Best American Recipes 2005-2006

I received a copy of this in the mail at work, and when I saw the mac and cheese on the cover I knew it was going to be good. The dish on the cover is called "Overnight Macaroni and Cheese," which refers to the fact you let the pasta sit overnight in a milk and cream mixture. Never heard of that before, but it sounds good!

It has lots of other delicious sounding recipes, like Hazlenut-Brown Butter Cake, Pumpkin Eggnog Ice Cream, Tigelle, which is pancetta and parmesean stuffed english muffins, and Wild Rice and Chickpea Salad. It also has something called New England Spider Cake, which is a kind of corn bread. The word "spider," according to the book, is a colloquial term for the cast-iron skillet the bread is baked in. Who knew?

I have another of these "Best American Recipes" books, and it's really good too. So this series is recommended. I like the chapters they are broken into: starters, soups, salads, breakfast and brunch, main dishes, side dishes, breads, desserts, and drinks. They really cover all the bases, and the drinks chapter is a nice addition at the end of the book. No glossy color photos of the food inside, but it's a nice looking book regardless, and the absence of photos no doubt keeps the price down a little bit too.