I love this cookbook. I have a collection of 40-50 cookbooks and this is my absolute favorite. If you want to cook a meal that is failsafe, try any recipe in this book. I've personally cooked about 75% of the recipes in this book and never had a disapointment. The ingredients are simple and instructions are thorough and easy.The beautiful pictures for each and every recipe in the book give you the inspiration to try them out.If you have the choice of just one cookbook this should be it...