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The next best thing to having Mark Bittman in the kitchen with you Mark Bittman's highly acclaimed, bestselling book How to Cook Everything is an indispensable guide for any modern cook. With How to Cook Everything The Basics he reveals how truly easy it is to learn fundamental techniques and recipes. From dicing vegetables and roasting meat, to cooking building-block meals that include salads, soups, poultry, meats, fish, sides, and desserts, Bittman explains what every home cook, particularly novices, should know. 1,000 beautiful and instructive photographs throughout the book reveal key preparation details that make every dish inviting and accessible. With clear and straightforward directions, Bittman's practical tips and variation ideas, and visual cues that accompany each of the 185 recipes, cooking with How to Cook Everything The Basics is like having Bittman in the kitchen with you. This is the essential teaching cookbook, with 1,000 photos illustrating every technique and recipe; the result is a comprehensive reference that’s both visually stunning and utterly practical. Special Basics features scattered throughout simplify broad subjects with sections like “Think of Vegetables in Groups,” “How to Cook Any Grain,” and “5 Rules for Buying and Storing Seafood.” 600 demonstration photos each build on a step from the recipe to teach a core lesson, like “Cracking an Egg,” “Using Pasta Water,” “Recognizing Doneness,” and “Crimping the Pie Shut.” Detailed notes appear in blue type near selected images. Here Mark highlights what to look for during a particular step and offers handy advice and other helpful asides. Tips and variations let cooks hone their skills and be creative.
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Becoming the baker of your dreams is easy—all it takes is a healthy appetite for learning and pinch of persistence! You don’t need a pantry full of specialty ingredients and equipment to become a great baker. You’ll quickly learn in Dessert Course that mastering a few foundational skills and understanding the whys and hows of baking science is all you need. Benjamin Delwiche, AKA Benjamin the Baker, is a math teacher by day and renegade social media baking scientist by night. His approach to baking is inspired by his approach to teaching—he’s committed to breaking down the mystery of baking success so his audience, like his students, can become stronger and more knowledgeable. First, you’ll learn how to break down a recipe, the essential mixing methods, and even how to re-formulate any recipe to make it work to your advantage. Let’s say you want to make chocolate chip cookies but you only have a few tablespoons of flour left—using Ben’s Baker’s Percentages technique, you’ll be able to figure out how many cookies you can make. The second half of the book showcases over 30 core recipes with variations—each one includes a flow chart so you can bake your own adventure. You’ll be able to visually understand what makes a chewy chocolate chip cookie vs a crispy one and what it will take to get to your desired destination. Above all else, this book is a celebration of the art and science of baking: the ingredients, the recipes, and the concepts that make a baked good both technically successful and undeniably delicious.
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • 60 quick and tasty recipes for hassle-free meals from the viral creator of Your Barefoot Neighbor, featuring comforting slow cooker, sheet pan, and one-pot dinners Social media creator Matthew Bounds is beloved for his simple and satisfying recipes that help you get dinner on the table with minimal fuss. Whether you’re new to cooking or simply looking for efficient and delicious meals, Keep It Simple, Y’all is packed with recipes that will fit seamlessly into your busy lifestyle. With easy-to-follow instructions and budget-friendly ingredients, Matthew’s laid-back approach to cooking takes the intimidation out of making delicious, home-cooked meals. In Keep It Simple, Y'all, you’ll find sixty dishes that come together effortlessly but deliver undeniably delicious results. Imagine coming home to a savory, slow-cooked meal like Beef and Mushroom Stroganoff or Chicken Tortilla Soup that’s been simmering all day, throwing together flavorful sheet pan dinners with minimal cleanup like Shrimp and Veggie Stir Fry or Cajun Ranch Chicken Breasts, or using rotisserie chicken to whip up a Goat Cheese Pesto Pasta or French Onion Chicken Casserole. The recipes here are flexible and beginner-friendly, relying mostly on pantry ingredients, and Matthew includes tips that encourage you to make the recipes your own—leave out the ingredients you don’t like and swap in what you have on hand. With Your Barefoot Neighbor to the rescue, you’ll find yourself creating wholesome, homemade meals the whole family will enjoy.
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In The Simple Art of Vegetarian Cooking, legendary New York Times Recipes for Health columnist Martha Rose Shulman offers a simple and easy method for creating delicious plant-based meals every day, regardless of season or vegetable availability. Accessible and packed with mouthwatering, healthy, fresh dishes, The Simple Art of Vegetarian Cooking accomplishes what no other vegetarian cookbook does: It teaches the reader how to cook basic dishes via templates—master recipes with simple guidelines for creating an essential dish, such as a frittata or an omelet, a stir-fry, a rice bowl, a pasta dish, a soup—and then how to swap in and out key ingredients as desired based on seasonality and freshness. By having these basic templates at their fingertips, readers—wherever they live and shop for food, and whatever the season—will be able to prepare luscious, meatless main dishes simply and easily. They are the ideal solution for busy families, working moms, and everyone who wants to be able to put a wonderful vegetarian dinner on the table every day, angst-free. A true teacher's teacher, Martha Rose Shulman takes the reader by the hand and walks them through 100 mouthwatering dishes including: Minestrone with Spring and Summer Vegetables; Vegetarian Phô with Kohlrabi, Golden Beets, and Beet Greens; Perciatelli with Broccoli Raab and Red Pepper Flakes; Stir-Fried Noodles with Tofu, Okra, and Cherry Tomatoes; Basmati Rice with Roasted Vegetables, Chermoula, and Chickpeas; and much, much more. Whether the reader is brand new to vegetarian cooking or a working parent trying to decipher farmers' market offerings or an overflowing CSA box, The Simple Art of Vegetarian Cooking is the perfect tool and the ideal, must-have addition to everyone's kitchen bookshelf.
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100+ Recipes: save your best recipes, cooking hacks, and tastiest memories Keepsake Chef Gift: with journaling questions like: "What was the first dish you ever made?" or "What are your happiest food memories?" this journal is a meaningful keepsake to look back at & pass down to your family Designed Minimally: customize and personalize away! Include photos of your culinary creations, and decorate with stickers and highlighters Lays flat open: The book will stay open by itself, you won't need to fight it Lays flat open: The book will stay open by itself, you won't need to fight it
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Does your child love Mac and Cheese and I-spy games? If so, this is the book for them! We Love Mac & Cheese is a step-by-step cooking guide that lets kids take the chef’s hat while getting entertained with I-spy activity on every page. Who doesn't want to whip up a bowl of their favorite cheesy dish? This book turns an ordinary kitchen into a fun imaginative place to cook. Kids will get imaginary hands-on fun with pots, spoons, and oven mitts, learning to make mac and cheese from start to finish. Follow simple steps to boil water, stir noodles, and mix in cheese. Learn kitchen safety like when to use the oven mitt. Engage with interactive questions that keep little cooks thinking on their feet. Find hidden Mac, Cheese, or both characters on every page. This isn't just about feeding hungry bellies. It's about stirring up fun in the imaginary kitchen!
