Sunset Recipe Annual

I truly love these annuals, and it shows. Every one of my Sunset Annuals is spattered and bookmarked, because I use them so often. These are well bound, highly colorful editions, filled with the years collection of Sunset recipes. They are catalogued by ingredients ( vegetables, fruits,beef etc) as well as by category, so looking up a recipe is easy. The Biga Bread recipe is worth the price alone. Everything is well laid out, with lots of helpful hints to ensure success, whether you're baking a cake, or creating an exotic Asian dish. What I appreciate most about Sunset, is all their recipes are tested in their own kitchens, to make sure the average home user can recreate them easily. It gives you that extra bit of confidence when trying something new. If you want a durable, practical and highly usable cookbook, I recommend giving the Sunset Annuals a try.

What a great idea, having a whole years worth of Sunset magazine recipes in one book. I always save the magazines but sometimes I can't remember what issue a certain recipe was in and I waste time hunting for it. This selection of recipes is varied so there is definately something for any occasion. Sunset recipes are exciting and new but contain helpful hints that make me feel very comfortable. I have no problem trying out their new recipes on company. I only stumbled upon this book last year, but now want to continue purchasing them annually.

We bought this book because our stack of 1998 Sunset Magazines took up too much room and we could never remember which edition contained our favorite recipies. Of the two book shelves of cookbooks we have this is the book we pull out the most. Along with the great recipies it is well organized, contains educational cooking tips, wine pairing suggestions, and interesting articles about areas for vacationing and dining in the West. Our favorite recipie is the Oven-roasted Chilean Seabass! We're buying the 2000 and 2001 editions today.