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After more than 25 years of tasting, testing, perfecting and publishing, our staff have put their all-time top recipes into one big collection, Taste of Home Test Kitchen Favorites. It's packed with 140+ entrees, snacks, sides & desserts—all deemed best-of-the-best by our Test Kitchen pros. Plus, you'll find hundreds of full-color photos, substitution ideas, reader reviews, and cooking tips & hints to help you make the most of your time in the kitchen.

With Taste of Home What Can I Cook in My..., you’ll find 207 mouthwatering recipes that make the most of your best kitchen gear, including the Instant Pot®, air fryer, slow cooker and spiralizer. You’ll also discover delicious uses for waffle irons, blenders and more. From busy weeknight staples to casual snack-attack creations, these are the recipes (and kitchen tools) you’re sure to turn to time and again.

Lessen the fat in your meals and fill your table with tempting and satisfying dishes with the Low-Fat, No-Fat Asian Cooking cookbook. You'll treasure this collection of 150 simply delicious recipes…and improve your health! From traditional dishes like Pork Dumplings with Spicy Peanut Salad to newer entrees like Asian Chili Crabmeat Soup, you’ll enjoy a diverse selection of flavors packed into hearty dishes that not only taste good but are good for you, too.

Relive treasured memories, and the flavors behind them, with the 133 tried-and-true recipes inside our delightful new cookbook, Taste of Home Grandma’s Favorites. This incredible recipe collection offers comforting dishes that are sure to remind you of heartwarming family meals, cherished holiday dinners and all of those wonderfully touching moments shared in grandma’s kitchen.

Create a little holiday magic with Taste of Home Christmas 2014! This beautiful collection of seasonal delights is brimming with more than 350 yuletide recipes, homemade gifts, seasonal decor and tips to make your holidays the most memorable to date! From savory main courses and impressive desserts to festive party starters and jolly cookies, the featured dishes come from home cooks who know how to make Christmas merry and bright. They're also sharing effortless decorating ideas, and easy ideas for a no-fuss celebration.

Taste of Home Holiday & Celebrations 2019 is the only cookbook that makes it unbelievably easy to create unforgettable family gatherings—all year long! You'll host the holidays like never before with 300+ ready-planned menus, fun crafts and time-saving tips for creating...family-favorite Christmas traditions..."egg-cellent" Easter brunches...bountiful Thanksgiving feasts..."spook-tacular" Halloween treats and more!

Spreading holiday cheer to your home is easier than ever with the 350+ mouthwatering recipes, gift-giving ideas, party menus, decorating how-to’s and time-saving tips found in Taste of Home Christmas 2015! You’ll discover delicious, family-pleasing recipes and ready-planned menus ideal for everything from impressive Christmas Day feasts to casual buffets perfect after a day of snowy fun.

Free up time, keep the house cool, and dish up all your seasonal favorites with Taste of Home Summer Slow Cooker! Put your slow cooker to work with this delicious collection of 150+ warm-weather recipes that give you more time for outdoor fun! Simmer up busy-morning breakfasts, timesaving entrees, potluck-perfect desserts, poolside appetizers and more! Plus, trust our Slow Cooker 101 section to help you correctly and confidently cook up the BEST dishes that fit your taste buds and your busy schedule.

Create a little holiday magic with Taste of Home Christmas 2016! This beautiful collection of seasonal delights is brimming with more than 350 yuletide recipes, homemade gifts, seasonal decor and tips to make your holidays the most memorable to date! From savory main courses and impressive desserts to festive party starters and jolly cookies, the featured dishes come from home cooks who know how to make Christmas merry and bright. They're also sharing effortless decorating ideas, and easy ideas for a no-fuss celebration.

Sprinkle this year’s Yuletide gatherings with a sleigh full of comforting recipes & joyful ideas from Holiday & Celebrations 2014 cookbook! Whether you’re preparing a formal Christmas Eve dinner for family or hosting a casual gift exchange with friends, you’ll find 300+ surprisingly easy entrees, original party themes, budget-friendly menus, 5-star classics & more for a no-fuss holiday event that will make everyone jolly!

