always wanting to steal the book from me! I guard it with my life! I suggest EVERYONE who collects cookbooks or like to cook to purchase this book!! It's #1 in my collection!!!

I'm from Colombia and ten years ago my daughter bought at her school's book fair this magnificent jewel. Since then, I was drawn to buy the rest of the Series and so far, I'm the proud owner of seven other books from the series. (France, China, Thailand, Mediterrenean, Italy, Mexico and America Of course)I've tried lots of recipies and they all tourn out to be marvelous delights to a very picky palate. Congratulations on this coulinary home run. My only regret is that I'm limited to family and friends to buy the books, because I haven't been able to find a bookstore here in Colombia that sells the book. So I'm courious to Know if there is some alternate way to adquire them that doesn't imply traveling to the states?

If you enjoy tasting the finest of foods that have been all time traditional favorites and you want to know how to prepare them yourself, this cookbook is for you. This book opens up the doors of cooking and makes you an instant expert. Contains the best chili and fried chicken you can imagine. I create 11 to 13 different pies every holiday and the pies comes from recipes right here. People think I am the best cook around, I wouldn't be without this book. The soups will imspire you to not only learn how to create these soups but come up with inventions of your own. Seriously, this book is a must have for someone that really wants to learn how to cook and needs a great recipe that will inspire them to continue. I have a whole library of cookbooks but this is my favorite one and the one that gave me the encouragement to make cooking my hobby. The chicken frickase is the all time best chicken recipe in the world. Make that and mashed potatoes and corn and you will have any man coming back for more.

I have all the series of "The Beautiful Cookbooks" and the America and the Mexico one I believe are among the best ones.

All the traditional recipes. Great stories on their origin. Jummy cakes, delicious cookies. Fantastic holiday dinner ideas. Haven't found one recipe I didn't like. Easy to follow instructions. Me my mom and my sister all own a copy.Lots of meat, not to many fish recipes :-( For the ones out there on diets, be careful with this book, the pictures alone have you smelling chocolate :-)