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  • Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book

    Better Homes and Gardens

    Ring-bound (Meredith Books, Aug. 1, 1996)
    A new edition of the best-selling cookbook features 1,200 kitchen-tested recipes, including six hundred new to this edition, along with menu suggestions, nutritional analyses, color-coded sections, step-by-step directions, full-color artwork, and more. 775,000 first printing.
  • Better Homes and Gardens Step-by-Step Kids' Cook Book

    "Better Homes and Gardens"

    Hardcover (Meredith Books, June 1, 1989)
    Shares simple recipes for sandwiches, biscuits, breads, beverages, vegetables, main dishes, and desserts, and offers suggestions for breakfast, lunches, and picnics
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  • Snack Attack!

    Better Homes and Gardens

    Spiral-bound (Better Homes and Gardens, Nov. 14, 2006)
    40 easy, delicious snacks for kids to create, from quick after school favorites to snacks filling enough to be meals.Easy-to-follow recipes, short ingredient lists and step-by-step instructions make it simple for kids to cook on their own.Yummy snacks with full-color creative illustrations make the book as much fun to look at as it is to use.Chapters include, Make a Snack a Meal, After School Favorites, Travelin' Food, Treats for Special Days and more!
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  • Kid Favorites Made Healthy: 150 Delicious Recipes Kids Can't Resist

    Better Homes and Gardens

    Paperback (Better Homes and Gardens, Dec. 16, 2003)
    Kid-friendly, healthy recipes that taste great and are fun to make.Practical tips and advice from a panel of experts help parents talk to their kids about healthful living and plan nutritious.Quick recipes for main dishes, sides, snacks, salads, and desserts use off-the-shelf ingredients.Complete nutrition information including carbohydrate guidelines and techniques for managing diabetes.Features recipes for favorite entrées, snacks, and goodies—all with the peace of mind in knowing nutritious meals are the delicious result.
  • New Junior Garden Book: Cool projects for kids to make and grow

    Better Homes and Gardens Books, Felder Rushing, Wayne Vincent

    Spiral-bound (Better Homes and Gardens, March 15, 1999)
    Unlike other childrenÂ’s books, this one talks to kids, not their parents. Vibrant copy and zany illustrations will excite them about digging in the dirt, planting, making special projects, and loving nature.38 kid-tested and kid-approved projects for young gardeners ages 6-14.More than 50 illustrations energize the book.Every page piques kidsÂ’ curiosity about plants and sparks their creativity.Primer on tools, identification of plant parts, and simple vocabulary.Easy-to-follow format makes gardening doable.All projects include materials that can easily be found around the house.Teaches how to create garden spaces from a recycled pop bottle planter to a raised garden bed.Long-term projects are paired with short-term crafts.Step-by-step instructions and illustrations, plus color photographs of finished projects.Features childrenÂ’s gardens from the American Horticultural Society and Garden Clubs of America.
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  • New Junior Cookbook

    Better Homes & Gardens

    Spiral-bound (Wiley, Oct. 18, 2004)
    More than 65 all-new recipes are age-appropriate, kid-tested and kid-tasted. Every recipe has a full-color fun illustration and recipe photo. Recipes use short ingredient lists and easy step-by-step instructions. Written and designed to appeal to 8- to 12-year-old children who are just beginning to cook on their own, as well as those who have some cooking experience. Cooking Basics chapter covers all the things kids need to know, such as kitchen safety, menu-planning, basic nutrition information, and how to read food labels. New illustrations and new features make this a must-have reference cookbook for kids and their parents to use together. Simply delicious recipes that kids will have fun preparing and the whole family will enjoy eating. Yummy recipes include: Farmhouse Breakfast Pizza, Sun-Up Sandwiches, Fast Fixin’ Fajitas, Mighty Melts, Ooey Gooey Fudge Sauce, Raining Berries Turnovers. Includes recipes for special celebrations and diabetic exchanges.
  • Trade Secrets: Insider Advice on Getting Your Own Personal Style