It's easy to serve the delicious comfort foods your family craves…without packing on fat, sugar and salt! Hundreds of healthy home-cooked meals are just moments away with Healthy Cooking Annual Recipes 2016. Inside, you'll find 400+ scrumptious recipes and insightful tips so you can set nutritious dinners on the table, fast. In fact, dozens of these taste-tempting dishes are ready to serve in 30 minutes or less!

Dive into the soul-soothing goodness of homemade soup with Taste of Home Heartwarming Soups cookbook. From chowders to chilis, stews and vegetable soups, these simmering dishes promise all of the taste you crave without the hassle you avoid. So, call your family to the dinner table, and ladle out a little comfort tonight.

Fight the alarming rise of food allergies with the Reader’s Digest Food Allergy Cookbook. This authoritative cookbook provides readers with the knowledge to prepare over 100 simple-to-follow, delicious, homemade recipes without common food allergens such as wheat, dairy, and soy.

Create a little holiday magic with Taste of Home Christmas 2018! This beautiful collection of seasonal delights is brimming with more than 250 yuletide recipes, homemade gifts, seasonal decor and tips to make your holidays the most memorable to date! From savory main courses and impressive desserts to festive party starters and jolly cookies, the featured dishes come from home cooks who know how to make Christmas merry and bright. They're also sharing effortless decorating ideas, and easy ideas for a no-fuss celebration.

Sprinkle this year’s Yuletide gatherings with a sleigh full of comforting recipes & joyful ideas from Holiday & Celebrations 2015 cookbook! Whether you’re preparing a formal Christmas Eve dinner for family or hosting a casual gift exchange with friends, you’ll find 300+ surprisingly easy entrees, original party themes, budget-friendly menus, 5-star classics & more for a no-fuss holiday event that will make everyone jolly!

Taste of Home EZ-Read™ Slow Cooker features 112 mouthwatering yet easy favorites, from best-loved classics to exciting new dishes that everyone will crave. Enjoy savory main courses, standout sides, party appetizers, hearty soups and stews, luscious desserts and satisfying breakfasts—even an entire chapter of lightened-up recipes! Best of all, this one-of-a-kind cookbook offers recipes in large print, so you can whip up new family favorites with ease.

Taste of Home Holiday & Celebrations 2018 is the only cookbook that makes it unbelievably easy to create unforgettable family gatherings—all year long! You'll host the holidays like never before with ready-planned menus, fun crafts and time-saving tips for creating...family-favorite Christmas traditions..."egg-cellent" Easter brunches...bountiful Thanksgiving feasts..."spook-tacular" Halloween treats and more!

When you want good homemade food without sacrificing convenience, Taste of Home Casseroles, Slow Cooker & Soups is the cookbook you'll reach for time and again! This collection gives you the easy-to-make, delicious family favorites you crave with thrifty, spirit-lifting casseroles, slow-cooked entrees, and one-pot soups and stews.

It's easy to serve the delicious comfort foods your family craves…without packing on fat, sugar and salt! Hundreds of healthy home-cooked meals are just moments away with Healthy Cooking Annual Recipes 2014. Inside, you'll find 400+ scrumptious recipes and insightful tips so you can set nutritious dinners on the table, fast. In fact, dozens of these taste-tempting dishes are ready to serve in 30 minutes or less!

Savor good home cooking at its best with hundreds of cherished dishes in Everyday Slow Cooker & One Dish Recipes 2015. Slow-cooked family favorites, quick stovetop suppers and satisfying baked dinners await you in this beautiful hardcover volume. It’s like getting three cookbooks in one! It even contains a section of three dozen bonus desserts special enough to sweeten any occasion. You’ll treasure these best-loved dishes—346 in all.

It's easy to serve the delicious comfort foods your family craves…without packing on fat, sugar and salt! Hundreds of healthy home-cooked meals are just moments away with Healthy Cooking Annual Recipes 2015. Inside, you'll find 400+ scrumptious recipes and insightful tips so you can set nutritious dinners on the table, fast. In fact, more than 150 of these taste-tempting dishes are ready to serve in 30 minutes or less!

