The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics Hardcover – October 23, 2007

This book was used and still in great condition. Full of recipes, but I haven't gotten the chance to try any of them out yet. A must have for any Martha cookbook collector. Very nice book.

This cookbook is extremely useful, as long as you know how to use it. The index is straightforward and helpful, whether you have one or both of the snazzy new cookbooks. The recipes are fabulous, but just keep in mind that some are for casual everyday meals, while others are much more complicated and require a bit more experience to make. I think the book works well, giving less adept cooks new things to try out, while also giving challenges to more advanced and adventurous cooks.The cooking "necessities" lists in the front are helpful and presented well, and the layout of the book makes it easy to locate the recipes you need and their accompaniments.

Since it was used I'm pleased it was in good condition, well priced and arrived quickly. What's there to say about content- it's Martha Stewart!

I purchased this book as a wedding present. When it arrived, I had to take time to look through it before passing it on to the young bride. I have been cooking since I was seven years old, even had my own catering business and taken a few lessons at the Geenbrier Resort. I am sixty-eight years old and am now retired with time to devote to cooking. I no longer want to "wing" it. This marvelous book has given me the impetus needed to enhance my food preparation skills. It is never to late to learn!

I call this cookbook a "sensible" cookbook to have on hand. It is not simply a great cookbook but it shares with you the techniques used by "great" cooks. And it is not a complicated, tedious, or cumbersome cookbook. I consider myself to be a great southern cook. Not in the caliber of Martha Stewart but this coobook helps brings me close. Suwanee.

There is everything to like about this cookbook. Well researched, excellently written and edited. All recipes are kitchen-tested, proofed and designed for a successful outcome. Martha Stewart is a meticulous and creative perfectionist in the recipes she chooses to publish. Not only are her cookbooks keepsakes but I think most are well on their way to become international classics.

As others have noted, the index in this book contains entries for both this book, in black ink, and for The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The Original Classics in blue. Well, since this book has a blue cover, you would (as least I did, and continue to) think the blue ink entries are for the blue-covered book. Not so. The index is pretty good; much better than my old stand-by, the New Cook Book (Better Homes & Gardens New Cookbooks). Many index entries have useful "see also" entries.There are a few (often just a few per section) helpful black and white photos, and some gorgeous color photos of some recipes. Like other reviews, I've noted some easy and some quite difficult recipes. The print on the pages extends into the gutter (the margin in the binding of the book) too much; when the book is open on the kitchen counter, part of the print is curved down into the binding a bit, making it a little less easy to read.

This cookbook should be owned by everyone. So many recipes that are amazing. I bought it used in good condition. It came like it had never been opened!! Martha Stewart cookbooks are a must have in my collection.