How to Cook for Beginners: An Easy Cookbook for Learning the Basics

How to Cook for Beginners: An Easy Cookbook for Learning the Basics

by Gwyn Novak
How to Cook for Beginners: An Easy Cookbook for Learning the Basics

How to Cook for Beginners: An Easy Cookbook for Learning the Basics

by Gwyn Novak

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Overview

You'll never say "I can't cook" again.

If recipes look like secret codes and boiling an egg might as well be rocket science, How to Cook for Beginners is for you. Easy lessons and delicious recipes teach you everything you need to know to get started in the kitchen. Cooking a whole meal can seem daunting, but with this cookbook for beginners—and a little practice—you can become a skilled home chef.

Begin with guides to must-have equipment, a well-stocked pantry, and kitchen safety. Then, master fundamental techniques with recipes designed to teach you dicing, pan cooking, broiling, and more. With this beginner cookbook, you'll build your skills from mixing a simple seasoning blend to roasting a whole chicken (with gravy!). Then, enjoy over 30 other recipes like Speedy Shrimp Sauté, Pasta Bolognese, and Mexican-Style Street Corn Salad.

How to cook everything—Discover step-by-step guidance for basic cooking techniques that you can apply to nearly any ingredient or recipe you come across.

Tools and tips—Each recipe clearly lists the tools and ingredients you'll need so you can get prepared before you start. You'll even find ways to customize flavors or make prep even easier.

Options for every meal—Create quick breakfasts, mouthwatering mains, and delicious desserts—plus snacks, sides, and veggies.

Let this guide to cooking for beginners show you: you can cook!

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781641529310
Publisher: Callisto Publishing
Publication date: 11/19/2019
Series: How to Cook
Pages: 186
Sales rank: 110,880
Product dimensions: 7.40(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

GWYN NOVAK is a professional chef and instructor who owns the cooking school No Thyme to Cook. She has been cooking and writing about food for more than 25 years.

Table of Contents

Introduction viii

Part I Getting Started

1 Welcome to Your Kitchen 1

2 Best Practices 11

Part II Basic Techniques + Recipes

3 Measuring + Mixing 23

4 Knife Skills 33

5 Boiling 43

6 Pan Cooking 53

7 Oven Cooking 65

8 Building Flavor 75

Part III Recipes That Bring It All Together

9 Breakfast 91

10 Snacks + Small Bites 105

11 Salads + Veggies 117

12 Main Dishes 131

13 Desserts 153

Making More or Less 164

Weights + Volume Conversion Table 165

Recipe Title Index 166

Index 167

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