Cupcakes! Muffins & More offers 130 melt-in-your-mouth delights that are easy to make and delicious to eat. Discover eye­popping sensations kids can help create, classic prize-winning favorites and tried­-and-true bake-sale staples that are guaranteed to hit your family’s sweet spot and keep everybody begging for more!

It's easy to serve the delicious comfort foods your family craves…without packing on fat, sugar and salt! Hundreds of healthy home-cooked meals are just moments away with Healthy Cooking Annual Recipes 2013. Inside, you'll find 450+ scrumptious recipes and insightful tips so you can set nutritious dinners on the table, fast. In fact, more than 150 of these taste-tempting dishes are ready to serve in 30 minutes or less!

Featuring 200+ tantalizing selections that are as healthful as they are delectable, Taste of Home Light Cooking Done Right makes it simple, affordable and fun to prepare good-for-you, palate-pleasing fare everyone will love. Each recipe features nutrition facts, diabetic exchanges and nutritional icons, so making smart, heart-healthy choices is a cinch. From breakfast to main courses to desserts, it’s never been easier to whip up slimmed-down meals that are guaranteed to please!

Serve up a little slice of heaven! Taste of Home Desserts offers you 165 show-stopping recipes that will give your meal that dreamy ending. If your sweet temptation is chocolate, try recipes like Fudge Truffle Cheesecake or Three-Layer Chocolate Brownies. If fruit is part of your sugary fantasy, try recipes like Hazelnut Pear Tart or Toffee Apple Pie.

Nothing's more heavenly than a slice of homemade pie…and Taste of Home Best-Loved Pies cookbook serves up over 200 of them! You’ll discover seasonal fruit-filled classics, silky cream creations, frosty indulgences, no-bake pies and more! From the tried-and-true favorites, like luscious Lemon Meringue, to exciting new flavor twists, like Ginger-Streusel Pumpkin Pie, you’ll have all the inspiration you need to surprise your family with a beautiful pie!

Quick Cooking Annual Recipes 2015 is the only place you'll find every fast-to-fix recipe, tip and shortcut from the past year of Simple & Delicious magazine, all together in one gorgeously photographed cookbook. It's a best-seller year after year, packed with real food from real home cooks like you!

Taste of Home EZ-Read™ Half Homemade is packed with 118 timesaving dishes, including beautiful brunches, party-time classics, easy meals, and sweet finales—all in a large-print format, all made with packaged doughs, mixes, precut veggies, jarred ingredients and other shortcuts. So, a homemade meal is always within reach without much hassle.

Whether you’re craving pies, cookies, cheesecake, bread or a new method to try—like baking in cast iron—Taste of Home EZ-Read™ Fall Baking cookbook has the choices you’re looking for. All the recipes have been tested in the Taste of Home Test Kitchen, so they’re sure to turn out just right. Best of all, this one-of-a-kind cookbook offers recipes in large print, so you can bake up these seasonal-inspired delights with ease.

Savor good home cooking at its best with hundreds of cherished dishes in Everyday Slow Cooker & One Dish Recipes 2017. Slow-cooked family favorites, quick stovetop suppers and satisfying baked dinners await you in this beautiful hardcover volume. It’s like getting three cookbooks in one! It even contains a section of three dozen bonus desserts special enough to sweeten any occasion. You’ll treasure these best-loved dishes—over 360 in all.

Trust Taste of Home EZ-Read™ Casseroles & One-Dish Meals when you need an all-in-one meal that’s sure to satisfy the whole gang! Featuring everyday ingredients and step-by-step directions, these recipes make dinner a snap. You’ll even find cooking tips throughout the cookbook in addition to a photo with every recipe. Best of all, this one-of-a-kind cookbook offers recipes in large print, so you can simmer a winner with ease.

Turn to Quick Cooking Annual Recipes 2017 for fast mealtime solutions you family will love. Inside this exciting cookbook from Taste of Home, you’ll discover a full year’s worth of recipes featured in Simple & Delicious magazine—over 650! What’s more, you get 100+ bonus recipes never before published in the magazine. Shared by cooks like you, each tasty dish uses basic ingredients, is simple to assemble and comes together in a snap. With these recipes, you’re sure to have sweet success every time.