Best Recipes from the Backs of Boxes Bottles Cans and Jars or Comfort Table

Best Recipes from the Backs of Boxes, Bottles, Cans and Jars

Author: Ceil Dyer

More than 600 pages of beloved and classic recipes, all tested and proven in the kitchens of your favorite food manufacturers.

These are the recipes you meant to clip and save: the ones on that jar label, those cans, on the back of the box. They come from the test kitchens of America's food manufacturers--Kraft, Borden, Libby's and more--and every dish has become one of the nation's favorites. Everybody loves these classics: Kellogg's® Crunchy Baked Chicken, Campbell's® Scalloped Potatoes, the original Chex Party Mix, Rice Krispies Marshmallow Treats, Vanilla "Philly" Frosting. There's even a recipe from the Tabasco® hot pepper sauce people for Irish Stew that was developed by James Beard. In addition to being delicious, they're fast and easy to make, with detailed instructions for perfect results every time.

Comfort Table

Author: Katie Lee Joel

Nothing is more comforting than a home-cooked meal. And the best home cooking starts with fresh ingredients found close to home with foods that are local, seasonal, and organic. Raised in her grandmother's Southern kitchen, Katie Lee Joel comes from a "family of great cooks and big eaters." And she knows exactly what appeals to the home cook: recipes that are delicious, easy to follow, quick to prepare, and made with readily available seasonal ingredients.

In The Comfort Table, Katie dips into her archive of family recipes and updates all the classics from her childhood growing up in West Virginia, and also creates some inventive new favorites. This mouthwatering assortment of more than 125 recipes includes Southern staples like Fried Green Tomatoes, Chicken and Dumplings, Peach Cobbler, Meatloaf, and the quintessential Pulled Pork BBQ, which stand alongside contemporary classics like Roasted Carrot and Ginger Soup, Citrus-Tarragon Mahi-Mahi, and Dijon and Pistachio-Crusted Rack of Lamb.

But The Comfort Table is about more than just good old-fashioned home cooking. It's about sharing delicious, healthful meals-made with love-for friends and family. Katie's rich assortment of recipes for starters, salads, soups, entrees, side dishes, breads, breakfast, desserts, and drinks, is accompanied by entertaining tips and anecdotes to delight the modern foodie. The Comfort Table is a comprehensive, unpretentious, refreshingly accessible guide to creating unforgettable meals for occasions big and small.