I originally purchased this cookbook for as a birthday gift for a friend of mine (along with "Taste of Home Cookbook 3rd Edition": Taste of Home Cookbook, 3rd Edition: Best Loved Classics and All-New Favorites Bonus Chapter: 30 Minute Light Recipes). She is an excellent cook with a welcoming, extended family, & redefines "home cooking"! She has turned me on to the Taste of Home recipes & collections, & I now zero-in on these publications whenever I'm in a store!Although I don't cook as much myself, the casseroles, soups & slow cooker selections appealed to me very much, as these are the types of dishes that I do enjoy preparing when I do cook for myself. The selections of each of these types of recipes was very comprehensive, and were very clear & straightforward. The photos make everything look SO good! Lots of good "comfort food"!I especially enjoy the "sidebars," tips, tricks & advice throughout that are especially helpful to a mostly novice cook such as myself.After browing through this book several times before my friend's birthday, I ultimately decided to hang onto it for myself. (I still gave my friend the other Taste of Home cookbook I purchased with this one!)I have always received EXCELLENT service through Amazon, & the price of this book was considerably less through Amazon than it had been in Sam's Club where I had seen it shortly before I ordered from Amazon.I would definitely recommend this book to everyone, from the novice cook to the most experienced chef!