Tasty Technology: Best-Selling Cooking Software Releases A "Greatest Hits" Collection to Satisfy Every Taste Bud.
SierraHome's "Best of MasterCook" serves up 10,000 recipes and time-saving recipe tools for anyone with a computer and an appetite.
BELLEVUE, Wash. (April 3, 2000) - SierraHome™, a division of Sierra On-Line, Inc. and one of the leading developers and publishers of home productivity software, today announced the release of the The Best of MasterCook™, a tasty compilation of the all-time greatest recipes from the leading MasterCook series. The Best of MasterCook's collection of delectable offerings includes the biggest names from the cooking industry, including Betty Crocker® and Cooking Light®, plus recipes from the MasterCook Deluxe series. Altogether, this two CD-ROM set contains more than 10,000 recipes, ranging from health-conscious snacks to hearty dinners.
"The Best of MasterCook is an abundant collection that provides cooks with the recipe variety they want and the tools they need to save time and money, whether its planning and preparing meals for a family of four or a dinner party of twenty," said Anne Boswell, vice president of marketing for SierraHome. "All you need is a home computer and an appetite," she said.
MasterCook - A Household Name
The MasterCook series has earned a reputation for its time-saving features, in-depth nutritional analysis tools and appetizing recipes. The series includes features that have always distinguished it from the competition. All MasterCook programs include one-click recipe scaling, an ingredient-specific search function, printable shopping lists, and multimedia video clips with tips from culinary professionals. MasterCook also works as the ideal recipe manager, enabling users to store and organize recipes, plan meals, create and publish cookbooks, or email recipes instantly.
MasterCook also includes an ingenious Import Assistant, allowing users to drag and drop recipes from the Web and elsewhere into MasterCook. Internet connected cooks should visit www.mastercook.com for plenty of free recipes, weekly menus created by a sous chef, nutritional analysis features and an entire message board community for sharing cooking ideas and recipes with other food-lovers.
The Complete MasterCook™ Suite Featuring Betty Crocker®.
To celebrate over 75 years of trusted advice and quality products, SierraHome has put together this unique collection of over 1,500 best-loved Betty Crocker recipes. The largest-ever published assortment of Betty Crocker recipes on CD-ROM, The Complete MasterCook Suite Featuring Betty Crocker includes six complete cookbooks collections: Betty Crocker's Great Grilling Cookbook, Betty Crocker's Cooking Basics, Betty Crocker's Best of Baking, Betty Crocker's Best of Healthy and Hearty Cooking, Betty Crocker's Cookie Book, and Betty Crocker's Best-Loved Cookbooks.
MasterCook™ Cooking Light®.
MasterCook Cooking Light is brimming with more than 2,800 light and healthy recipes from leading cooking magazine Cooking Light. All have been professionally tested for visual appeal, aroma, flavor and ease of preparation by the experts at Cooking Light, ensuring MasterCook users receive only the most mouthwatering recipes.
MasterCook™ Deluxe.
More than 5,000 tempting recipes from leading consumer brands, culinary experts and organizations make MasterCook Deluxe a potpourri of tasty dishes. Whether cooks are in the mood for an American favorite or an international delight, MasterCook Deluxe's 15 different cookbooks are sure to fulfill the needs of every cook in the household.
Pricing, Availability and System Requirements
The Best of MasterCook is available on CD-ROM for Windows at an estimated street price of $59.95. The product is available at most software retailers, online at www.sierrahome.com, or by calling (800) 757-7707. System requirements include: Windows 95/98, Pentium 90 or higher, 16 MB RAM.
SierraHome publishes top-selling software in categories including: home publishing, family heritage, cooking, gardening, home design, personal improvement, Web page design, and digital imaging. Visit SierraHome on the Web at www.sierrahome.com for free genealogy search tools, clip art, recipes, gardening tips, contests, message boards and other revolving content.
Sierra On-Line, Inc. http://www.sierra.com/ is one of the original developers and largest worldwide publishers of interactive entertainment and productivity software. Sierra is a division of Havas Interactive, a global leader in interactive content, and is one of the world's largest publishers of education, entertainment and home productivity software. Its divisions, Blizzard®, Coktel, Knowledge Adventure®, Sierra™ and Flipside.com™ are famous for releasing critically acclaimed and award winning titles. Havas has operations in the US and in Europe and is a subsidiary of the French publishing house Havas, part of Vivendi Communications.
Cooking Light is a registered trademark of Southern Living, Inc. Betty Crocker is a registered trademark of General Mills, Inc. Used under license by IDG Books Worldwide, Inc.