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Presents such easy recipes as speedy shrimp quesadillas, couscous-vegetable salad, lemon-dill chicken, honey-lime fruit salad, and apple-raspberry crisp designed for quick preparation, including fix-it-faster tips.
Author Notes
Betty Crocker, 1921 In 1921, Betty Crocker was created because of a contest that was part of a promotion for Gold Medal Flour. The company needed a name to sign to the letter, accompanying the prize of flour sack pincushions, sent to the thousands of customers that successfully completed a puzzle. They chose the family name of an early director of the Company, William G. Crocker, and the name Betty for its warm and approachable feel. The signature was voted the most distinctive of several submitted by female employees. The pincushion promotion set off a flood of inquiries for reliable and creative cooking advice.
In 1924, Betty Crocker was on a local Minneapolis radio program called "Betty Crocker Cooking School of the Air." The response to the show was positive and it joined the NBC network lineup in 1927. Over the next quarter century, The Cooking School "graduated" more than one million listeners. During the Great Depression, Betty Crocker found ways to help families maintain an adequate diet with low wages and relief foods. In the 1930's and 1940's, Betty Crocker published the meal-planning booklet "Meal Planning on a Limited Budget" and used the booklets and the radio to provide helpful hints to homemakers to make the most of war rationed foods.
In 1945, Betty Crocker was pronounced the "First Lady of Food," in a survey of best-known women in America, following First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. In 1947, the Betty Crocker Ginger Cake mix was introduced and the name was transformed into a brand name distinguishing a nationally distributed family of products. The growing line of baking mix was an instant hit. In the 1950's, the red spoon logo appeared on the cake mixes and became one of the most recognized brand logos in the world and is a symbol of quality, convenience and reliability. It was also during this time that Betty Crocker moved on to television, hosting her own programs and appearing on many others.
During the 1950's, families were growing and needed new recipes to prepare in their suburban kitchens. Of course, Betty Crocker met that need with the first cookbook, which was followed over the years with over 200 cookbook titles and countless small format recipe magazines. The Betty Crocker Cookbook has reached an 8th edition and has sold over 27 million copies, which makes it the all time best selling cookbook in the world.
There are eight Betty Crocker kitchens, which represent different parts of the American cultural tradition: the Arizona desert, California, Cape Cod, Chinatown, Hawaiian, Pennsylvania Dutch and Williamsburg. Professional home economists work in the Betty Crocker Kitchens to develop and test recipes, work with new products, and develop time saving techniques that help families cook and bake smarter. There are three camera kitchens that are used to create beautiful food photography for use in the cookbooks, magazines and recipe cards.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Table of Contents
10 Quick Recipes You Can't Live Without! Mini Meat Leaves |
Homemade Chicken Soup |
Zesty Skillet Chicken |
Skillet Lasagna |
10-Minute Pork Lo Mein |
Home-Style Scrambled Eggs |
Quick Picante Chili |
Easy Macaroni and Cheese |
3-Step Enchiladas |
Chicken Pasta Primavera |
Lighter Fare |
Fix-It-Faster! Pesto Tomato Toasts |
Bell Pepper Nachos |
Mexican Dip |
Garden Vegetable Pizza |
Tex-Mex Pizza |
Super Philly Beef Sandwiches |
Honey Ham Bagel Sandwiches |
Open-Face Garden Turkey Sandwiches |
Dressy French Chicken Sandwiches |
Grilled Vegetable Tortillas |
Speedy Shrimp Quesadillas |
Pronto Soups and Main Dish Salads |
Fix-It-Faster! Spicy Noodle Soup |
Tex-Mex Minestrone Soup |
Italian Bean Soup |
Tortellini Vegetable Chowder |
Creamy Fish Chowder |
Ham'n Corn Chowder |
Speedy Beef Stew |
Quick Garden Chicken Salad |
Chicken and Berries Salad |
Chicken-Pasta Salad with Pesto |
Tuna-Vegetable Salad |
Turkey Taco Salad |
Couscous-Vegetable Salad |
Quick Caesar Salad |
Greek Salad |
Quick Meaty Main Dishes |
Fix-It-Faster! Beef in Creamy Mushroom Sauce |
Quick Brandied Steak with Pepper |
Taco Joes |
Cincinnati-Style Chili |
Skillet Hash |
Mexican Beef and Black Beans |
Easy Picadillo |
Skillet Goulash |
Italian Burgers |
Broiled Dijon Burgers |
Chili Dog Wraps |
Parmesan-Breaded Pork Chops |
Apricot-Glazed Pork |
Zesty Pork Chops |
Skillet Barbecue Pork Chops |
Sesame Pork with Garlic Cream Sauce |
German Sausage and Sauerkraut |
No-Fuss Poultry, Fish and Seafood |
Fix-It-Faster! Spicy Mexican Skillet Chicken |
Chicken and Mushrooms with Spaghetti |
Easy Chicken Paprika |
Quick Chicken with Olives and Tomatoes |
Lemon-Dill Chicken |
Everyday Chicken Risotto |
Crispy Basil Chicken |
Quick Jambalaya |
Chinese Chicken Stir-Fry |
Everyday Cassoulet |
Grilled Lime Chicken Breasts |
Easy Turkey Cacciatore |
Speedy Turkey Scallopini |
Turkey Patties and Vegetables |
Fresh Fish and Vegetable Packets |
Grilled Garlic Halibut |
Quick Red Snapper Teriyaki |
Tuna Spaghetti |
Scampi with Fettuccine |
Lemony Seafood Risotto |
Savory Skillet Shrimp and Scallops |
Garlic Shrimp |
Easy Pasta, Grains and Beans |
Fix-It-Faster! Beef and Artichoke Fettuccine |
Garden Pasta and Ham |
Italian Chicken Pasta |
Tarragon and Chicken Pasta |
Pesto Turkey and Pasta |
Fresh Mushroom Fettuccine |
Three-Pepper Pasta |
Zesty Pasta with Olives |
Angle-Hair Pasta in Garlic Sauce |
Speedy Fusilli and Vegetables |
Vermicelli with Fresh Herbs |
Polenta with Italian Vegetables |
Spicy Vegetables with Rice |
Spring Rice Medley |
Skillet Cauliflower and Cheese with Wild Rice |
Mediterranean Couscous and Beans |
Red Beans and Rice |
Black Bean and Beef Tostadas |
Black Beans and Rice Burgers |
Skillet Black Bean Enchiladas |
Quick Egg Burrito Grande |
On the Side |
Fix-It-Faster! Summer Squash Saute |
Asparagues with Honey Mustard |
Southwest Vegetable Saute. P |