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Originally posted by Fugee
Would the intended recipient want a cookbook with easier/quicker recipes or something with possibly more complicated but really good recipes? Cover and Bake tends to the latter so if the mother is time-crunched, it might not be the best.
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This is my concern about the Cook's Illustrated cookbooks. I have several, and subscribe to both magazines (and the web site). I love their stuff but I think their recipes are too complicated for what she wants. (Thanks too to TM Diva for this recommendation.)
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Originally posted by Fugee
If you go on Amazon and type in "casseroles" you will get a lot of hits. There are more casserole cookbooks than I would have omagined. Something by Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Southern Living, Good Housekeeping, etc. would probably have easier more basic recipes.
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Yeah, I've done that and also looked on Jessica's Biscuit and The Good Cookbook Club. I will think I've found one that looks promising but I will find no reviews (which makes me wonder if anyone actually uses this cookbook). Or I will find at least one review that makes me think the recipes are one-dish in service only -- the preparation stage takes a lot more (like lasagna). Or the alternative is something like the Taste of Home (Or GH or BHG) Casserole Cookbook which I fear will lean too heavily on ingredients like canned cream of mushroom soup.
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Originally posted by Fugee
Another suggestion isn't limited to casseroles, but has interesting and appealing recipes and is geared for the busy mom: "Desperation Dinners."
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Thanks, I haven't heard of that one but will check it out.
