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Summary: Using it a lot
Comment: I got this book off amazon not too long ago after I had checked it out at the library and really liked it. The pictures are great. I tried the easy tiramisu dessert- but I made a few substitutions. Don't. It wasn't that great, could be better as the original. The minty middle treasures didn't look anything like the picture. Didn't taste as good as I was hoping, either. My sister made the swedish nuts and liked it. I'll be making the peppermint bon bon brownies and the peppermint swirled cookies. There are just so many to try. Another con is that if you're looking for lighter recipes, this isn't the book. I'm on a small weight loss quest, and these are really fatty and sugary desserts. That's what makes them taste good, though.
Today my sister and I tried to make the Christmas Cottages with graham crackers, and it didn't work. The directions seem silly- they say dip the edges of the cracker in the frosting and it doesn't work. Also graham crackers aren't necessarily level, they have a little bend to them, so the don't stand together well. It's also really hard to cut a graham cracker- we kept breaking them trying to make the peak on the roof.
At any rate, I haven't tried even half of the things I want to yet, so... I still love the book. I haven't even experimented with the main meal recipes yet but looking forward to it. (It takes a lot longer to get through leftovers when it's only my husband and I trying to finish off the experiments.)
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Summary: Best Gingersnap Recipe Ever
Comment: There is a Gingersnap cookie recipe in this book that is amazing. I make them every holiday season for family and friends and everyone LOVES them and looks forward to eating them year-round. Highly recommended for the Gingersnaps alone!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Beautiful book with doable recipes
Comment: This was a treat to myself at Christmas. It's a beautiful book, well worth the price, with recipes that most people would be able to make without a lot of trouble. No long laundry lists of ingredients!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Betty Crocker Christmas Cookbook
Comment: I had borrowed this book from the library and kept renewing it because I liked it so much. Finally I decided I should just buy my own copy. Has some very good recipes in it and I like that it has a lot of colored illustations in it. So many cookbooks nowadays just have the recipes but no pictures. I like to see pictures to get some idea of how it looks and also to get serving suggestions.
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Summary: Betty Crocker Christmas Cookbook (Betty Crocker Books)
Comment: Excellent recipes. The punch recipes were especially good.
Summary: Using it a lot
Comment: I got this book off amazon not too long ago after I had checked it out at the library and really liked it. The pictures are great. I tried the easy tiramisu dessert- but I made a few substitutions. Don't. It wasn't that great, could be better as the original. The minty middle treasures didn't look anything like the picture. Didn't taste as good as I was hoping, either. My sister made the swedish nuts and liked it. I'll be making the peppermint bon bon brownies and the peppermint swirled cookies. There are just so many to try. Another con is that if you're looking for lighter recipes, this isn't the book. I'm on a small weight loss quest, and these are really fatty and sugary desserts. That's what makes them taste good, though.
Today my sister and I tried to make the Christmas Cottages with graham crackers, and it didn't work. The directions seem silly- they say dip the edges of the cracker in the frosting and it doesn't work. Also graham crackers aren't necessarily level, they have a little bend to them, so the don't stand together well. It's also really hard to cut a graham cracker- we kept breaking them trying to make the peak on the roof.
At any rate, I haven't tried even half of the things I want to yet, so... I still love the book. I haven't even experimented with the main meal recipes yet but looking forward to it. (It takes a lot longer to get through leftovers when it's only my husband and I trying to finish off the experiments.)
Customer Rating:
Summary: Best Gingersnap Recipe Ever
Comment: There is a Gingersnap cookie recipe in this book that is amazing. I make them every holiday season for family and friends and everyone LOVES them and looks forward to eating them year-round. Highly recommended for the Gingersnaps alone!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Beautiful book with doable recipes
Comment: This was a treat to myself at Christmas. It's a beautiful book, well worth the price, with recipes that most people would be able to make without a lot of trouble. No long laundry lists of ingredients!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Betty Crocker Christmas Cookbook
Comment: I had borrowed this book from the library and kept renewing it because I liked it so much. Finally I decided I should just buy my own copy. Has some very good recipes in it and I like that it has a lot of colored illustations in it. So many cookbooks nowadays just have the recipes but no pictures. I like to see pictures to get some idea of how it looks and also to get serving suggestions.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Betty Crocker Christmas Cookbook (Betty Crocker Books)
Comment: Excellent recipes. The punch recipes were especially good.