No More Takeout: A Visual Do-It-Yourself Guide to Cooking - Hardcover

Hartigan, Stephen; Boak, Jerry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0470169982 ISBN 13: 9780470169988

Publisher: Wiley, 2009

Synopsis

Throw out your takeout menus, save money,and discover just how easy and delicious home-cooked meals can be!

"Stephen's passion for cooking and delicious recipes makes NO MORE TAKEOUT! a must-have guide for anyone looking to learn the basics, brush up on techniques, or expand his or her repertoire."
—Colin Cowie

• More than 450 step-by-step photographs show you how to cook
• Three recipe levels take you from basic eats to blowout meals
• Easy-to-follow instructions walk you through each recipe
• Gear and ingredient lists take the guesswork out of what you'll need
• Sidebars give you helpful kitchen tips and tricks
• Menus offer complete game plans for memorable meals

"Food is Stephen Hartigan's great passion. In No More Takeout!, he's managed to translate all that love into simple, delicious, and completely inspiring recipes—even for people who eat out or order in all the time."
—Calvin Klein

About this title

About the Author

Stephen Hartigan trained at top London restaurants, including The Ivy and Le Caprice, and was named one of the top ten chefs in Ireland. Since moving to the United States, he has worked at New York's Café Gray and is currently the private chef for prominent entertainment attorney Allen Grubman. He has finessed the fine art of cooking both comforting family meals and blowout party menus—sometimes even in the same day. He has cooked for dozens of celebrities, including Barbara Walters, Regis Philbin, Madonna, and Gwen Stefani.

Jerry Boak is a freelance writer and Web designer. He has worked at top restaurants in New York and Seattle. He holds an MFA degree from Columbia University.

From the Inside Flap

Face it: even the tastiest takeout food gets boring after a while. And expensive—all those repeat orders for burgers and buffalo wings can take a bite out of your bank account. But what if you don't really know your way around the kitchen? How do you start cooking your own meals?

No More Takeout! makes it easy. Created by chef Stephen Hartigan and Jerry Boak, this unique do-it-yourself guide walks you step by step through more than 100 simple but delicious recipes. Its hip, accessible style makes it easy and fun to get with the program and start cooking. Best of all, full-color photographs illustrate key steps in each recipe as well as finished dishes—and guide you to great results every time.

To help you build confidence, the recipes are divided into three levels. Level 1 offers super-easy recipes for simple snacks and favorite comfort foods, from Nachos with Guacamole and Fresh Salsa to Macaroni and Cheese to Chocolate Chip Cookies. Once you can cook these "Basic Basics," you'll be ready to toss your takeout menus—and take your kitchen skills to the next level.

When you move up to Level 2, you'll encounter more sophisticated techniques and flavors—and find recipes such as Butternut Squash and Ginger Soup, Crispy Chicken Cutlets with Mushrooms, and Chocolate Truffle Cake. And once you make it to Level 3, you'll be ready to impress the family—or that special someone—with elegant dishes like Mussels in White Wine Sauce, Prime Rib of Beef, and Lemon Tart.

For each level, the authors show you how to put everything together, offering

tempting menus—from Sunday Brunchto a Romantic Meal for Two—as well as detailed game plans to help you stay organized and make sure everything tastes and looks good. Complete with kitchen-tested tips and sidebars,

No More Takeout! is the illustrated cooking course you've been waiting for. It's just what you need to start cooking Roast Turkey with Stuffing—and go cold turkey on takeout!

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470169982
• ISBN 13: 9780470169988
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256