Just before Christmas we got this great cookbook from the library called "The Best New Recipe." It's written by Cook's Magazine and the show America's Test Kitchen, so each recipe is accompanied by the reason why they chose the ingredients they did and what the ingredients do. You need to give yourself a good half hour to read all their reasonings and then read the recipe, but it's totally worth it. I've learned that instead of using buttermilk you can use regular milk and just add a tablespoon of lemon juice. Although I don't remember why that works.
We've made and loved; black beans with lime and cilantro, beef and broccoli, fried rice, french toast, and the greatest pancakes ever (you don't even need syrup!). The only thing that wasn't the best ever was their thick and chewy chocolate chip cookies, they still don't touch the Tollhouse recipe.
We couldn't keep this gem to ourselves so we bought it for Christmas for ourselves, my dad, my sister, and my father in-law. I'd love it if you all shared your favorite recipes from the book!
You aren't kidding. This cook book is amazing. The fried rice we made was better than any from a restaurant I've had.
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