Cooking Smart: Recipes, Tips, and Techniques for Really Using the Time-Saving, Work-Saving Gadgets in Your Kitchen to Create Delicious Food

A collection of more than three hundred recipes for everything from breads to desserts presents a practical approach to cooking techniques, appliances, and ingredients designed to save the cook time and effort. National ad/promo.

The subtitle does this cookbook a disservice, for the main advantage of Herbst's 300-plus recipes is that many of them can be prepared ahead--not that they use the food processor, microwave, or blender in any special ways. Herbst, a food writer and author, includes dishes inspired by a wide variety of cuisines, most of them sophisticated enough for guests, but designed to be as "hassle-free" and streamlined as possible for today's busy cook. Informative sidebars and knowledgeable tips include lots of background and advice about choosing and using ingredients and other kitchen secrets. For most collections.
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