    Better Homes and Gardens

    Hardcover (Better Homes and Gardens, March 16, 2004)
    Highlights 21 homes of product designers, interior designers, photostylists, and shopkeepers. This inspirational book is filled with the newest ideas and pro tips to create personal style using color, furniture, accessories, and fabrics. Ideas for styles, from clean contemporary to relaxed Tuscan and more.Shows quick ways to get ready for guests plus 12 weekend ideas to freshen homes.Includes source lists to get "the look" with must-have fabrics, antiques, and accessories.
  • The New Grilling Book

    Kristi Fuller, Better Homes and Gardens

    Ring-bound (Better Homes and Gardens, March 15, 2000)
    Barbecue lovers will rejoice! This is the definitive guide to grilling, with everything cooks need to know, from the basics to the secrets of master grillers. Recipes include main dishes and sauces, appetizers, side dishes, even desserts.Easy-to-use ringbound format.Cooking directions for charcoal and gas grills and smokers.Hundreds of timesaving tips. Color photos. Useful charts.Preparation and grilling times and nutrition information for every kitchen-tested recipe.
  • New Junior Cookbook

    Better Homes and Gardens

    Hardcover-spiral (Better Homes and Gardens, Oct. 5, 2004)
    All new recipes are age-appropriate, kid-tested and kid-tasted.Recipes use short ingredient lists and easy step-by-step instructions.Written and designed to appeal to 8- to 12-year-old children who are just beginning to cook on their own, as well as those who have some cooking experience.Cooking Basics chapter covers all the things children need to know such as kitchen safety, menu-planning, basic nutrition information, and how to read food labels.New illustrations and new features make this a must-have reference cookbook for kids and their parents to use together.Simply delicious recipes kids will have fun preparing and the whole family will enjoy eating.Yummy recipes include: Farmhouse Breakfast Pizza, Sun-Up Sandwiches, Fast FixinÂ’ Fajitas, Mighty Melts, Ooey Gooey Fudge Sauce, Raining Berries Turnovers.Includes recipes for special celebrations and diabetic exchanges.
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  • Scrapbooking for Girls Only

    Better Homes and Gardens

    Paperback (Better Homes and Gardens, April 12, 2004)
    Colorful and imaginative ideas inspire young girls Tips on selecting paper, designing page layouts, and using memorabilia carefully guide scrapbookers to highlight personalized memoriesScrapbook basics, including how to capture an event and crop a photo, give novice scrapbookers confidence Ideas and layout tips for page designs and themes, plus dazzling color combinations to spark ideas for young scrapbookers
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  • New Cook Book

    Better Homes and Gardens

    Hardcover (Better Homes and Gardens, Sept. 1, 2003)
    More than 900 new recipes—1,200 in all—reflect current eating habits and lifestyles.500 new photos—more than 700 in all—including 60 percent more of finished food than the last edition.Dozens of new recipes offer ethnic flavors, fresh ingredients, or vegetarian appeal.Many recipes feature make-ahead directions or quick-to-the-table meals.New chapter provides recipes for crockery cookers.Efficient, easy-to-read format, with recipes categorized into 21 chapters, each thoroughly indexed for easy reference.Expanded chapter on cooking basics includes advice on food safety, menu planning, table setting, and make-ahead cooking, plus a thorough glossary on ingredients and techniques.Appliance-friendly recipes help cooks save time and creatively use new kitchen tools.Nutrition information with each recipe, plus diabetic exchanges.Contemporary food photography attracts browsers and helps cooks discover new recipes to make.Icons identify low-fat, no-fat, fast, and best-loved recipes.Every recipe tested and perfected by the Better Homes and Gardens Test Kitchen.Revised and updated cooking charts, ingredient photos, emergency substitutions, and equivalents.Respected, reliable kitchen reference with hundreds of cooking terms, tips, and techniques.
  • Better Homes and Gardens Microwave Cooking for Kids

    Better Homes and Gardens

    Paperback (Better Homes & Gardens Books, July 1, 1984)
    Provides microwave instructions for preparing simple beverages, snacks, desserts, sandwiches, main dishes, side dishes, and soups