Cooking For Dummies? - Softcover

Yates, Alison; Miller, Bryan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764550020 ISBN 13: 9780764550027

Publisher: For Dummies, 1996

Synopsis

"Cooking For Dummies could be the first and only book in your kitchen." — William Rice, Food and Wine Columnist, Chicago Tribune "Cooking — like anything — must be fun and should not be taken too seriously. Cooking For Dummies helps us do just that." — Ferdinand Metz, President, The Culinary Institute of America

Contains Over 150 Recipes — From Soups to Soufflés

Is your idea of a home-cooked meal a frozen dinner, macaroni & cheese from a box, or a pizza? Well, don't let your phobia of cooking keep you out of the kitchen. With Cooking For Dummies® as your guide, you'll find quick answers to all your cooking dilemmas. This book is filled with time-saving tips and techniques, money-saving strategies, and more than 150 easy-to-prepare recipes!

Inside, you'll discover how to:

• Grill, roast, braise, and sauteé like a pro
• Create vegetarian dishes with flavor and zest
• Impress your friends and family by creating elegant (but easy-to-prepare) dishes
• Find fool-proof ways to fix your cooking mistakes
• Organize your kitchen so that everything is accessible
• Use your appliances, utensils, and gadgets
• Mix, measure, and substitute ingredients in your recipes
• Make a dazzling dinner out of what you've got in your pantry
• Keep your budget intact while shopping at the market

About this title

Review:

Cooking for Dummies is ideal for the novice chef as well as the apartment dweller with limited cooking space (and knowledge). Miller and Rama first discuss basic culinary tools and techniques before diving into the recipes, easy yet impressive menus simple enough to accommodate last-minute guests. Most recipes allow for variations; for example, the basic recipe for Gruyere Soufflé can--with a few minor substitutions--also make Salmon, Spinach, or Ham Soufflé. The style is simple and direct, and the humorous tone should put even the most timid kitchen neophyte at ease.

From the Back Cover:

Is your idea of a home-cooked meal a frozen dinner, macaroni and cheese from a box, or a pizza? Well, don't let your phobia of cooking keep you out of the kitchen. With Cooking For Dummies™ as your guide, you'll find quick answers to all your cooking dilemmas.

This book is filled with time-saving tips and techniques, money-saving strategies, and more than 150 easy-to-prepare recipes!

Inside, you'll discover how to:

• Grill, roast, braise, and sauté like a pro
• Create vegetarian dishes with favor and zest
• Impress your friends and family by creating elegant (but easy-to-prepare) dishes
• Find foolproof ways to fix your cooking mistakes
• Organize your kitchen so that everything is accessible
• Use your appliances, utensils, and gadgets
• Mix, measure, and substitute ingredients in your recipes
• Make a dazzling dinner out of what you've got in your pantry
• Keep your budget intact while shopping at the market

About this edition

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0764550020
• ISBN 13: 9780764550027
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 432