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Anyone who reads this site knows that I love Bon Appetit magazine, well I also love the Bon Appetit cookbook.  During the holidays they were selling copies that had free magazine subscriptions.  I loved that!  If you already had a subscription then it was extended.  Okay, enough about buying the book, let’s talk about the book itself.

This cookbook contains 1,200 recipes.  It is huge.  It would take a really long time to work through the whole book, but it sure would be worth it.  The book contains sections on breakfast and brunch, appetizers, soups and stews, salads, sandwiches and burgers, pasta and pizzas, rice, grains, beans, meatless main courses, meats, poultry, fish and shellfish, potatoes, vegetables, breads, jams and condiments, cakes, pies and tarts, custards and puddings, fruit desserts, frozen desserts, cookies, brownies and candy, and drinks.  See what I mean, I wasn’t kidding about how many recipes there are.  There are color photos, but they are few and far between.  Some of the techniques are shown in drawings, like trussing a chicken. 

The desserts section is a wonder with such treats as chocolate-espresso lava cakes and toffee cheesecake with carmel sauce.  The recipes range from quick and easy to very advanced.  It’s a great cookbook if you just can’t decide what to make for dinner.(with all of these options you still may have a hard time deciding)