| Absolute Beginner's Guide to Cooking Contributor(s): Roussou, Deb (Author) |
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ISBN: 0789733706 ISBN-13: 9780789733702 Publisher: Que OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2005 Annotation: Did you fail home economics in high school? Do you know the ins-and-outs of the restaurant business better than you know the way around your own kitchen? Fear your stove and oven no more! "Absolute Beginner's Guide to Cooking" will quickly and easily take you from "bumbling water burner" to "competent cook." Learn the essentials of cooking, including lists of foods to keep in the pantry, what utensils to have on hand and helpful substitutions when you run-out of a necessary ingredient. With more than 175 recipes and how-to instructions, you will learn to cook appetizers, snacks, beverages, main course dishes, side dishes and desserts that will make your family and friends ask for seconds. But what good are all these delicious recipes if it still takes you hours to make them? That's why we've also included information on how to save time while preparing food, planning guides and how to get quickly through the grocery store in one piece while still getting the freshest food available. Give your microwave and the pizza delivery guy a break; pick up a copy of "Absolute Beginner's Guide to Cooking"! |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Cooking | Methods - General |
| Dewey: 641.5 |
| LCCN: 2004118435 |
| Series: Absolute Beginner's Guides (Que) |
| Physical Information: 0.91" H x 7.04" W x 9.04" (1.36 lbs) 380 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Didn't pay much attention in that home economics class in high school? Family didn't eat in all that often? Absolute Beginner's Guide to Cooking covers all of the kitchen basics readers missed growing up, taking them from bumbling water burner to competent cook quickly and easily. This book explains the essentials of cooking, including how-to instructions, lists of foods to keep in the pantry, and utensils to have on hand to make any meal. With more than 175 recipes, Absolute Beginner's Guide to Cooking shows readers how to cook all types of dishes including appetizers, snacks, beverages, meat and fish, vegetables, potatoes and rice, plus wonderful desserts that will make friends and family ask for seconds. The book also includes sidebars on saving time while preparing food, easy substitutions that will work with any recipe, charts and cooking guides that will make planning easy, and important details readers need to know as they walk down the grocery store aisles to ensure they get the best and freshest food available. |