Instruct: Classify the given review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: If I could give this negative stars, I would.

This is, without question, one of the worst cookbooks that I've ever had the misfortune of looking at. I use the OLD, reliable, Joy of Cooking as a springboard for recipe inspiration and modification. I received this "hunk of junk" as a holiday present, and it has MAYBE been opened twice. They got rid of all of the sections that I used on a regular basis, and replaced them with poorly-written sections, that have very little bearing on what I would actually cook at home on any sort of regular basis. Perhaps in the future, the publisher will actually come out with a revised version worth acquiring; until then, AVOID this one, buy the older version, it's more redeeming.