The $10 cookbook is 480 pages of delicious recipes, nutrition and food safety information, meal planning tips, cooking techniques and more.

Written by Extension food and nutrition specialists, the 1996 revision of the Auburn Cookbook contains most of the former book's traditional recipes, modified to contain less fat, cholesterol and sugar. New recipes were also added including pizza, tacos, stir-fry, dried beans and pasta. The cookbook is not a diet cookbook, but its adaptations, substitutions and cooking methods are designed to help cooks adjust and improve their cooking for a healthier diet.

At the end of each recipe is a nutritional analysis. The analysis gives the amount of calories, cholesterol, sodium, carbohydrates, protein and fat in one serving. It also gives the percentage of calories that come from fat.

"The cookbook is written for the novice cook as well as the more experienced," says Dr. Barbara Struempler, an Extension nutritionist and one of the authors of the book.

"Directions for each recipe explain how to do many things a beginning cook would not otherwise understand, therefore, some directions run long. Also, many recipes include made-from-scratch sauces and toppings and use spices and herbs for flavoring for healthier meals. These sometimes add up to many ingredients. However, most recipes are not complicated and only require a little more measuring and adding," Struempler says.

To order a cookbook, send a check or money order (made out to ACES) to the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Publication Distribution, 6 Duncan Hall Annex, Auburn University, AL 36849-5632 or contact your county Extension office.