PillsburyCritiques

3/26/22

A Pillsbury Classic farmer's market vegetarian cookbook.

Chicken recipes for meals, fixin's, grilling.

Crescents make good cooking convenient and delicious, and this book contains our newest collection of recipes. We've gathered many of our favorites for all kinds of appetizers, main dishes and sweets.

Six different pillows.

Pillsbury's most requested low calorie & low fat recipes.

Flavorful recipes that are higher in fiber and other nutrients than most recipes, yet lower in fat and calories. They're also fast–all can be prepared in 30 minutes or less, with a whole chapter of recipes ready in just 20 minutes.

My first cookbook and still my favorite. Mine is from 1979 and is the fifth printing. It has been used. Many of my family favorites are in this cookbook.

I have used this cookbook many times over the years, and we have liked every recipe tried.
2 recipes that I recently made out of here and were well received are:

Frosty Fruit Dip

In a small bowl, combine 8 oz. cream cheese, softened and an 8 oz. carton fruit flavored yogurt; blend well. Serve with fruit dippers or fruit kabobs. Store in the fridge tightly covered. Makes 2 cups.

Pumpkin Pot Pourri

1 16 oz. can (2 cups) pureed pumpkin
3 cups water
3 chicken boullion cubes
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
Dash pepper
1 cup raisins
2 cups cooked rice
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/3 cup chopped onion
2 1/2 oz. jar sliced mushrooms, drained (optional-- I omitted these)
2 cups half and half

In a large saucepan combine pumpkin and water; mix well. Stir in boullion cubes, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and pepper. Heat until boullion dissolves. Add raisins and rice; simmer. In a skillet, melt butter. Saute onion and celery until crisp-tender. Stir into pumpkin mixture; simmer until hot and flavors are blended, about 15 minutes. Add cream before serving; heat until hot. The soup thickens as it stands. Serves 10.

Hardcover no dust jacket. 1968 144p. 11.25x8.50x0.50 Recipes: Basics; Terms; Measures; Sauces and Topping; Desserts Warm from the Oven; Pies, Pies and more Pies; Pies and Pastries; Pastry Hints; Fruit Pies; Custard Pies; Meringue Pies; Chilled Pies.

94 Pages

87 pages

My 4-year-old made me read him every word of this cookbook and he was enthralled with everything from the utensils and definitions to the cooking tips and ingredient lists. We have a fun spring of cooking and baking awaiting us!

This book is dangerous. You're going to want to bake every cookie recipe in it.

Recipes for desserts, cookies, bars, breads as well as winning entries from the Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest.

Some yummy quick things in here.

Some yummy quick things in here.

Hurray for pie any time of the year! Whether you are looking for a sweet treat or a savory pie that serves as a main dish, this book is for you. The rewards will be plentiful when you follow the Pillsbury pie formula which is so easy to remember: "140 simple recipes + 1 readymade pie crust = sweet success".

Pies come in lots of different sizes and the Pillsbury editors were clever to include recipes for 8" or 9" pies, 4" or 10" tarts, and mini-tarts. The recipes are divided by type: Chapter 1 - Fruit and Berry Harvest, Chapter 2 - Creamy and Chilled Favorites, Chapter 3 - Holiday Pies and Tarts, and Chapter 4 - Savory Pies and Quiches.

There is also a short introduction which covers basics like how to handle pie crusts and freezing pies. Additionally, "Pie Tips" are plentiful and provide handy "trivia" information such as freezing rhubarb, substituting walnuts for pecans, and peeling peaches. Finally, this book comes in an easy to use spiral-bound hardcover which lies flat and includes a handy Metric Conversion Guide and an Index.

Recipes that caught my eye include Amaretto Peach Tart, Black-Bottom Banana Cream Pie, Pear-Cranberry Pie with Eggnog Sauce, and Chicken Enchilada Quiche. Some of the best Bake-off recipes are included as well.

The Bottom Line: Each recipe in this cookbook has clearly written directions and ingredient lists; the lists are divided in sections for the crust, filling, toppings, layers, and sauces. Most of the recipes include beautiful, full-color photos; however, it would have been great if a photo were included for each recipe. Highly recommended for beginning bakers just learning and accomplished bakers looking to save a little time.

This review also appears at the Mini Book Bytes Book Review site: http://minibookbytes.blogspot.com/½

I am a sucker for pretty cookbooks. For example, my fingers started itching the moment I saw Pillsbury Good for You: Fast and Healthy Family Favorites with its perky orange spine peaking out from amongst the other library cookbooks. Yes, the perky orange spine with the cheery yellow lemon clip art got me all fired up – the lemon-chicken cover art just sealed my fate. It looked like food I could make and the cookbook “packaging” suggested this was a low-key cookbook in which I would find recipes which wouldn’t push the limits of my culinary skill set or pantry and, yet, which would also be healthy and interesting. Yes, I fell for slick packaging. Do I regret it? Not in the least.

Over the last six weeks, I have made five recipes from this cookbook and have been very pleased with the results. All the recipes I’ve made have been for supper -- completely ignoring the breakfast and grilling chapters. It’s not that those recipes didn’t sound appealing; it’s just that I am not a breakfast person at breakfast time and we haven't had the weather for grilling . These have all been tasty suppers with a definite hearty stick-to-it-tiveness about them which I wasn’t quite expecting from a “healthy” cookbook. I had to keep reminding myself that this isn’t a diet cookbook. It’s not for people trying to loose weight -- it’s for those who wish to make better food choices (most recipes use low-fat or non-fat ingredients)

Overall, I feel this cookbook would be excellent for family cooks looking for tasty, nutritious, time-saving meals.½

One of my most used cookbooks. The basic muffin, with variations, appears at the breakfast table about once a week, and we are also particularly fond of the banana mini muffins, pumpkin pecan bread, sour cream coffee cake, and popovers. Well-written and easy-to-follow recipes, with lots of helpful tips and suggestions.

I picked this book up at a used book store a few years ago and it has become my go-to cookbook for quick bread and muffin recipes. I've made ninety percent of the quick breads and muffins in it and they've all turned out delicious. I've also made a few of the cookie recipes and they were also very good.

Great book for easy, relatively quick single-dish meals. Lots of nice color photos. Favorites: Biscuit-topped fiesta supper, old-time tuna melt, chicken Paprikash pot pie (best and easiest pot pie recipe ever!)

The ESSENTIAL baking book. If you like to bake you MUST seek this out on eBay or from used-book sources. I don't know what I'd do without it!

I haven't tried any recipes yet, but there are some super cute Christmas cookies that I can't wait to make this year! Lots of main dish/meat recipes too.

CMB

Not quite as solid as the Betty Crocker cookbook, but still humble & reliable.½