I have used this cookbook extensively for twenty years and it has never failed me. It is the best cookbook I have ever used! Masterton shares with us the recipies used in her inn in Vermont including a wide selection of meats, fish, soups, breads and desserts. The recipies and directions are supurb. When I want to cook a new dish I first look it up in this cookbook before looking anywhere else. It is my cooking "Bible". I try to give it to every friend and new bride so I am always looking for copies.