Re: [CH] BHG Spicy Recipe book?

The Old Bear (oldbear@arctos.com)
Sat, 22 Aug 1998 02:39:57 -0400

In ChileHeads' Digest, v.5 #21, Roderick Duff wrote:

>Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 22:43:29 -0700
>From: Roderick Duff <4duffs@pearl.mhtc.net>
>Subject: Re: [CH] BHG Spicy Recipe book?
>
> Fawcett, Steve wrote:
> > 
> > Does anyone remember the name of the Better Homes and Gardens 
> > special "spicy recipes" book? It was in supermarkets at one 
> > point. Can it be ordered from their website or on the net?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Steve
> > 
>
>Steve,
>It's called "Better Homes & Gardens Hot & Spicy: Cooking for Today." 
>I got it at Border's for $15.95.  I don't know if it's available on 
>the Web, but I would assume you could find it with some work.  Hope 
>that helps.	

I think Steve is remembering a post which I made to the ChileHeads' 
Digest, v.4 #489, back on July 14th which has to do with the 
magazine format BHG cookbook.  Ordering information (via snail mail 
or toll free phone number in U.S.) is at the bottom.

Cheers,
The Old Bear

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While standing at the check-out line at my local supermarket 
here in New England, I noticed what appeared to be a magazine 
on display among the tabloids and TV-guides.  It turns out to 
be a magazine-format cookbook called "Simply Perfect: Hot & Spicy"
published by Better Homes and Gardens' Special Interest Publications 
and one of a series of such books on various cooking topics like 
"Salads," "Baking," "Italian," etc.

The magazine/book contains 137 pages with 125 recipes.  The only 
advertising is the inside and back covers.

The cover price is $4.99 and this particular volume is labeled 
"display until August 25" -- after which, it appears that it can 
be ordered from BHG for $7 (with discounts for orders of multiple 
titles in the series.)

While some of the recipes may need a little "zapping" to please 
the true Chilehead, it's heartening when something like this hits 
the mainstream -- and possibly indicative of a gradual shift in 
American tastes toward the more adventuresome.

I have scanned the index and reproduced it below.  I'll be happy 
to post a few of the recipes to the list if there are any specific 
requests.

Obligatory disclaimer: I am not affiliated in any way with the 
publisher, distributor, author or supermarket where I shop.  This 
is a non-commercial posting of something which I thought would 
interest fellow Chileheads.

Cheers,
The Old Bear

                  Simply Perfect: Hot & Spicy
   (A Better Homes & Gardens Special Interest Publication)

Appetizers
----------
Buffalo Fries
Garbanzo Bean Dip
Golden Phyllo Triangles
Grilled Shrimp Charmoula 
Mandoo
Mandoo Potstickers 
Mandoo Wontons
Maryland Crab Cakes with Horseradish Sauce
Quesadillas
Stuffed Jalapenos
	
Breads
------
Jalapeno Corn Bread

Desserts
--------
Avocado Cream Parfait 	
Coconut-Baked Bananas with Rum Custard Sauce
Praline Sundaes 

Main Dishes, Meat
-----------------
Beef Tenderloin with Peppercorns	
Bourbon-and-Mustard-Glazed Pork Chops
Calypso Pork
Hot and Sour Beef with Broccoli
Lime and Beer Pork with Chunky
Guacamole
Marvelous Mustard Ribs
Peppered Flank Steak with Corn Salsa
Pepper-Rubbed Roast Pork 	
Pepper-Steak Roll-Up
Pork and Green C Chile Casserole
Pork Medallions with Summer Salsa 
Red Pepper Pork and Noodles
Skewered Spiced Beef
Spicy Lamb and Spaghetti Squash
Steak and Pasta Salad with Peanut-Pepper Dressing
Stuffed Chiles in Walnut Sauce
Stuffed Manicotti with Peppery Cheese Sauce
Szechwan Beef Stir-Fry
Taco Spaghetti
Tequila-Lime Fajitas
Tex-Mex Pizza
Thai Ginger Beef

Main Dishes, Meatless
---------------------
Brazilian Black Beans and Rice
Chiles Rellenos Casserole
Ginger Vegetable-Tofu Stir-Fry
Lo Mein with Tofu 
Pasta with Chili
Red Lentil Tostadas
Six-Bean Salad 
Southern Grits Casserole with Red Pepper Relish
South-of-the- Border Bean and Pasta	Salad
Southwest Bean Salad with Lime Vinaigrette
Spicy Stuffed Peppers
Sweet Potato Enchiladas
Tortilla-Black Bean Casserole	
Tortilla, Bean, and Rice Bake
Vegetable Pizza with Red Pepper Sauce
Vegetarian Lentil Paella

Main Dishes, Poultry
--------------------
Basque Chicken
Buffalo Chicken Drumsticks
Chicken Curry
Chicken Fajitas with Guacamole
Chicken Picadillo
Chicken Siam
Chicken-Stuffed Chiles Rellenos-Style
Chicken with Pepper-Pumpkin Mole
Chili-Rubbed Chicken with Horseradish
Country Captain
Creamy Turkey Dijon
Four-Season Grilled Chicken
Grilled Chicken with Sesame-Chili Sauce
Honey-Mustard Baked Chicken
Hot and Spicy Chicken with Peanuts and Leeks
Jamaican Jerk Chicken
Monterey Tortilla Casseroles
Oriental Burritos
Pollo Relleno
Spicy Ginger Garlic Chicken
Tandoori-Style Roast Chicken
Tex-Mex Tortilla Stack
Thai Turkey Bundles
Turkey Enchiladas

Main Dishes, Seafood
--------------------
Fish a la Diablo
Fish Creole
Fish Tacos 
Grilled Catfish with Horseradish Sauce
Grilled Salmon with Jalapeno Butter
Hot-and-Sour Shrimp
Scallops in Curry Sauce	
Seafood Enchiladas
Shrimp with Green Chile Rice
Snapper Veracruz
Spiced Shrimp Pilau
Spicy Fillets with Toasted Pecans
Spicy Red Snapper with Mango Salsa
Swordfish en Salsa Verde
Swordfish in Chile Sauce
Thai Shrimp and Noodles

Salads
------
Asparagus-Peanut Salad
Caribbean Squash Salad
Creamy Corn Raita
Ginger-Peanut Pasta Salad
Hot Mexican Potato Salad
Hot-Style Garlic Spinach
Layered Taco Salad

Sauces
-------
Apricot Dipping Sauce 
Chunky Guacamole
Creamy Blue Cheese Sauce
Honey-Mustard Dip
Horseradish Sauce
Italian Red Sauce
Mandoo Dipping Sauce
Mango Salsa
Summer Salsa
Sweet Tomato Chutney

Soups and Stews
---------------
Beef Stew in a Pot
Cheese Soup with Jalapeno Pesto
Chicken, Oyster, and Sausage Gumbo
Corn and Green Chile Chowder
Curried Lentil and Bean Soup
Curried Pumpkin Soup
Groundnut Stew
Lamb Stew with Couscous 
Posole
Simple Seafood Gumbo
Southwestern Bean Stew with Cornmeal Dumplings
Spicy Black Bean Chili
Spicy Chicken with Beans
Split Pea Soup with Spiced Yogurt
Texas-Style Bowls of Red
Thai Chicken Coconut Soup
White Chili in a Bread Bowl

Vegetables
----------
Curried Cauliflower, Peas, and Potatoes
Maque Choux
Penne with Spicy Tomato Sauce


May be ordered from: Special Interest Publications, Meredith Corp.,
1716 Locust Street, Des Moines, IA 50309-3023  Tel 800 867-8628

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