Author(s): Alexandra Nimetz, Jason Stanley, Emeline Starr, Rachel Holcomb
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Publication Date: 2009-01-07
Pages: 293
Review: The book has a big variety of recipes. It has recipes for vegans and for the ultimate meat lovers. It provides basic knowledge for the kitchen and how to cook. The recipes for the most part are cheap and delectable.This book has gotten my 20 year old son to cook for himself! This is no small feat, and almost a miracle in itself. It not only has him preparing (and shopping for) his own meals, but he’s eating healthy and inexpensively, for the most part. Very happy with this purchase. I got this book for both my nephew & niece when they started college. It’s great for the beginning cook and all the ingredients are easy to find at any grocery. Even my nephew who was a “throw it in the micro” kid, made things out of it!i’ve made about three recipes so far after receiving it, and all of them turned out fine. the ingredients are all very inexpensive and can be found in a lot of supermarkets. the recipes are also really easy to follow. it lives up to its name. highly recommended :] I am a beginner cook who, as of about 3 months ago, only had cooking experience making scrambled eggs. I used to eat mostly cereal, sandwiches, canned soup, and frozen dinners, until I decided it was time to learn how to cook. I bought this book based on the reviews, and I have to agree with most of them. The recipes are VERY simple, which is great for beginners. If you have no cooking experience, this is the book for you.
Despite my lack of cooking experience, I am a huge food lover, and I tend to like really complex flavors and dishes. My only complaint is that the recipes in this book can be somewhat bland, but I kind of like this, because it allows me to improvise with different spices and really helps me learn more about cooking. I also love the beginning chapter, which describes many cooking spices and cooking techniques, and what spices go well with what types of meats and vegetables. I am finding that I use many of these recipes as starting points to create my own recipes. The fact that I can even say I am creating my own recipes is crazy to me, and this book has definitely helped me get to this point.
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