i need to thank someone for a cookbook recommendation

[fizzgig]

i posted a rather long time ago asking for recommendations and either njcher or grasswire suggested the cook's illustrated 30-minute recipe book. well, i finally got it and spent last night going through it and OMFG I CAN'T WAIT TO PUT THESE RECIPES IN MY MOUTH! i can't decide what i'm going to make first.

thank you, friend, for pointing me in the right direction

[PennyK]

1. I LOVE Cook's Illustrated

Their publications are full of great recipes. I'm limited as to what I can make, since I follow a low-carb diet, but every single one I've tried (including their tirami su for a big holiday) comes out wonderful!

[fizzgig]

2. we've been using their turkey recipe for three or four years now and will never go back

i poured over the book last night and started making a list of what looks good so that i could make a quick reference guide. i filled up one side of the sheet of paper and i'm not even halfway through the book

i love to cook, but i generally don't get home from work until near 10 and my level of enthusiasm for a big production is pretty low. they have a bunch of skillet pasta meals that i'm really interested in trying.

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

3. I have very mixed feelings about Cooks Illustrated

Sometimes the recipes are very good, and sometimes not. Their attitude of "this is the one true way to cook <X>" is pompous at best. I ordinarily make a baked macaroni and cheese -- a recipe I got from a James Beard cookbook, I forget which one -- but I once made the stovetop macaroni and cheese recipe from Best American Classics and the universal reaction in my family was "never use that recipe again".

[grasswire]

4. must have been Cher, Fizzer

I don't think it was me.

I do recommend Eating Well to people occasionally.

Enjoy!