Recipes

[SnuggleBunny]

I know. Today I made a meatloaf recipe published by a much loved personality and what a disappointment! No flavor - tasted like a giant hamburger. DH made me promise I would not experiment and that I'd just use my meatloaf recipe that we think is much better.

I guess it's just a matter of taste and what you are used to. Live and learn.

[MargieRJ]

ITA

I prefer to look at a few recipes from books or magazines before buying. If you cook/bake enough you can get a good idea if it's worth it. Here on QVC I will read reviews to get an idea of how others like the book.

[Nancy Drew]

Yep! Some of Martha Stewarts are kind of bad.

[Nancy Drew]

Yep! Some of Martha Stewarts are kind of bad.

[happycat]

I have had the same experience. Especially one certain cookbook.

[house cat]

On 3/2/2014 Nancy Drew said:

Yep! Some of Martha Stewarts are kind of bad.

I was a great admirer of hers in the late 80s and 90s, but I rarely used any of her recipes.

[luvdoodles]

That's why I like to try the recipes that are posted here. Tried and true. I very rarely use my cookbooks anymore and I have quite a collection.

[Chalcedony]

I prefer recipes and recipe books from Cook's Illustrated. I don't think I've ever had a bad experience with one of their recipes. I'm not interested if a celebrity, or even worse -a reality tv star, writes a cookbook.

[lovesrecess]

I can usually tell by looking at a recipe if it will be a good one or not....I stick with what I know works but love to try new recipes. Ina Garten's are usually great.

[Marsha2003]

That's one reason I like to read reviews of recipes, especially when the reviews tell about what worked and what didn't.