What do you like best in a cookbook?

[Blubayou]

I love church cookbooks, because the recipes usually are easy, practical and have ingredients that are easy to find. A couple of suggestions- index is a must- try an list of contents for each section at the beginning of the section, also try having the recipes in alpha order within the section. Have a variety of recipes- recipes for holidays, recipes for entertaining, recipes for a crowd, quick and easy recipes, recipes that have 5 or fewer ingredients, and basic recipes, crockpot recipes, casserole recipes. When I was a new cook, I needed to know how to make steak and gravy, or how to cook fresh mustard greens. Hope this helps.